The Routledge Companion to Dance Studies

The Routledge Companion to Dance Studies maps out the key features of dance studies as the field stands today, while pointing to potential future developments.It locates these features both historically and in relation to other academic influences.

Autorentext

Helen Thomas is professor of Dance Studies at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, and emeritus professor, University of the Arts. She has published books, edited collections, and articles on the body and dance in culture and society. Currently, she is editor of Dance Research Journal.

Stacey Prickett is reader in Dance Studies at the University of Roehampton. Her current research investigates relationships between dance, society, and politics, Her publications include articles in international journals, Embodied Politics: Dance, Protest and Identities (author), Dance in the City; Dance and Politics, and Shifting Corporealities (contributor).

Klappentext

The Routledge Companion to Dance Studies maps out the key features of dance studies as the field stands today, while pointing to potential future developments.It locates these features both historically and in relation to other academic influences.

Inhalt

List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction - Stacey Prickett and Helen Thomas Section I Dance and Corporeality: Training and Engagement Section II Dance and Somatics Section III Dance and Analysis Section IV Dance, Society and Culture Section V Dance and Time Section VI Dance and Scenography 25 Section VII Dance, Space and Place Index