A videotape showing Kurt Jooss and Isa Partsch-Bergsohn in
conversation is available with this book.
The United States took the lead in modern dance innovation during
the 1960s when artists such as Martha Graham, Josea Limoan, Paul
Taylor, Alvin Ailey and Alwin Nikolais overwhelmed European
audiences. Subsequently, the "New German Tanztheatre" revitalized
German theatre traditions with its new content and application of
some of the United States modern dance techniques. This book
discusses both parallels and distinctions between the history of
modern dance in the United States and Germany.
Examining the problems encountered by the artist in a particular
social-cultural context, Isa Partsch-Bergsohn follows the closely
related and yet distinctive histories of modern dance in Germany
and the United States between 1920 and 1968. She analyses the
initial movement in Europe with the philosophies of Dalcroze,
Laban, Wigman and Jooss, the effects of the "Third Reich" on the
artists, the sub
General
Imprint: |
Harwood-Academic Publishers
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Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
Series: |
Choreography and Dance Studies Series |
Release date: |
September 1997 |
First published: |
April 1995 |
Authors: |
Isa Partsch-Bergsohn
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Dimensions: |
254 x 178mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
204 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-7186-5557-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Dance >
General
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LSN: |
3-7186-5557-8 |
Barcode: |
9783718655571 |
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