Democracy's Body - Judson Dance Theatre, 1962-1964 (Paperback, New Ed)

"Democracy's Body "offers a lively, detailed account of the beginnings of the Judson Dance Theater--a popular center of dance experimentation in New York's Greenwich Village--and its place in the larger history of the avant-garde art scene of the 1960s. JDT started when Robert Dunn, a student of John Cage, offered a dance composition class in Merce Cunningham's studio. The performers--many of whom included some of the most prominent figures in the arts in the early sisties--found a welcome performance home in the Judson Memorial Church in the Village. Sally Banes's account draws on interviews, letters, diaries, films, and reconstructions of dances to paint a portrait of the rich culture of Judson, which was the seedbed for postmodern dance and the first avant-garde movement in dance theater since the modern dance of the 1930s and 1940s. Originally published in 1983, this edition brings back into print a highly regarded work of dance history.

General

Imprint:	Duke University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 1993
First published:	July 1993
Authors:	Sally Banes
Dimensions:	227 x 168 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	288
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-8223-1399-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Dance > General
LSN:	0-8223-1399-5
Barcode:	9780822313991

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