Dancing Naturally
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Dancing Naturally

Nature, Neo-Classicism and Modernity in Early Twentieth-Century Dance

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Dancing Naturally

Nature, Neo-Classicism and Modernity in Early Twentieth-Century Dance

About this book

A renewed interest in nature, the ancient Greeks, and the freedom of the body was to transform dance and physical culture in the early twentieth century. The book discusses the creative individuals and developments in science and other art forms that shaped the evolution of modern dance in its international context.

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Yes, you can access Dancing Naturally by A. Carter, R. Fensham, A. Carter,R. Fensham in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Mezzi di comunicazione e arti performative & Storia e critica del teatro. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Table of Contents
  6. List of Illustrations
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Notes on Contributors
  9. 1 Nature, Force and Variation
  10. 2 Constructing and Contesting the Natural in British Theatre Dance
  11. 3 Ideas of Nature, the Natural and the Modern in Early Twentieth-Century Dance Discourse
  12. 4 The Ancient Greeks and the ‘Natural’
  13. 5 From the Artificial to the Natural Body: Social Dancing in Britain, 1900–1914
  14. 6 Dancing Based on Natural Movement
  15. 7 Undressing and Dressing Up: Natural Movement’s Life in Costume
  16. 8 Nature Moving Naturally in Succession: An Exploration of Doris Humphrey’s Water Study
  17. 9 Tensing and Relaxing Naturally: Systematic Approaches to Training the Body
  18. 10 ‘Female Nature’, Body Culture and Plastique
  19. 11 Tethering the Flow: Dialogues between Dance, Physical Culture and Antiquity in Interwar Australia
  20. 12 Mining Anatomy: Moving Naturally
  21. Index