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Taken by Surprise A Dance Improvisation Reader
by Albright, Ann Cooper & David Gere
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0819566489
- ISBN 13
- 9780819566485
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Wesleyan University Press. Fair. 2003. Paperback. 0819566489 . 25 oz.; 304 pages; PB light reading wear some pencil notations/underlining o/w nice clean/tight condition. First comprehensive overview of improvisation in dance.This collection of classic and new writings on dance improvisation brings together 21 essays by prominent dancers, scholars and historians. Until now, discussion of improvisation in dance has focused mainly on the postmodern form known as contact improv. Taken by Surprise reflects the development of improvisation as a compositional and performance mode in a wide variety of dance contexts, including dance traditions from around the globe, such as Yoruban masked dance, Indian Bharatanatyam and flamenco. .
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- Mistymornin Books (US)
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- Title
- Taken by Surprise A Dance Improvisation Reader
- Author
- Albright, Ann Cooper & David Gere
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- ISBN 10
- 0819566489
- ISBN 13
- 9780819566485
- Publisher
- Wesleyan University Press
- Place of Publication
- Middletown, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- 0819566489
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