Full Description
The 1960s was a pivotal decade in dance, an era of intense experimentation and rich invention. In this volume a range of dance critics and scholars examine the pioneering choreographers and companies of the era, such as Anna Halprin's West Coast experiments, the innovative Judson Dance Theater, avant-garde dance subcultures in New York, the work of Meredith Monk and Kenneth King, and parallel movements in Britain. The contributors include Janice Ross, Leslie Satin, Noel Carroll, Gus Solomons Jr, Deborah Jowitt, Stephanie Jordan, Joan Acocella and Sally Banes.
Contents
Anna Halprin and the 1960s - acting in the gap between the personal, the public, and the political, Sally Banes; James Waring and the Judson Dance Theater - influences, intersections, divergences, Janice Ross; The philosophy of art history, dance, and the sixties, Leslie Satin; Dance quote unquote, Noeel Carroll; Dancing in New York - the sixties, Jill Johnston; Monk and King - the sixties kids, Gus Solomons, Jr; One route from ballet to postmodern, Deborah Jowitt; Radical discoveries - pioneering post-modern dance in Britain, Wendy Perron; Ballet review's beginnings - an interview with Arlene Croce, Stephanie Jordan; PastForward - choreographers' statements, Joan Acocella & Sally Banes.
