Details

Subject(s)

• Choreography—Study and teaching [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Handbooks and manuals [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• handbooks [Browse]

Summary note

"A Choreographer's Handbook invites the reader to investigate how and why to make a dance performance. In an inspiring and unusually empowering sequence of stories, ideas and paradoxes, internationally renowned dancer, choreographer and teacher Jonathan Burrows explains how it's possible to navigate a course through this complex process. It is a stunning reflection on a personal practice and professional journey, and draws upon five years' of workshop discussions, led by Burrows."--Publisher's description.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-212) and index.

Contents

• Machine generated contents note: Dancing/Principles
• Material
• Habits
• Repetition
• Improvisation / Cut and paste / Choreography
• Form
• Exploration / Risk
• Subject / Inspiration / Stealing / Familiar movement / Choreography / Referencing other sources / Self-expression
• Contract / Performance space / Language / Choreography
• Breaking the rules
• Research / How and what? / Dramaturgy / Theory / Curiosity
• Interview / Unfinished business / Questions / Principles
• Financial limitations / Studios / Funding applications
• Preparation / Rehearsal schedule / Heaviness
• Collaboration / Audience
• Originality / Paradox
• Technique / Parrot on your shoulder / Authenticity / Daily practice / Dancing / Style / Fiddling
• Virtuosity
• Hoarding / Beginnings
• Endings
• Keeping it going / Pacing
• Dub reggae / Rate of change / Simple material / Desperation
• Stillness and silence / Fear of being boring
• Minimal and maximal
• Does it work? / Showings / Mentoring
• Other bodies / States
• Distracting the self / Paradox / Choreography / Performance / Electric guitars
• Predictable and unpredictable / Expectation
• Narrative / Ballet / Continuity
• Continuity / Sectional pieces / Material / Make six things / Choreography / Flow / Relation
• Relation / Solos, duos, trios, quartets / Ideas
• Relation / Time / Rhythm
• Time
• Abstract dance
• Counterpoint / Formal elements / Difference
• Scores / Studios / Improvisation
• Chance / Empty hands / Gamut of movements / Limitations / Laborious work / Philosophy
• Place or space?
• Audience / Facing the front / Confrontation / Humour / Failure
• Audience
• Performance / Principles
• The marketplace / Earning a living / Administrating the work / Commissions
• Music / Collaboration / Silence
• Text
• Lighting / Technicians / Collaboration / Costumes / Shoes or no shoes? / Set design / Nudity
• Titles
• Filming / History / Collaboration / Mirrors / Human-scale
• Hierarchies / Dancer or choreographer? / In it or out of it? / Who owns what?
• How can I simplify all of this?
• Forget all this.

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ISBN

• 9780415555296 ((hardback))
• 0415555299 ((hardback))
• 9780415555302 ((pbk.))
• 0415555302 ((pbk.))
• 9780203852163 ((ebook))
• 0203852168 ((ebook))

LCCN

2009045595

OCLC

465330306

Other standard number

• 40018149685

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