Title: Gertrud Bodenwieser and Vienna's contribution to Ausdruckstanz /
Authors: Vernon-Warren, Bettina.; Warren, Charles.
Date: 1999
Publisher: Harwood Academic Publishers,
Physical description: xvi, 203 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: G
Abstract: Gertrud Bodenwieser became a leading exponent of expressionist dance during the 1920s and 30s, developing a philosophy of dance. This collection of writings highlights Bodenwieser's achievements from different perspectives, with reminiscences from her pupils and company members.
Contents: Part I: Bodenwieser's Inspirations -- Vienna : to give an inkling of its nature and culture / George Jackson -- A driving force towards the new : Bodenwieser -- exponent of Ausdruckstanz / Gunhild Oberzaucher-Schüller -- Who were the teachers of Gertrud Bodenwieser? Educational opportunities and dance activity during the pioneering period of modern dance in Vienna / Alfred Oberzaucher and Gunhild Oberzaucher-Schüller -- Gertrud Bodenwieser : dance for the theater / Jarmila Weissenböck -- The Bodenwieser style : extracts from Bettina Vernon's archives, lectures, memoirs and notes / edited by Charles Warren -- Bodenweiser teaching in Vienna and Australia : extracts from Bettina Vernon's archives, lectures, memoirs, videos and notes, together with Innes Murdoch's verbatim record of the grades for a teacher's certificate / compiled by Charles Warren -- Part II: Contributions and Letters from Former Members of the Bodenwieser Ballet and Marie Cuckson -- The early days / Hilde Holger -- A dancer speaks / Hede Juer -- A note on "The Ford system" / Hede Juer -- Vienna revisited in memory / Helen Elton -- Working with Bodenwieser in the thirties / Emmy Steininger -- The emigration of Gertrud Bodenwieser and her dancers / Emmy Steininger -- "I always remained a Bodenwieser dancer" / Evelyn Ippen -- Bodenwieser's lasting influence from 1926 to 1995 / Bettina Vernon -- Learning -- an exhiliration and a joy / Innes Murdoch -- Vision / Coralie Hinkley -- Bodenwieser's last five years / Marie Cuckson -- Bodenwieser's final message to young dancers.
Subject headings (LCSH): Bodenwieser, Gertrud.; Choreographers--Austria--Biography.; Dancers--Austria--Biography.; Dancers--Austria.; Modern dance--Australia.; Modern dance.