Dancing across the Page
Subtitle: Narrative and Embodied Ways of Knowing
Publisher: Intellect Ltd
Published: May 15, 2011
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 187
ISBN-13: 9781841504216
Description: This book is a narrative exploration of embodied ways of knowing through dance. Discussing theoretical perspectives such as phenomenology, feminism and postmodernism, it offers the reader a comprehensive theoretical understanding of a range of approaches within cultural and performance studies that remains grounded in personal narratives and lived experiences. By using narratives that relate to dance making, improvisation and dance pedagogy, as well as moving in the wider world, the author explores a variety of themes including cultural and personal identity, dance and performance, knowledge and power, pedagogy and activism. Comprised of nine chapters, this book is a combination of higher theoretical ideas and relatable personal and local narratives that provide the reader with a comprehensive exploration of embodied ways of knowing as a basis for their own creative action in the world.
Notes: Source title: Dancing across the Page: Narrative and Embodied Ways of Knowing