Individuality and expression
Subtitle: the aesthetics of the new German dance, 1908-1936
By: Dianne S. Howe.
Series: New studies in aesthetics ;; vol. 24
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
Subjects: Modern dance -- Germany -- History -- 20th century; Dancers -- Germany -- Biography; Choreographers -- Germany -- Biography; Choreography -- Germany
Description: While much has been written about the visual artists and playwrights of early 20th century Germany - Nolde, Kandinsky, Kokoschka and others - their equally innovative contemporaries in dance have not been studied so extensively. The development of the New Dance, also called Ausdruckstanz, paralleled that of expressionist art and drama. This study focuses on nine choreographers whose theories, work, aesthetic values and artistic intent convey the variations and commonalities of this dance form.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-289) and index.