Choreography and the Specific Image

by Daniel Nagrin

This is the first book to approach choreography through content rather than structure.

Choreography and the Specific Image

Author: Daniel Nagrin

Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press

ISBN: 0822972255

Page: 274

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Spiced with wit and strong opinions, the third installment in Daniel Nagrin's trilogy explores the art of choreography through the life's work of an important artist. This is the first book to approach choreography through content rather than structure.

Dance and the Specific Image

by Daniel Nagrin

with impatience for some young choreographer to read those pages and be
inspired to create a strong and beautiful ... of an exercise, each person is to let
her.his mind roam over the given area of interest until one specific image asserts
itself.

Dance and the Specific Image

Author: Daniel Nagrin

Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre

ISBN: 0822978881

Page: 223

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The first in a trilogy of books by one of the leading figures in American dance, Dance and the Specific Image includes more than 100 improvisational structures that Daniel Nagrin created with his company, the Workgroup, and taught in dance classes and workshops throughout the United States. Robby Barnett of the Pilobolus Dance Theater called the book "a vivid and fascinating document of his thinking—more movement and performance and, of course, on his own extraordinary life in dance."

Dancefilm

by Erin Brannigan

The book also sets out to examine and rethink the parameters of dancefilm and thereby re-conceive the relations between dance and cinema.

Dancefilm

Author: Erin Brannigan

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 9780199887880

Page: 240

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Dancefilm: Choreography and the Moving Image examines the choreographic in cinema - the way choreographic elements inform cinematic operations in dancefilm. It traces the history of the form from some of its earliest manifestations in the silent film era, through the historic avant-garde, musicals and music videos to contemporary experimental short dancefilms. In so doing it also examines some of the most significant collaborations between dancers, choreographers, and filmmakers. The book also sets out to examine and rethink the parameters of dancefilm and thereby re-conceive the relations between dance and cinema. Dancefilm is understood as a modality that challenges familiar models of cinematic motion through its relation to the body, movement and time, instigating new categories of filmic performance and creating spectatorial experiences that are grounded in the somatic. Drawing on debates in both film theory (in particular ideas of gesture, the close up, and affect) and dance theory (concepts such as radical phrasing, the gestural anacrusis and somatic intelligence) and bringing these two fields into dialogue, the book argues that the combination of dance and film produces cine-choreographic practices that are specific to the dancefilm form. The book thus presents new models of cinematic movement that are both historically informed and thoroughly interdisciplinary.

The Six Questions

by Daniel Nagrin

This book will explore in terms of movement alone the acting techniques that can
enhance and e liberate dance performance. The term specific image was the
keynote of my previous book e Dance and the Specific Image: Improvisation ...

The Six Questions

Author: Daniel Nagrin

Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre

ISBN: 082297178X

Page: 240

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Writing in Dance Research Journal, Joellen A. Meglin of Temple University called The Six Questions, "a nerve-hitting, nitty-gritty, accept-nothing-bogus, action-painted account of the dance performance process based on a lifetime of creative performance, choreography, and teaching." Nagrin's second volume focuses on the theory of acting technique for dance performance and includes a workbook of exercises.

Contemporary Choreography

by Jo Butterworth

Research in dance education of the type included in this section was virtually non
-existent in most European countries 40 ... 1997) and Daniel Nagrin (1994, 1997)
is also influential; his Choreography and the Specific Image: Nineteen Essays ...

Contemporary Choreography

Author: Jo Butterworth

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 1136447490

Page: 458

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This innovative text provides a range of articles covering choreographic enquiry, investigation into the creative process, and traditional understandings of dance making. Contemporary Choreography features contributions by practitioners and researchers from Europe, America, Africa, Australasia and the Asia-Pacific region, investigating the field in six broad domains: • Conceptual and philosophic concerns • Educational settings • Communities • Changing aesthetics • Intercultural choreography • Choreography’s relationships with other disciplines By capturing the essence and progress of choreography in the twenty-first century this reader supports and encourages rigorous thinking and research for future generations of dance practitioners and scholars.

Dance Research Journal

by

Dance and the Specific Image : Improvisation DANIEL NAGRIN After an
extraordinary dance career —as performer , choreographer , and teacher —
Daniel Nagrin has written an extraordinary book . He explores his aesthetic ,
influenced by ...

Dance Research Journal

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Dance Education Initiative Curriculum Guide

by

Murray , Ruth Lovell . Dance in Elementary Education . 3rd ed . NY : Harper ,
1975 . Nagrin , Daniel . Dance and the Specific Image : Improvisation . Pittsburgh
: Pittsburgh UP : 1994 . National Dance Association . Early Childhood Creative
Arts ...

Dance Education Initiative Curriculum Guide

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Page: 287

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Choreography

by Sandra Cerny Minton

Finishing touches Choreographers must learn to look at the total picture that is
created in their work . ... It might even be helpful to keep a record of specific
images in your journal that you experienced during the choreographic process .

Choreography

Author: Sandra Cerny Minton

Publisher: Human Kinetics

ISBN: 9780736064767

Page: 164

View: 967

Solve common problems in choreography, design and shape movements into a dance, and organize a concert. Each chapter offers movement exploration exercises, review and reflection questions, and application challenges to help you understand the choreographic process from concept to stage performances. --back cover.

The Writers Directory

by Miranda H. Ferrara

Publications : How to Dance Forever : Surviving as a Dancer , 1988 ; Dance and
the Specific Image : Improvisation , 1993 ; Choreography and the Specific Image :
Nineteen Essays and a Workbook , 2001 . Contributor to dance journals .

The Writers Directory

Author: Miranda H. Ferrara

Publisher:

ISBN: 9781558625266

Page: 1094

View: 914

Studies in Dance History

by

If we were walking forward , he might have us look down at our feet and then , at
a certain point , look up . ... When the choreography was meant to portray a
specific image ( a doll , for example ) , the forward run could be done in parallel
with ...

Studies in Dance History

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Creative Dance for All Ages

by Anne Green Gilbert

... add a variety of images. For example, say, “Can you dance with free flow like a
river, a waterfall, a gentle breeze, a wild wind? ... you think of?” and “Why?” In
other words, what dance concepts were used that brought forth a particular
image?

Creative Dance for All Ages

Author: Anne Green Gilbert

Publisher: Human Kinetics

ISBN: 1492584673

Page: 376

View: 326

Creative Dance for All Ages, Second Edition, has had a long history of providing a dance curriculum to teachers and students preparing to teach creative dance. Author Anne Gilbert demystifies expectations when teaching creative dance and provides the theory, methods, and lesson ideas for success in a variety of settings and with students of all ages. This one-stop resource offers dance teachers everything they need, including a sequential curriculum, lesson plans, instructional strategies, assessment, and other forms. It’s like having a seasoned dance teacher at your side offering inspiration and guidance all year long. Internationally recognized master teacher and author Anne Gilbert Green presents creative dance for everyone and tips on meeting the challenges of teaching it. She offers a complete package for teaching creative dance that includes the theory, methodology, and lesson plans for various age groups that can be used in a variety of settings. Gilbert also offers an entire dance curriculum for sequential teaching and learning. The second edition of her classic text has been revised, reorganized, and updated to meet all the needs of dance teachers. The second edition of Creative Dance for All Ages includes these new features: • An easy-to-navigate format helps you quickly access the material and find lesson planning and assessment tools. • Content reflects changes in the field of dance education to put you on the cutting edge. • Forty age-appropriate and brain-compatible lesson plans are accessible through the web resource, which save prep time and help ensure compliance with the latest standards. • Five downloadable video clips demonstrate the lesson plans and teaching strategies and how to put them to work in the classroom. • Suggestions for modifying lessons help you include students of all abilities. • Eight assessment forms and curriculum planning templates are adaptable to your needs. If you’re a novice teacher, the book also contains these features to ensure effective instruction: • The same conceptual approach to teaching dance was used in the first edition. • A sequential dance curriculum helps you systematically cover a 10-week quarter or 16-week semester. • Class management tips put you in control from the first day. Creative Dance for All Ages, Second Edition, is an unparalleled resource for dance educators who are looking for a conceptual creative dance curriculum that will support teaching to learners of all ages. Whether in a studio, company, recreational, or educational setting, you will discover a comprehensive and well-rounded approach to teaching dance, emphasizing the how as much as the why.

Bessie Sch nberg

by Cynthia Nazzaro Noble

Pioneer Dance Educator and Choreographic Mentor Cynthia Nazzaro Noble ...
The Borzoi Book of Modern Dance . ... Choreography . Champaign : Human
Kinetics , 1986 . Nagrin , Daniel . Choreography and the Specific Image :
Nineteen ...

Bessie Sch nberg

Author: Cynthia Nazzaro Noble

Publisher:

ISBN:

Page: 175

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Bessie Schonberg was one of the foremost dance educators of the 20th century and was highly influential in contemporary dance. Schonberg taught at Sarah Lawrence College from 1936 to 1975, where she created and directed one of the first autonomous dance departments in American higher education. Founded on the philosophy of progressive arts education, the Sarah Lawrence program served as an important example for other emerging dance programs in the decades between the 1940s and 1970s, a time of significant growth in college dance programs in the United States. Some of her former students became well-known professional choreographers and dance educators, including Carolyn Adams, Elizabeth Keen, Meredith Monk, Lucinda Childs and Victoria Marks, and several contributed information to this study. important figures in American modern dance, including Martha Graham and Martha Hill; with historically significant events such as the emergence of the Bennington Summer School of Dance; and with premiere dance institutions such as Dance Theater Workshop, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, The Julliard School and Dance Theatre of Harlem. The book examines her early life in Germany and family background, her years of professional preparation in America as a dancer and educator, and her educational experiences at Bennington College Summer School of the Dance. It also describes curricular innovations that chairperson Schonberg instituted at Sarah Lawrence, and her original methodology for teaching choreography, as observed at Jacob's Pillow and Dance Theater Workshop. This book is [a] thorough and exhaustively researched volume to help tell the story of a unique twentieth-century American art form and how it came to be.

A Map of Making Dances

by Stuart Hodes

Taylor said this to a small group , including the writer , at the American Dance
Festival , 1992 . 11 . Cooper ... Daniel Nagrin , Choreography and the Specific
Image : Improvisation ( Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press ) , 1997 . 23 .

A Map of Making Dances

Author: Stuart Hodes

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

ISBN:

Page: 293

View: 653

This all-inclusive guide to the art of creating dance moves and routines, written by the advisor and former dancer of the Martha Graham School and company, contains 247 projects that guide the user through a myriad of topics. Concepts and techniques such as form, sequencing, variation, surrealism, abstract movement, improvisation, ritual and ceremony, space, and floor patterns are examined and explained, encouraging the student to experiment and create with movement.

Bibliographic Guide to Education 2003

by GK Hall

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THERAPY . DANCE - PHILOSOPHY . Nagrin , Daniel . Choreography and the
specific image . Pittsburgh , Pa . : University of Pittsburgh Press , c2001 . TC
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Bibliographic Guide to Education 2003

Author: GK Hall

Publisher: G. K. Hall

ISBN: 9780783805016

Page: 512

View: 494

The "Bibliographic Guide to Education" lists recent publications cataloged during the past year by Teachers College, Columbia University, supplemented by publications in the field of education cataloged by The Research Libraries of The New York Public Library, selected on the basis of subject headings. Non-book materials, including theses, are included in this "Guide," with the exception of serials. All aspects and levels of education are represented in this "Guide," including such areas as: American elementary and secondary education, higher and adult education, early childhood education, history and philosophy of education, applied pedagogy, international and comparative education, educational administration, education of the culturally disadvantaged and physically handicapped, nursing education and education of minorities and women. Also well covered are the administrative reports of departments of education for various countries and for U.S. states and large cities. The Teachers College collection covers over 200 distinct educational systems. Works in all languages are included. The" Bibliographic Guide to Education" serves in part as an annual supplement to the "Dictionary Catalog of the Teachers College Library, Columbia University" (G.K. Hall & Co., 1970) and Supplements ("First Supplement," 1971; "Second Supplement," 1973; "Third Supplement," 1977).

Journal of Physical Education Recreation Dance

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Students may not be able to concentrate on an image when they don't have a
clear grasp of a complex movement . ... about dance movement imagery into
readily applicable principles for constructing specific images to enhance specific
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Journal of Physical Education Recreation Dance

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The Collaborative Turn

by Walter S. Gershon

CONCLUSION Of utmost importance to me as a choreographer and director is
the individual experience and how that can be clearly manifest within the larger ...
Choreography and the specific image : Nineteen essays and a workbook .

The Collaborative Turn

Author: Walter S. Gershon

Publisher: Brill / Sense

ISBN:

Page: 241

View: 324

"... Explores issues, strategies and challenges associated with researching practice. .. This book provides critical and creative input to the discourse on qualitative research methodologies." -- Back cover.

Landscape of the Now

by Kent De Spain

... Improvised Dance as a Practice of Freedom (2010) Danielle Goldman
University of Michigan Press Taken by Surprise: ... The Improvisation of Presence
(1995) Ruth Zaporah North Atlantic Books Dance and the Specific Image:
Improvisation ...

Landscape of the Now

Author: Kent De Spain

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 0199988285

Page: 336

View: 504

In Landscape of the Now, author Kent De Spain takes readers on a deep journey into the underlying processes and structures of postmodern movement improvisation. Based on a series of interviews with master teachers who have developed unique approaches that are taught around the world - Steve Paxton, Simone Forti, Lisa Nelson, Deborah Hay, Nancy Stark Smith, Barbara Dilley, Anna Halprin, and Ruth Zaporah - this book offers the rare opportunity to find some clarity in what is often a complex and confusing experience. After more than 20 years of research, De Spain has created an extensive list of questions that explore issues that arise for the improviser in practice and performance as well as resources that influence movements and choices. Answers to these questions are placed side by side to create dialog and depth of understanding, and to see the range of possible approaches experienced improvisers might explore. In its nineteen chapters, Landscape of the Now delves into issues like the influence of an audience on an improviser's choices or how performers "track" and use their experience of the moment. The book also looks at the role of cognitive skills, memory, space, emotion, and the senses. One chapter offers a rare opportunity for an honest discussion of the role of various forms of spirituality in what is seen as a secular dance form. Whether read from cover to cover or pulled apart and explored a subject at a time, Landscape of the Now offers the reader a kind of map into the mysterious realm of human creativity, and the wisdom and experience of artists who have spent a lifetime exploring it.