Fifty Contemporary Choreographers (Routledge Key Guides) by Martha Bremser,Lorna Sanders
By Martha Bremser,Lorna Sanders
A specific and authoritative advisor to the lives and paintings of renowned residing modern choreographers. Representing quite a lot of dance genres, each one access locates the person within the context of contemporary dance theatre and explores their influence. these studied include:
- Jerome Bel
- Richard Alston
- Doug Varone
- William Forsythe
- Phillippe Decoufle
- Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
- Ohad Naharin
- Itzik Gallili
- Twyla Tharp
- Wim Vandekeybus
With a brand new, up to date advent through Deborah Jowitt and additional interpreting and references all through, this article is a useful source for all scholars and critics of dance, and all these drawn to the attention-grabbing international of choreography.
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