Dance Composition: A Practical Guide to Creative Success in Dance Making / Edition 5

by Jacqueline M. Smith-Autard

Overview

Dance composition - the discipline that translates ideas into dances - is an important part of dance education. For over twenty years, Dance Composition has been the leading guide to creative success in dance making, useful to everyone interested in dance composition, at both high school and college levels. This revised and updated edition includes a new chapter exploring creative processes in relation to composing dances.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780878301973
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/07/2004
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x (d)

About the Author

An internationally recognized dance educator, Jacqueline M. Smith-Autard is currently pioneering the use of multi-media resources in dance teaching. She has also published The Art of Dance in Education.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Dance Composition Section 1 The Material Content-Movement and Meaning Section 2 Methods of Construction 1-the Beginnings Methods of Construction 2-Motif into Composition Methods of Construction 3-Motif into Composition for a Group Methods of Construction 4-The Dance Form Methods of Construction 5-Elements of Construction Methods of Construction 6-Style Methods of Construction 7-Improvisation in the Process of Composition Methods of Construction 8-Alternative and Experimental Approaches in Dance Composition Section 3 Resource-based Teaching/Learning in Dance Composition and New Technologies Section 4 Standing back from the Process: the Composer's Freedom Section 5 Practical Assignments for Students References Contact Information Index

Editorial Reviews

After 20 years as a bestseller, the very hands-on DANCE COMPOSITION...has acquired an accompanying DVD, which provides examples of composition and performance whiindispensablech relate to new practical assignments detailed in the book...Has also been revised, designed and expanded...Pretty indispensible reading for dance students and teachers.” —The Stage

“A book which has remained seminal in its field as one of the key texts in dance education. Jacqueline Smith-Autard delves into the creative arena of dance with a logic unmatched by any other creative author in this field” —Speech and Drama

“Jacqueline Smith-Autard has made significant contributions to the development of dance in education.” —National Dance Teachers Association

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