Routledge Performance Practitioners is a series of introductory guides to the key theatre-makers of the last century. Each volume explains the background to and the work of one of the major influences on twentieth and twenty-first-century performance.<\/p>\n
A dancer, teacher and choreographer, Mary Wigman was a leading innovator in expressionist dance. Her radical explorations of movement and dance theory are credited with expanding the scope of dance as a theatrical art in her native Germany and beyond. This book combines for the first time:<\/p>\n
* a full account of Wigman\u2019s life and work<\/p>\n
* detailed discussion of her aesthetic theories, including the use of space as an \u2018invisible partner\u2019 and the transcendent nature of performance<\/p>\n
* a commentary on her key works, including Hexentanz and The Seven Dances of Life<\/p>\n
* an extensive collection of practical exercises designed to provide an understanding of Wigman\u2019s choreographic principles and her uniquely immersive approach to dance.<\/p>\n
As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners are unbeatable value for today’s student.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Author: <\/b> Mary Anne Santos Newhall
\nPublisher: <\/b>Routledge (2009)<\/p>\n
Paperback: <\/b>182 pages
\nLanguage: <\/b>English
\nISBN13: 978-0-415-37527-6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":15727,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[135,146,251,170],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-2929","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-english-en","product_cat-theoretical-texts-en","product_cat-danse-expressionist-en","product_cat-artists-career-en","first","outofstock","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n