Author : Judith Lynne Hanna
Release : 1987-09-15
Genre : Performing Arts
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 495/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis To Dance is Human by : Judith Lynne Hanna
Download or read book To Dance is Human written by Judith Lynne Hanna. This book was released on 1987-09-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring dance from the rural villages of Africa to the stages of Lincoln Center, Judith Lynne Hanna shows that it is as human to dance as it is to learn, to build, or to fight. Dance is human thought and feeling expressed through the body: it is at once organized physical movement, language, and a system of rules appropriate in different social situations. Hanna offers a theory of dance, drawing on work in anthropology, semiotics, sociology, communications, folklore, political science, religion, and psychology as well as the visual and performing arts. A new preface provides commentary on recent developments in dance research and an updated bibliography.