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Zusatztext I began to read and realized I had started my next dance. De Spain's invitation to your own practice is waiting. De Spain, with his curiosity and engagement, has brought eight master artists to our studio doors. Informationen zum Autor Kent De Spain is a movement and multimedia artist who has taught master classes and workshops in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America and is the recipient of several major grants including a Pew Fellowship in the Arts for Choreography. He is internationally recognized for his writing, documentation, and teaching in movement improvisation, including his essay in the book "Taken by Surprise," his feature-length documentary film, A Moving Presence: Ruth Zaporah and Action Theater, and essays in Contact Quarterly, Choreographic Practices, and other journals. Klappentext Landscape of the Now takes readers on a deep journey into the underlying processes and structures of movement improvisation. Based on interviews with Steve Paxton, Simone Forti, Nancy Stark Smith, and others, this book offers the rare opportunity to find some clarity in what is often a complex and confusing creative experience. Zusammenfassung Landscape of the Now takes readers on a deep journey into the underlying processes and structures of movement improvisation. Based on interviews with Steve Paxton, Simone Forti, Nancy Stark Smith, and others, this book offers the rare opportunity to find some clarity in what is often a complex and confusing creative experience. INTRODUCTION ; WHAT AND WHO ; SECTION ONE: ISSUES ; AGENDAS ; TRACKING ; VERBAL/NONVERBAL AWARENESS ; THE AUDIENCE/IMPROVISER RELATIONSHIP ; INTENTIONALITY ; WHAT IS GOOD? ; THE TRANSPERSONAL ; SECTION TWO: RESOURCES ; BODY ; MOVEMENT ; THE SENSES ; SPACE ; TIME ; ARTISTIC FORM ; IMAGES AND THE IMAGINATION ; COGNITIVE SKILLS ; EMOTION ; MEMORY ; STRUCTURES ; ATTENTION ; CONCLUSION ; APPENDIX ; SUGGESTED READING ; INDEX
