Natural Body in Somatics Dance Training

The Natural Body in Somatics Training looks at what happens in the dance studio as dancers learn physical skills and in doing so also assimilate aesthetic, ethical, and political values. It takes us backstage so as to show how dancers come to share certain beliefs and opinions and thereby come to form community

About the author

Doran George was on the Faculty of World Arts and Cultures at UCLA.

Susan Leigh Foster is Distinguished Professor of World Arts and Cultures at UCLA.

Summary

The Natural Body in Somatics Training looks at what happens in the dance studio as dancers learn physical skills and in doing so also assimilate aesthetic, ethical, and political values. It takes us backstage so as to show how dancers come to share certain beliefs and opinions and thereby come to form community

Additional text

Doran George brings a wealth of theoretical, kinaesthetic, and political thought to the impact of Somatics in contemporary dance. They do crucial work in undoing assumptions of Somatic training regimens and their influence on choreographic process. Through well-researched interviews and analysis, George does the long overdue work of de-naturalizing notions of individual autonomy and democracy in dance training and relationships between choreographer/dancer and performer/spectator. In highlighting how race, gender, and sexuality have been eclipsed by the force of Somatics within a contemporary transnational context, this book opens expansive, radical spaces for political and historical bodies to move in new ways. A groundbreaking book that will have a profound impact on the field.

Product details

• Authors: George , George, Doran George, Doran (Ucla) George
• Assisted by: Foster (Editor), Susan Leigh Foster (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9780197538739
• ISBN: 978-0-19-753873-9
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Classical & Ballet, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Modern, Contemporary Dance