Research Catalog

Title

East meets West in dance : voices in the cross-cultural dialogue / edited by Ruth Solomon and John Solomon.

Publication

Chur, Switzerland ; New York : Harwood Academic Publishers, c1995.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Solomon, Ruth (Ruth L.)
• Solomon, John.

Description

xix, 332 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Summary

East Meets West in Dance chronicles this development in the words of many of its best known and most active exponents. This collection of articles provides a theoretical discussion of the promises and pitfalls inherent in transplanting art forms from one culture to another; it offers practical guidance for those who might want to participate in this enterprise and explains the general history of the dance exchange to date. It also identifies the differences that are unique to specific cultures, such as the development of theatrical forms, arts education, and the status of artists. This is a first examination of a phenomenon that has already touched most people in the arts community worldwide, and that none can afford to ignore. A lively dialogue has evolved over the last few decades between dance professionals -- performers, teachers and administrators -- in the United States and Europe and their counterparts in Asia and the Pacific rim.

Series Statement

Choreography and dance studies ; v. 9

Uniform Title

Choreography and dance studies v. 9.

Subject

• Modern dance > Cross-cultural studies
• Dance > Study and teaching

Genre/Form

• Cross-cultural studies
• Interviews

Note

• Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• An Overview. The American Dance Festival's international projects: invention and implementation, I / Stephanie Reinhart ; The American Dance Festival's international projects: invention and implementation, II / Martha Myers -- China. From 'beasts' to 'flowers' : modern dance in China / Ou Jian-ping ; Bringing modern dance to china / Yang Mei-qi ; Some reflections on modern dance in Guangzhou / Claudia Gitelman ; A lifetime in dance, a moment in Guangzhou : an interview with Lucas Hoving ; Lasting impression / Douglas Nielsen ; Chinese/Japanese roots and branches : an interview with Ruby Shang ; Faces in the moon / Sarah Stackhouse -- Hong Kong. Dance at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and some thoughts on international networking / Carol Wolz ; From Helsinki to Hong Kong / Betsy Fisher ; The emerging contemporary dance companies of Hong Kong and China : an interview with Willy Tsao ; Day trip / Tom Brown --^
• Indonesia. Tradition and change in Bali / I Wayan Dibia ; The view from Jakarta : an interview with Farida Feisol and Sal Murgiyanto -- Japan. Promoting dance in Japan / Mayumi Nagatoshi ; Dance education in Japan / Michie Hayashi ; On the history of Western dance in Japan : an interview with Miyabi Ichikawa ; Ballet training and studio space in Tokyo / Yaskui Sasa ; Ballet in Japan : where does it go from here? / James Sutton -- Tokyo, New York, Tokyo / Kei Takei ; Some scholarly reflections on dance in Japan : an interview with Miki Wakamatsu -- Korea. Bringing modern dance to Korea / Yook Wan-soon ; Toward a new form of dance in Korea / Lee Young-lan ; In search of a new Korean point of view : an interview with Park Il-kyu ; What is dance? : an interview with Park Myung-sook ; New trends in Korea / Judy Van Zile -- Philippines. 'Cross-cultural exchange has always been a way of life in my country' / Nestor Jardin --^
• Taiwan. Dance and society in Taiwan : a culture in transition : an interview with Lin Hwai-min and Ping Heng ; Dance education in Taiwan / Chou Su-ling ; Ballet in Taiwan / Leon Koning ; Great expectations : the training of Taiwanese dancers : an interview with Lo Man-fei ; On teaching choreography in Taiwan / Doris Rudko ; New beginnings :Taiwan and the United States / Wang Yun-yu.

ISBN

• 3718656043 (pbk.)
• 3718655934 (hbk.)

OCLC

• 33058847
• SCSB-12486589

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library