Critical Gestures: Writings on Dance and Culture

by Ann Daly

Book Overview

Ann Daly ranks among the most insightful, articulate dance critics and scholars writing today. Spanning the divide between journalism and scholarship, this collection offers a double-sighted view of dance in America from 1986 to the present, documenting the shift in experimental dance from formal to social concerns, and recording the expansion of dance studies in the academy from historical documentation to cultural criticism. Daly examines performance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819565660
• ISBN13: 9780819565662
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"