Contemporary Choreography : A Critical Reader

This second edition of Contemporary Choreography has been completely revised to present an fully up-to-date range of articles covering choreographic enquiry, investigation into the creative process, and traditional understandings of dance making. The book features contributions from a global range of practitioners and researchers, investigating the field in seven broad domains from Conceptual and Philosophical concerns to Challenging Aesthetics. Twenty three new chapters capture the essence and progress of choreography in the twenty-first century, supporting and encouraging rigorous thinking and research for future generations of dance practitioners and scholars.

Fully revised and updated, this second edition of Contemporary Choreography presents a range of articles covering choreographic enquiry, investigation into the creative process, and innovative challenges to traditional understandings of dance making.

Contributions from a global range of practitioners and researchers address a spectrum of concerns in the field, organized into seven broad domains:

• Conceptual and philosophical concerns
• Processes of making
• Dance dramaturgy: structures, relationships, contexts
• Choreographic environments
• Cultural and intercultural contexts
• Challenging aesthetics
• Choreographic relationships with technology.

Including 23 new chapters and 10 updated ones, Contemporary Choreography captures the essence and progress of choreography in the twenty-first century, supporting and encouraging rigorous thinking and research for future generations of dance practitioners and scholars.