Schwaiger, Elisabeth, 1957-

Ageing, gender, embodiment and dance : finding a balance / Elisabeth Schwaiger - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012 - XIII, 213 p. ; 22 cm

Bibliografia p. 204-210. Índex

Conté: Constructing aging, gender and self -- Gendered aging in theatrical dance -- The dancers speak -- Dancing between construction and experience -- Dancing the self through aging -- Counter-discourses -- Valuing the mature dancer : cross-cultural perspectives

"At the beginning of the twenty-first century, mature movement artists such as Kazuo Ohno, Anna Halprin, Carmen De Lavallade, and Liz Lerman's "Dancers of the Third Age" company have amazed audiences around the world with their intense and nuanced performances. In her book, Elisabethh Schwaiger explores the rich aesthetic legacies of mature Australian dancers, ofering a compelling analysis of the cultural proscriptions older dancers face daily and arguing for the importance of honoring their bodily wisdom"--Coberta posterior

9780230276406 (hardback)

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Ballarins--Psicologia
Ballarines--Psicologia
Dansa--Aspectes psicològics
Envelliment--Diferències entre sexes
Cos humà--Aspectes socials

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