Legg, Joshua <br/><br/>
Introduction to modern dance techniques :  Cunningham, Dunham, Graham, Hawkins, Horton, Humphrey, Limón, Nikolais/Louis, Taylor / 
 Modern dance techniques 
Joshua Legg 
 - Hightstown, NJ :  Princeton Book Co.,  cop. 2011 
 - xix, 252 p. :  il. b/n ;  23 cm 
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<br/><br/>Conté:  Introduction -- The expressionists : François Delsarte, Emile Jaques-Dalcroze, Isadora Duncan, Denishawn -- The originators : Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey -- The mavericks : Katherine Dunham, Lester Horton -- The next generation : José Limón, Erick Hawkins -- The avant-garde : Merce Cunningham, Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis -- Transition to postmodernism : Paul Taylor -- Post-Judson training practices -- Appendices. A. Economy of movement ; B. Improving your improv ; C. Somatics and the dance technique class 
<br/><br/> "This comparative approach will enable you to try each technique- with sample lessons- and to contrast the different philosophies. The author pairs Martha Graham with Doris Humphrey, Katherine Dunham with Lester Horton, Jose Limón with Erick Hawkins, Alwin Nikolais/Murray Louis with Merce Cunningham. Paul Taylor has his own chapter, leading to the book's conclusion on how modern dance training is currently approached" -- Contracoberta 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780871273253 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2904694 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Dansa contemporània--Història<br/>Dansa contemporània--Ensenyament universitari<br/>Dansa contemporània--Tècniques
<br/><br/><label>Universal Decimal Class. No.: </label>793.5(09)