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Why Dance Matters
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Ideal for readers interested in the arts and culture, especially those who appreciate dance, performance, and the deeper emotional and spiritual connections art can inspire.
A passionate and moving tribute to the captivating power of dance, not just as an art form but as a language that transcends barriers
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A passionate and moving tribute to the captivating power of dance, not just as an art form but as a language that transcends barriers
Mindy Aloff, a journalist, essayist, and dance critic, analyses dance as the ultimate expression of human energy and feeling. From her personal anecdotes, her engaging collection of stories about dance from around the world, to her description of the captivating photograph by Helen Levitt of two children dancing (circa 1940), which she sees as one embodiment of the mystery and joy that dancing can evoke, Aloff’s exploration of the aesthetic, social, and spiritual impacts of dance will prove spellbinding.
Aloff takes us on a journey through various forms of dance—rituals, religious observances, storytelling, musical interpretations—to show why dance matters to human beings. Interlaced with personal experiences, this book builds on analysis to reveal the intimate relationship we have with dance—personal, spiritual, soul-searching, medicinal, and entertaining. The ideas speak to both specialist and general readers.
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Praised for its insightful and erudite examination, the book is described by Wall Street Journal's Willard Spiegelman as a smart and bracing mix of reflection, memoir, and history, peppered with fascinating anecdotes. Marjorie Folkman highlights it as a compelling guide to dance's role in human experience, while Allegra Kent applauds its nuanced decoding of dance as a language. David Lehman compares Aloff's intelligence and perspective to the great critic Edwin Denby.
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ISBN: 9780300204520
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 24 January 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: Yale University Press
Illustration: 1 b-w illus.
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 280
About the Author
Mindy Aloff’s writing on cultural topics has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, and the Threepenny Review. She is the editor of the anthology Dance in America and the author of Hippo in a Tutu: Dancing in Disney Animation.
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