Routledge Companion to Dance Studies

<p>The <i>Routledge Companion to Dance Studies</i> maps out the key features of dance studies as the field stands today, while pointing to potential future developments.</p><p>It locates these features both historically—within dance in particular social and cultural contexts—and in relation to other academic influences that have impinged on dance studies as a discipline. The editors use a thematically based approach that emphasizes that dance scholarship does not stand alone as a single entity, but is inevitably linked to other related fields, debates, and concerns. Authors from across continents have contributed chapters based on theoretical, methodological, ethnographic, and practice-based case studies, bringing together a wealth of expertise and insight to offer a study that is in-depth and wide-ranging. </p><p>Ideal for scholars and upper-level students of dance and performance studies, <i>The Routledge Companion to Dance Studies </i>challenges the reader to expand their knowledge of this vibrant, exciting interdisciplinary field. </p> <p>List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction - Stacey Prickett and Helen Thomas Section I Dance and Corporeality: Training and Engagement Section II Dance and Somatics Section III Dance and Analysis Section IV Dance, Society and Culture Section V Dance and Time Section VI Dance and Scenography 25 Section VII Dance, Space and Place Index</p>