{"product_id":"dance-in-musical-theatre-a-history-of-the-body-in-movement-paperback","title":"Dance in Musical Theatre: A History of the Body in Movement - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmanda Jane Olmstead\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003ePhoebe Rumsey\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDustyn Martincich\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eOklahoma!\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWest Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e, to \u003ci\u003eSpring Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHamilton\u003c\/i\u003e, dance remains one of the most important and key factors in musical theatre.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough the integration of song and dance in the 'dream ballets' of choreographers like Agnes De Mille; the triple threat performances of Jerome Robbins' dancers; the signature style creation by choreographers like Bob Fosse with dancers like Gwen Verdon; and the contemporary, identity-driven work of choreographers like Camille A. Brown, the history of the body in movement is one that begs study and appreciation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDance in Musical Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e offers guidelines in how to read this movement by analyzing it in terms of composition and movement vocabulary whilst simultaneously situating it both historically and critically. This collection provides the tools, terms, history, and movement theory for reading, interpreting, and centralizing a discussion of dance in musical theatre, importantly, with added emphasis on women and artists of color. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBringing together musical theatre and dance scholars, choreographers and practitioners, this edited collection highlights musical theatre case studies that employ dance in a dramaturgically essential manner, tracking the emergence of the dancer as a key figure in the genre, and connecting the contributions to past and present choreographers. This collection foregrounds the work of the ensemble, incorporating firsthand and autoethnographic accounts that intersect with historical and cultural contexts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough a selection of essays, this volume conceptualizes the function of dance in musical: how it functions diegetically as a part of the story or non-diegetically as an amplification of emotion, as well as how the dancing body works to reveal character psychology by expressing an unspoken aspect of the libretto, embodying emotions or ideas through metaphor or abstraction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDance in Musical Theatre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e makes dance language accessible for instructors, students, and musical theatre enthusiasts, providing the tools to critically engage with the work of important choreographers and dancers from the beginning of the 20th century to today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDustyn Martincich\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance at Bucknell University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhoebe Rumsey\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Lecturer in Musical Theatre and Course Leader of the BA (Hons) Musical Theater degree at the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenae Beamon \u003c\/b\u003eis a scholar and artist. Her scholarship focuses on religion, ethics, and culture, specifically black cultural expressions as they intersect with ritual and reflect moral imagination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBud Coleman \u003c\/b\u003eis the Roe Green Professor of Theatre and Associate Dean of the College of Arts \u0026amp; Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTome' Cousin \u003c\/b\u003eis a Full Professor of Dance in the School of Drama at Carnegie Mellon University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanna Dee Das\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor in the Performing Arts Department at Washington University in St. Louis and an affiliate of the Program in American Culture Studies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRamón Flowers \u003c\/b\u003eis an Assistant Professor in the Department of Dance in the Jordan College of the Arts, at Butler University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMijiang \"M-Jay\" He\u003c\/b\u003e is a Chinese actor, director, choreographer, and musical theater educator. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael D. Jablonski \u003c\/b\u003eis an Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre and Program Coordinator for the BFA Music Theatre program at Brenau University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNathan James\u003c\/b\u003e is the Managing Director or The Dang Academy and former Director of HE Programmes at the Urdang Academy, London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAriel Nereson\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of dance studies and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University at Buffalo, SUNY. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrienne Gibbons Oehlers\u003c\/b\u003e is currently a PhD Theatre Candidate at The Ohio State University and a recipient of the AAUW American Fellowship for 2022-23. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmanda Olmstead\u003c\/b\u003e (she\/her) received her PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies from the University of Pittsburgh, MA in Performance Studies from New York University, and BA in Theatre and Dance from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim Varhola\u003c\/b\u003e is an Assistant Professor of Drama and Musical Theatre at Keimyung University in Daegu, South Korea. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexandra Joye Warren\u003c\/b\u003e is currently an Assistant Professor of Performing Arts at Elon University and a Director\/Choreographer for the Music Theatre program. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Winkler\u003c\/b\u003e enjoyed a career of more than twenty years as a curator, archivist, and administrator at the New York Public Library, prior to which he was a professional dancer.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.5 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44244161003571,"sku":"9781350235526","price":162.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/2191\/6467\/files\/BK_ATCB_vw9781350235526.webp?v=1777640659","url":"https:\/\/thereadinghousebookcompany.com\/products\/dance-in-musical-theatre-a-history-of-the-body-in-movement-paperback","provider":"The Reading House Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}