Choreography and Corporeality: Relay in Motion

Thomas F. DeFrantz · Philipa Rothfield

Sep 2016 · Springer

About this ebook

This exciting new volume offers insights into an ongoing series of debates on corporeality. Featuring an international line-up of contributors and a mix of researchers, artists and critics, the collection addresses questions concerning the production and reproduction of dance, the contexts of kinaesthetic histories, and the relationships between choreographic and cultural forces.

About the author

Thomas F. DeFrantz is Professor and Chair of African and African American Studies at Duke University, USA, and director of SLIPPAGE: Performance, Culture, Technology, a research group that explores emerging technology in live performance applications. He co-convened the Choreography and Corporeality working group (IFTR) from 2005-2013. Other books: Dancing Many Drums: Excavations in African American Dance, Dancing Revelations: Alvin Ailey's Embodiment of African American Culture, and Black Performance Theory.

Philipa Rothfield is an honorary staff member in philosophy at La Trobe University, Australia. She has an intermittent dance practice, having worked with Russell Dumas (Dance Exchange) and Alice Cummins (Footfall Ensemble). She is a co-convener of the Choreography and Corporeality working group (IFTR). She is dance reviewer for RealTime Magazine, Momm Magazine, Korea and head of the Editorial Board for the Dancehouse Diary. She is also Creative Advisor for Dancehouse, Melbourne.