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OverviewIn response to a scarcity of writings on the intersections between dance and Christianity, Dancing to Transform examines the religious lives of American Christians who, despite the historically tenuous place of dance within Christianity, are also professional dancers. Through a multi-site study of four professional dance companies, Wright conducted participant-observations and ethnographic interviews with artistic directors, choreographers, and company members who self-identify as Christian. She then analyzed choreography from each company to determine how concert dance becomes religious and what effects danced religious practices have for these participants. Her research reveals that the participants turn what they perceive as secular professional dance into different kinds of religious practices in order to actualize individual and communal religious identities—they dance to transform. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Emily WrightPublisher: Intellect Books Imprint: Intellect Books Edition: New edition ISBN: 9781789382839ISBN 10: 1789382831 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 18 June 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsIntroduction Making Christian Movements: Differentiation and Adaptation in Christianity from the Patristic Era to the Middle Ages American Christianity from the Seventeenth to the Nineteenth Century Dancing as American and/or Christian in the Twentieth Century ‘Let Us Praise His Name with Dancing’: Ballet Magnificat! and the Transformation of Concert into Church Servant Artists: Ad Deum Dance Company and the Transformation of Suffering Befriending the Both/And: Dishman + Co. Choreography and the Transformation of the Choreographic Process Dancing Divine Love: Karin Stevens Dance and the Transformation of the Spiritual Journey ConclusionReviewsAdvancing the study of religion and performance. * Choice * 'Bubbling over with rich insights, Wright’s book marks an important contribution to dance studies and religious studies. Her revisionist framework articulates Christianity’s stance on dance with nuance and verve.... Wright’s text has sufficient theoretical sophistication to engage a scholarly audience, but it remains accessible enough for undergraduates and the general populace. Dancing to Transform expands our conception of dance and the sacred in ways that provoke and enrapture.' -- Kathryn Dickason, Dance Research Journal Author InformationEmily Wright is assistant professor of dance at Boston Conservatory at Berklee College of Music. She holds a Ph.D. in dance from Texas Woman's University and an MFA in dance from Arizona State University. She has contributed chapters to the edited volumes Fields in Motion: Ethnography in the Worlds of Dance (2011) and Perspectives in Performing Arts Medicine Practice (2020) and her work has been published in Dance, Movement & Spiritualities and the Journal of Emerging Dance Scholarship. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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