In 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. Emily Wright details how these dancing Christians transform what they perceive as secular professional by transforming concert dance into different kinds of religious practices in order to express individual and communal religious identities. Through a multi-site, qualitative study of four professional dance companies, Wright explores how religious and artistic commitments, everyday lived experience and varied performance contexts influence and shape the approaches of Christian professional dancers to creating, transforming and performing dance. Subsequently, this book provides readers with a greater awareness and appreciation for the complex interactions between American Christianity and dance. This study, in turn, delivers audiences a richer, more nuanced picture of the complex histories of these Christian, dancing communities and offers more fruitful readings of their choreographic productions.
Emily Wright
Dancing to Transform [PDF ebook]
How Concert Dance Becomes Religious in American Christianity
Dancing to Transform [PDF ebook]
How Concert Dance Becomes Religious in American Christianity
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Langue Anglais ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9781789383294 ● Maison d’édition Intellect Books Ltd ● Publié 2021 ● Téléchargeable 3 fois ● Devise EUR ● ID 8077087 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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