Dance leadership : theory into practice / Jane M. Alexandre.
This "what is"--Rather than "how to"--volume proposes a theoretical framework for understanding dance leadership for dancers, leaders, and students of both domains, illustrated by portraits of leaders in action in India, South Africa, UK, US, Brazil and Canada. What is dance lead...
Saved in:
| Online Access: |
Full Text (via Springer) |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
London :
Palgrave Macmillan : Springer Nature,
[2017]
|
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction. On developing theory ; Moving on
- 2. Toward a theoretical view of dance leadership. Dance ; Human existence and the arts ; Defining dance ; Leadership ; Integral theory ; Integrating possibilities: performative research ; A theoretical view of dance leadership
- 3. "We think differently in the landscape of dance": T. Lang. Background ; Work/works: movement ; Work/works: Mother/Mutha ; Process ; Teaching: artists, not clones ; Identity ; Leadership
- 4. "I wanted to be a dance company and not a social project": Sonia Destri. Background ; Work/works ; Process ; Leadership
- 5. "The outcome will be exciting if the process is exciting": Urmimala Sarkar Munsi. Delhi, India ; Background ; Teaching: university, Moving Monologues, and beyond ; Writing dance: history, identity, and definition ; Research: gender and gendering ; Work/works: choreography ; Leadership: formal, informal, and identity ; Summary
- 6. "We found there were issues we had to address": Jay Hirabayashi. Background ; Development ; Work/works: the Vancouver International Dance Festival ; Work/works: Kokoro Dance ; Leadership, identity, and place
- 7: "I want to ask questions that are normally swept under the carpet": Dada Masilo. Background ; Work/works: Swan Lake ; Process ; Teaching ; Identity ; Leadership
- 8. "Dance points us into life": Adam Benjamin. Background ; Work/works: evolution, investigation and inquiry ; Teaching ; Process ; Leadership and identity
- 9. Circling back, moving forward. Leading dance ; Multiplicity and multivalency ; Artist to leader ; Creativity/virtuosity/excellence ; Creativity, domain, and community ; Social engagement ; Human rights ; Human capability ; Leadership without followers ; Serving, transforming, and who-or what-benefits ; Identity ; Place ; Processes ; Conclusion
- 10. Enhancing the theory. What is dance leadership? ; Corollary I ; Corollary II ; Corollary III ; Who are dance leaders? ; Corollary I ; Corollary II ; What are the processes of dance leadership? ; Corollary I ; Corollary II ; Where does dance leadership occur? ; Corollary I
- 11. Conclusion.