Exhausting Dance

Performance and the Politics of Movement

By: Andre Lepecki

Write A Review

Paperback | 12 December 2005 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Paperback
162 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
23.39 x 15.6 x 0.89

Paperback

RRP $77.99

$62.75

20%OFF

or 4 interest-free payments of $15.69 with

or

Aims to ship in 7 to 10 business days

The only scholarly book in English dedicated to recent European contemporary dance, Exhausting Dance: Performance and the Politics of Movement examines the work of key contemporary choreographers who have transformed the dance scene since the early 1990s in Europe and the US.

Through their vivid and explicit dialogue with performance art, visual arts and critical theory from the past thirty years, this new generation of choreographers challenge our understanding of dance by exhausting the concept of movement. Their work demands to be read as performed extensions of the radical politics implied in performance art, in post-structuralist and critical theory, in post-colonial theory, and in critical race studies.

In this far-ranging and exceptional study, Andre Lepecki brilliantly analyzes the work of the choreographers:

* Jerome Bel (France)
* Juan Dominguez (Spain)
* Trisha Brown (US)
* La Ribot (Spain)
* Xavier Le Roy (France-Germany)
* Vera Mantero (Portugal)

and visual and performance artists:

* Bruce Nauman (US)
* William Pope.L (US).

This book offers a significant and radical revision of the way we think about dance, arguing for the necessity of a renewed engagement between dance studies and experimental artistic and philosophical practices.

Industry Reviews

'In this book Andre Lepecki aims to bring dance studies up to speed with an extensive examination of a diverse group of contemporary choreographers who since the early 1990s have explored the mobilising potentialalities of standing still.' - Dance Theatre Journal

'Lepecki is at his best when describing the work and engaging with its curious circumstances and contingencies.' - Michal Sapir, writer, academic and musician, London

'musings on loss and rage, colonialist pasts, ghostly knockings, and white melancholia offer the reader productive strategies for responding to performances' - Thomas F. DeFrantz, The Dance Review

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

More in Dance & Other Performing Arts

The House of Hidden Meanings

The surprising, revealing and poignant memoir from a pop culture icon and bestselling author for readers who loved THE WOMAN IN ME, LOVE PAMELA and PAGEBOY

Paperback

RRP $34.99

$31.75

The Happiest Refugee

My Journey from Tragedy to Comedy

Paperback

RRP $34.99

$33.25

Is This Anything?

Paperback

RRP $27.99

$26.50

I Haven't Been Entirely Honest with You

Hardcover

RRP $59.99

$41.25

31%
OFF

The Alexander Technique

A Personal and Critical Guide for Practitioners, Students and Performance Artists

Hardcover

RRP $130.00

$97.75

25%
OFF

BOXING DAY

The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book

Hardcover

RRP $59.99

$23.95

60%
OFF

Jimmy Sharman's Boxers

Australia's legendary travelling boxing troupe

Paperback

RRP $32.99

$30.25

The Star Wars Archives. 1999-2005. 40th Ed.

40th Edition

Hardcover

RRP $54.99

$37.25

32%
OFF

How To Make It in the New Music Business

3rd Edition - Practical Tips on Building a Loyal Following and Making a Living as a Musician

Hardcover

RRP $61.95

$42.25

32%
OFF

Hamilton

The Revolution

Hardcover

RRP $89.99

$85.25

Hollywood Fashion

100 Years of Hollywood Icons

Hardcover

RRP $32.99

$30.25

The Director's Craft

A Handbook for the Theatre

Paperback

RRP $56.99

$45.35

20%
OFF

Sanford Meisner On Acting

Vintage Vintage

Paperback

RRP $27.99

$20.90

25%
OFF

Windswept & Interesting

My Autobiography

Paperback

RRP $24.99

$23.75

The Princess Bride

Official Cookbook

Hardcover

RRP $59.99

$40.35

33%
OFF

$32.25

19%
OFF

Musicals : The Definitive Illustrated Story - DK

BOXING DAY

Shoulda Been Higher

A Celebration of 30 Years of Triple J's Hottest 100

Paperback

RRP $34.99

$13.95

60%
OFF

Audition : Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part - Michael Shurtleff

$23.75

List of illustrations	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction: the political ontology of movement	p. 1
Masculinity, solipsism, choreography: Bruce Nauman, Juan Dominguez, Xavier Le Roy	p. 19
Choreography's "slower ontology": Jerome Bel's critique of representation	p. 45
Toppling dance: the making of space in Trisha Brown and La Ribot	p. 65
Stumbling dance: William Pope.L's crawls	p. 87
The melancholic dance of the postcolonial spectral: Vera Mantero summoning Josephine Baker	p. 106
Conclusion: exhausting dance - to be done with the vanishing point	p. 123
Notes	p. 132
References and bibliography	p. 141
Index	p. 147
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

Exhausting Dance

Performance and the Politics of Movement

At a Glance

Paperback

Industry Reviews

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in Dance & Other Performing Arts

The House of Hidden Meanings

The surprising, revealing and poignant memoir from a pop culture icon and bestselling author for readers who loved THE WOMAN IN ME, LOVE PAMELA and PAGEBOY

The Happiest Refugee

My Journey from Tragedy to Comedy

Is This Anything?

I Haven't Been Entirely Honest with You

The Alexander Technique

A Personal and Critical Guide for Practitioners, Students and Performance Artists

The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book

Jimmy Sharman's Boxers

Australia's legendary travelling boxing troupe

The Star Wars Archives. 1999-2005. 40th Ed.

40th Edition

How To Make It in the New Music Business

3rd Edition - Practical Tips on Building a Loyal Following and Making a Living as a Musician

Hamilton

The Revolution

Hollywood Fashion

100 Years of Hollywood Icons

The Director's Craft

A Handbook for the Theatre

Sanford Meisner On Acting

Vintage Vintage

Windswept & Interesting

My Autobiography

The Princess Bride

Official Cookbook

Ayoade on Top

The Moving Body (Le Corps Poetique)

Teaching Creative Theatre

Musicals

The Definitive Illustrated Story

The Great When

A Long London Novel

Shoulda Been Higher

A Celebration of 30 Years of Triple J's Hottest 100

Audition

Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part

Mao's Last Dancer

The Beloved Australian Classic

The Colour of Revenge

The Colour of Revenge PB

One Wrong Turn

This product is categorised by