New dance : writings on modern dance /
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| Author / Creator: | Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958. |
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| Imprint: | Highstown, NJ : Princeton Book Co., c2008. |
| Description: | xi, 132 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7631912 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Charles Humphrey Woodford
- Notes / Doris Humphrey
- pt. 1. Principles. 1. My approach to modern dance
- Declaration
- Principles of movement
- Extension of movement into studies
- Body mechanics and technical studies
- 2. Breath rhythm
- 3. Invitation to the dancer
- 4. Interview
- 5. A personal note on composition
- 6. New dance
- 7. The relationship of music and dance
- My point of view
- Rhythm
- The phrase
- 8. Doris Humphrey speaks to students
- The problem of projection
- Subject matter
- Denishawn, and how I started in the dance world
- Some practical advice for the young dancer
- Isolation and egocentricity
- pt. 2. Notes on dances. 1. Sonata Tragica, 1926
- 2. Color Harmony, 1928
- 3. Etude Patetico, 1928
- 4. The Banshee, 1928
- 5. Water Study, 1928
- 6. Air on a Ground Bass, 1929
- 7. Life of the Bee, 1929
- 8. Descent into a Dangerous Place, 1929
- 9. Alcina Suite, 1929
- 10. Speed, 1929
- 11. Drama of Motion, 1930
- 12. Parade, 1930
- 13. The Shakers, 1931
- 14. Two Ecstatic Themes, 1931
- 15. Dionysiaques, 1932
- 16. Suite in F, 1933
- 17. The Libation Bearers, 1934
- 18. Duo-Drama, 1935
- 19. New Dance, 1935
- 20. Theatre Piece, 1936
- 21. With My Red Fires, 1936
- 22. Race of Life, 1938
- 23. Passacaglia in C minor, 1938
- 24. Square Dances, 1939
- 25. Variations, 1940
- 26. Song of the West, 1940
- 27. The Land of Ing ("ings"), 1941
- 28. Four Chorale Preludes, 1942
- 29. Partita in G Minor, 1942
- 30. El Salon Mexico, 1943
- 31. Inquest, 1944
- 32. The Story of Mankind, 1946
- 33. Lament for Ignacio Sanchez Mejias, 1946
- 34. Day on Earth, 1947
- 35. Corybantic, 1948
- 36. Invention, 1949
- 37. Night Spell, 1951
- 38. Ruins and Visions, 1953
- 39. Felipe el Loco, 1954
- 40. Airs and Graces, 1955
- 41. Dawn in New York, 1956
- 42. Theatre Piece No.2, 1956.
