Contemporary PerforMemory
Author : Layla Zami
Publisher : transcript Verlag
Release Date : 2020-12-31
ISBN : 3839455251
Pages : 292 pages
Rating : 4.9/5 (455 Download)
Download Free Contemporary PerforMemory PDF by Layla Zami Full Book and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2020-12-31 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary PerforMemory looks at dance works created in the 21st century by choreographers identifying as Afro-European, Jewish, Black, Palestinian, and Taiwanese-Chinese-American. It explores how contemporary dance-makers engage with historical traumas such as the Shoah and the Maafa to reimagine how the past is remembered and how the future is anticipated. The new idea of perforMemory arises within a lively blend of interdisciplinary theory, interviews, performance analysis, and personal storytelling. Scholar and artist Layla Zami traces unexpected pathways, inviting the reader to move gracefully across disciplines, geographies, and histories. Featuring insightful interviews with seven international artists: Oxana Chi, Zufit Simon, André M. Zachery, Chantal Loïal, Wan-Chao Chang, Farah Saleh, and Christiane Emmanuel.
