Research Catalog

Title

East meets West in dance : voices in the cross-cultural dialogue / edited by Ruth Solomon and John Solomon.

Publication

Chur, Switzerland ; New York : Harwood Academic Publishers, c1995.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Solomon, Ruth (Ruth L.)
• Solomon, John.

Description

xix, 332 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Series Statement

Choreography and dance studies ; v. 9

Uniform Title

Choreography and dance studies ; v. 9.

Subjects

• Interviews
• Cross-cultural studies
• Dance > Study and teaching
• Modern dance > Cross-cultural studies

Genre/Form

• Cross-cultural studies
• Interviews

Note

• Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• An Overview. The American Dance Festival's international projects: invention and implementation, I / Stephanie Reinhart ; The American Dance Festival's international projects: invention and implementation, II / Martha Myers -- China. From 'beasts' to 'flowers' : modern dance in China / Ou Jian-ping ; Bringing modern dance to china / Yang Mei-qi ; Some reflections on modern dance in Guangzhou / Claudia Gitelman ; A lifetime in dance, a moment in Guangzhou : an interview with Lucas Hoving ; Lasting impression / Douglas Nielsen ; Chinese/Japanese roots and branches : an interview with Ruby Shang ; Faces in the moon / Sarah Stackhouse -- Hong Kong. Dance at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and some thoughts on international networking / Carol Wolz ; From Helsinki to Hong Kong / Betsy Fisher ; The emerging contemporary dance companies of Hong Kong and China : an interview with Willy Tsao ; Day trip / Tom Brown --^
• Indonesia. Tradition and change in Bali / I Wayan Dibia ; The view from Jakarta : an interview with Farida Feisol and Sal Murgiyanto -- Japan. Promoting dance in Japan / Mayumi Nagatoshi ; Dance education in Japan / Michie Hayashi ; On the history of Western dance in Japan : an interview with Miyabi Ichikawa ; Ballet training and studio space in Tokyo / Yaskui Sasa ; Ballet in Japan : where does it go from here? / James Sutton -- Tokyo, New York, Tokyo / Kei Takei ; Some scholarly reflections on dance in Japan : an interview with Miki Wakamatsu -- Korea. Bringing modern dance to Korea / Yook Wan-soon ; Toward a new form of dance in Korea / Lee Young-lan ; In search of a new Korean point of view : an interview with Park Il-kyu ; What is dance? : an interview with Park Myung-sook ; New trends in Korea / Judy Van Zile -- Philippines. 'Cross-cultural exchange has always been a way of life in my country' / Nestor Jardin --^
• Taiwan. Dance and society in Taiwan : a culture in transition : an interview with Lin Hwai-min and Ping Heng ; Dance education in Taiwan / Chou Su-ling ; Ballet in Taiwan / Leon Koning ; Great expectations : the training of Taiwanese dancers : an interview with Lo Man-fei ; On teaching choreography in Taiwan / Doris Rudko ; New beginnings :Taiwan and the United States / Wang Yun-yu.

ISBN

• 3718656043 (pbk.)
• 3718655934 (hbk.)

OCLC

33058847

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library