Dance, Somatics and Spiritualities: Contemporary Sacred Narratives

Dance, Somatics and Spiritualities: Contemporary Sacred Narratives

by Amanda Williamson (Editor), Glenna Batson (Editor), Amanda Williamson (Editor), Sarah Whatley (Editor)

Synopsis

This anthology negotiates the influential, yet silent educational presence of spiritualties within the field of somatic movement dance education internationally. The expressive and integral nature of spiritual experience remains academically undefined and peripheral to our understanding of creative practice. Lack of theoretical rigor, as well as a lack of a substantive definitional and methodological competency, has resulted in spirituality being marginalized. To date, important questions about how diverse spiritualities shape professional practice in the somatic movement and dance arts remain unanswered. This cutting-edge collection fills that void, providing greater creative and discursive clarity.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 524
Publisher: Intellect Books
Published: 28 Nov 2014

ISBN 10: 1783201789
ISBN 13: 9781783201785

Media Reviews
Academics and practitioners will find stimulation for related research projects in this substantial work, which also provides a basis for literary research for students in this field. --Fiona Bannon, Senior Lecturer in Dance in the School of Performance and Cultural Industries, University of Leeds
Academics and practitioners will find stimulation for related research projects in this substantial work, which also provides a basis for literary research for students in this field. --Fiona Bannon, Senior Lecturer in Dance in the School of Performance and Cultural Industries, University of Leeds
Author Bio

Amanda Williamson is an Honorary Visiting Professor at Coventry University. Glenna Batson is Professor Emeritus at Winston-Salem State University. Sarah Whatley is Professor of Dance at Coventry University. Rebecca Weber is a somatic movement and dance educator who serves as an adjunct professor at various Philadelphia-area universities.