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Movement and SomaticsNon-stylised movement (as opposed to conventional dance and movement practice) is one of the most revealing approaches to emerge from the cross-fertilisation of performance, dance, therapy and daily life movement itself. Taking a systemic approach, Triarchy titles in this area place the individual firmly in their family, social, environmental, autobiographical and ecological context. Our authors look at the role of movement in performance, therapy, awareness and creative life.
One of the most important developments has been the shift away from seeing the organisation and the individual human as a fixed structure and towards seeing them as constantly changing processes. This process is applied, in particular, in a new collection of books about movement and movement practice based on the work of Javanese movement artist Suprapto Suryodarmo and others. |
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Nine Ways of Seeing a Body ~ Sandra Reeve
In movement terms, Sandra Reeve's approach to the ecological body and ecological movement matches the approach of some of our other authors towards organisations, government and society (systems thinking, design thinking and ecological thinking). Designed to be a guide and stimulus for teachers, students and practitioners of dance, performance, movement, somatics and the arts therapies - this short book will also serve as an inter-disciplinary resource for other areas of study, where a brief recent historical view of approaches to the body can be useful. The first in a series of books entitled: Ways of Being a Body. Before the Curtain Opens: Alexander Technique in the Actor's Life
Kate Kelly Kate Kelly has a lifetime’s experience as an actor and Alexander teacher. In Before the Curtain Opens, she invites performers of all sorts to examine the everyday habits of standing, sitting, breathing, speaking and reacting that spill over, unseen, into their professional lives. Using her own experience, miniature case studies, humour and unfailingly gentle kindness, she shines a spotlight on our deepest-rooted habits. On every page she offers advice, tips, techniques and guidance to help actors and performers retrain themselves in everything they do in daily life – before the curtain opens. Body and Performance ~ edited by Sandra Reeve
Following on from Sandra Reeve’s Nine Ways of Seeing a Body (which offered a historical perspective on different key approaches to the body over time), this new edited collection brings together a wide range of contemporary approaches to the body that are being used by performers or in the context of performance training. The second in a series of books entitled: Ways of Being a Body. Attending to Movement: Somatic Perspectives on Living in this World
edited by Sarah Whatley, Natalie Garrett Brown, Kirsty Alexander Somatic practitioners, dance artists and scholars from a wide range of subject domains cross discipline borders and investigate the approaches that embodied thinking and action can offer to philosophical and socio-cultural inquiry. The book celebrates and builds upon the work of visionary dance artist, teacher and scholar Gill Clarke (1954 –2011), who championed the value of somatic approaches within and beyond dance education and creative practice. |
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