Fields in Motion: Ethnography in the Worlds of Dance - Paperback

by Dena Davida (Editor)

Looking at methods, autoethnography, pedagogies and creative processes, and choreographies as cultural and spiritual representations, contributors discuss the deeper meanings and resonances of artistic dance, giving voice to dancers, creators, programmers, spectators, students, and scholars.

Author Biography

Dena Davida has taught university courses and lectured on contemporary dance and culture and has published various essays in academic journals and professional periodicals. Her doctoral work was an ethnographic study of meaning in a contemporary dance event in Montreal, the outcome of her earlier practice as a postmodern dancer and current work as performing arts presenter and dance educator.