Gertrud Bodenwieser and Vienna's Contribution to Ausdruckstanz

ISBN-13: 9789057550355 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 220 str.

Bettina Vernon-Warren;Charles Warren;Bettina Vernon-Warren

Opis

Born in Vienna in 1890, Gertrud Bodenwieser became a leading exponent of Ausdruckstanz (Expressionist Dance) during the 1920s and 1930s, developing a definitive personal style and a philosophy of dance that distinguished her from all her contemporaries. In 1938 she emigrated to Australia to start her career afresh with the remaining nucleus of her company from Nazi-occupied Austria. In this collection of writings (initially compiled by Bettina Vernon and posthumously completed by her husband Charles Warren) each contributor highlights Bodenwieser's achievements from a different perspective, with reminiscences from her pupils and company members, together with scholarly studies.

Recenzje

"An elucidating work, not only about Gertrud Bodenwiesser, but also about Ausdruckstanz...The dance history side is covered comprehensively." -- Tanz Affiche
"Fascinating...Worth reading...Any book that attempts to bring the work of important but perhaps neglected figures in the dance world to the attention of a wider community is to be commended...Some of the articles are interesting for the background information...Perfect material for the development of connections with other aspects of Bodenwieser's background and career." -- Dance Chronicle

Spis treści

intro1 Introduction; Part 1 Bodenwieser’s Inspirations; Chapter 1 Vienna, George Jackson; Chapter 2 A Driving Force Towards the New. Bodenwieser – Exponent of Ausdruckstanz, Gunhild Oberzaucher-Schüller; Chapter 3 Who were the Teachers of Gertrud Bodenwieser? Educational Opportunities and Dance Activity During the Pioneering Period of Modern Dance in Vienna, Alfred Oberzaucher, Gunhild Oberzaucher-Schüller; Chapter 4 Gertrud Bodenwieser, Jarmila Weissenböck; Chapter 5 The Bodenwieser Style, Charles Warren; Chapter 6 Bodenwieser Teaching in Vienna and Australia, Charles Warren; Part 2 Contributions and Letters from Former Members of the Bodenwieser Ballet and Marie Cuckson; Chapter 7 The Early Days, Hilde Holger; Chapter 8 A Dancer Speaks, Hede Juer; Chapter 9 A Note on “The Ford System”, Hede Juer; Chapter 10 Vienna Revisited in Memory, Helen Elton; Chapter 11 Working with Bodenwieser in the Thirties, Emmy Steininger; Chapter 12 The Emigration of Gertrud Bodenwieser and her Dancers, Emmy Steininger; Chapter 13 “I always remained a Bodenwieser dancer”, Evelyn Ippen; Chapter 14 Bodenwieser’s Lasting Influence from 1926 to 1995, Bettina Vernon; Chapter 15 Learning – An Exhilaration and a Joy, Innes Murdoch; Chapter 16 Vision, Coralie Hinkley; Chapter 17 Bodenwieser’s Last Five Years, Marie Cuckson; Chapter 18 Bodenwieser’s Final Message to Young Dancers;

O autorze

Vernon-Warren, Bettina; Warren, Charles