Chapter 1 The times that gave birth to Kurt Jooss; Chapter 2 Kurt Jooss: the evolution of an artist; Chapter 3 The West German dance theatre Paths from the twenties to the present; Chapter 4 Jooss the teacher His pedagogical aims and the development of the choreographic principles of harmony; Chapter 5 The Dance of Death Description and analysis of The Green Table; Chapter 6 Dancing for Jooss Recreating the role of Death in The Green Table