Outline of the History of Western Modern Dance

Author: Liu Qingyi
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book is divided into two parts, with the early 20th century as the boundary. The first part, consisting of two sections and ten chapters, introduces the art, artistic concepts, and artistic ideas of representative figures from the first and founding generations of Western modern dancers. The second part, comprising three sections and fourteen chapters, explores the art, artistic perspectives, and artistic ideas of representative figures from the American New Avant-garde and European Dance Theatre. This book emphasizes not only the organization and introduction of historical events in Western modern dance but also the research and interpretation of the artistic ideas of Western modern dancers. Additionally, it focuses on analyzing their linguistic systems, artistic creation methods, aesthetic inclinations, and artistic characteristics. As a specialized and comprehensive monograph introducing the development history of Western modern dance, the author strives to outline the framework of theory and practice, history and facts of Western modern dance with a clear structure, while also vividly describing the three-dimensional artistic images of Western modern dancers in engaging language. The purpose is to make this book a valuable reference for professional dance theorists and a readable resource for general readers seeking to understand Western modern dance, particularly serving as a valuable teaching material for history and theory instruction in higher dance education in China.