Choreography and Verbatim Theatre Dancing Words
How might spoken words be translated into choreography? This book addresses the field of verbatim dance-theatre, around which there is currently limited existing scholarly writing. Grounded in extensive research, the project combines dance studies and per
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Jess McCormack
Choreography and Verbatim Theatre
Jess McCormack
Choreography and Verbatim Theatre Dancing Words
Jess McCormack University of Bristol Bristol, UK
ISBN 978-3-319-92018-4 ISBN 978-3-319-92019-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92019-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018942009 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Harvey Loake Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Pivot imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
The consequence of the single story is this: It robs people of dignity. It makes our recognition of our equal humanity difficult. It emphasizes how we are different rather than how we are similar…when we reject the single story, when we realize that there is never a single story about any place, we regain a kind of paradise. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2009)
Novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie warns us of the dangers of telling or consuming ‘single stories’, arguing that if an artist tries to tell one individual’s story in one individual’s voice then they risk closing off the possibility for any complex understanding. This book sets out to ask questions about how performance makers might approach this rejection of a single story through the staging of and more specifically the dancing of other people’s words. How might dance and theatre come together to tell multiple stories but also in multiple ways? What is the body’s capacity to communicate? How can spoken words be translated into choreography? Physical theatre or dance-theatre practices that focus on the body and movement as a mode of communication, can provide verbatim performance makers with powerful mea
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