Overview
This book analyses the world-renowned Belgian choreographer’s key approaches and dramaturgical strategies through selected case studies from his oeuvre between 2000 and 2010, from Rien de Rien to Babel(words). It investigates Cherkaoui’s choreographic and dramaturgic interventions in debates on the nation, culture, religion and language, by emphasising the transcultural, transreligious and geopolitical dimensions of the dialogues and exchanges he explored during this initial decade. Engaged spectatorship refers to the ongoing thinking, talking, research and writing that the spectator is invited to do in order to fulfil the work’s macro-dramaturgical potential to resist nationalism, populism and religious fundamentalism. The book meticulously explores Cherkaoui’s rich, multi-layered theatrical imagery and aural landscapes to demonstrate the agile and ever-shifting interpretive acts the works elicit from their audiences. Offering a full-length analysis of Cherkaoui’s work, the book is essential reading for students, researchers, practitioners and Cherkaoui fans.
Full Product Details
Author: Lise Uytterhoeven
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition: 2019 ed.
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9783030278182
ISBN 10: 3030278182
Pages: 245
Publication Date: 20 September 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Complete with vast analyses and extensive sources, it provides a unique and valuable perspective on engaged spectatorship in contemporary dance. This book is ideal for scholars and educators interested in either Cherkaoui or a new approach to dance dramaturgy. ... Uytterhoeven reminds the reader that engaged spectatorship is a skill that must be practiced and developed, even by the most seasoned audience members. (Gretchen McLaine, Journal of Dance Education, May 12, 2020)
Uytterhoeven focuses on one choreographer, but her scholarship expands outward into a myriad of directions. Her book inspires continued engagement ... . her strategies can inspire the viewer to go deeper. ... Different disciplines will see her scholarship through distinct lenses-the eye of a choreographer, dancer, anthropologist, or dance studies scholar. ... Many conversations and lines of inquiry are being birthed. Reading her book may take you down a new path that you did not foresee. (Heather Harrington, Dance Research Journal, Vol. 53 (3), December, 2021) Complete with vast analyses and extensive sources, it provides a unique and valuable perspective on engaged spectatorship in contemporary dance. This book is ideal for scholars and educators interested in either Cherkaoui or a new approach to dance dramaturgy. ... Uytterhoeven reminds the reader that engaged spectatorship is a skill that must be practiced and developed, even by the most seasoned audience members. (Gretchen McLaine, Journal of Dance Education, May 12, 2020)
Author Information
Lise Uytterhoeven teaches critical dance studies at London Studio Centre, UK. She has published in Contemporary Theatre Review, The Bloomsbury Companion to Dance Studies and The Ethics of Art. A co-author of What Moves You? Shaping Your Dissertation in Dance, Lise is also Chair of the Society for Dance Research.
