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Through the Eyes of a Dancer compiles the writings of noted dance critic and editor Wendy Perron. In pieces for The SoHo Weekly News, Village Voice, The New York Times, and Dance Magazine, Perron limns the larger aesthetic and theoretical shifts in the dance world since the 1960s. She surveys a wide range of styles and genres, from downtown experimental performance to ballets at the Metropolitan Opera House. In opinion pieces, interviews, reviews, brief memoirs, blog posts, and contemplations on the choreographic process, she gives readers an up-close, personalized look at dancing as an art form. Dancers, choreographers, teachers, college dance students-and anyone interested in the intersection between dance and journalism-will find Perron's probing and insightful writings inspiring. Through the Eyes of a Dancer is a nuanced microcosm of dance's recent globalization and modernization that also provides an opportunity for new dancers to look back on the traditions and styles that preceded their own.

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Perron writes with kinesthetic appeal, making you feel like you're seeing performances right there with her. --Rachel Rizzuto, Dance Teacher As someone who loves to dive into history and ideas, I am grateful to have Perron's vivid, companionable guide. This is not, as you might have guessed, academic or theory-based criticism. She doesn't try to cover all points of view, just writing her own thoughts in a voice that's impassioned and articulate. There's a lot packed into this volume, but with integrity, conviction and panache, she invites us to join the conversation. --Philip Szporer, The Dance Current Through the Eyes of a Dancer reaffirms that dance is a way of being in the world as much as a physical practice. Like good dance, Perron's accounts, insights, and questions resonate in the aftermath. What a gift that she wove her paths together so seamlessly, and that we have this provocative collection of musings. --Carolyn Merritt, Dance Chronicle 'Dance reaches every corner of me, ' Perron offers, and this is evident in her ability to capture and articulate her viewing experiences as informed by her life in the field... Through the Eyes of a Dancer would be a smart addition to any dance history or criticism curriculum. It offers a rich resource for dancers and artists looking to draw on a female perspective of criticism during a particular era of dance exploration and evolution. Her consideration for the artist is undeniable. Her understood obligation to her audience is unmistakable. --Melanie Greene, DCA News -Perron writes with kinesthetic appeal, making you feel like you're seeing performances right there with her.- --Rachel Rizzuto, Dance Teacher -As someone who loves to dive into history and ideas, I am grateful to have Perron's vivid, companionable guide. This is not, as you might have guessed, academic or theory-based criticism. She doesn't try to cover all points of view, just writing her own thoughts in a voice that's impassioned and articulate. There's a lot packed into this volume, but with integrity, conviction and panache, she invites us to join the conversation.- --Philip Szporer, The Dance Current -Through the Eyes of a Dancer reaffirms that dance is a way of being in the world as much as a physical practice. Like good dance, Perron's accounts, insights, and questions resonate in the aftermath. What a gift that she wove her paths together so seamlessly, and that we have this provocative collection of musings.- --Carolyn Merritt, Dance Chronicle - 'Dance reaches every corner of me, ' Perron offers, and this is evident in her ability to capture and articulate her viewing experiences as informed by her life in the field... Through the Eyes of a Dancer would be a smart addition to any dance history or criticism curriculum. It offers a rich resource for dancers and artists looking to draw on a female perspective of criticism during a particular era of dance exploration and evolution. Her consideration for the artist is undeniable. Her understood obligation to her audience is unmistakable.- --Melanie Greene, DCA News Perron writes with kinesthetic appeal, making you feel like you re seeing performances right there with her. Rachel Rizzuto, Dance Teacher As someone who loves to dive into history and ideas, I am grateful to have Perron s vivid, companionable guide. This is not, as you might have guessed, academic or theory-based criticism. She doesn t try to cover all points of view, just writing her own thoughts in a voice that s impassioned and articulate. There s a lot packed into this volume, but with integrity, conviction and panache, she invites us to join theconversation. Philip Szporer, The Dance Current Through the Eyes of a Dancer reaffirms that dance is a way of being in the world as much as a physical practice. Like good dance, Perron s accounts, insights, and questions resonate in the aftermath. What a gift that she wove her paths together so seamlessly, and that we have this provocative collection of musings. Carolyn Merritt, Dance Chronicle Dance reaches every corner of me, Perron offers, and this is evident in her ability to capture and articulate her viewing experiences as informed by her life in the field Through the Eyes of a Dancer would be a smart addition to any dance history or criticism curriculum. It offers a rich resource for dancers and artists looking to draw on a female perspective of criticism during a particular era of dance exploration and evolution. Her consideration for the artist is undeniable. Her understood obligation to her audience is unmistakable. Melanie Greene, DCA News

Perron writes with kinesthetic appeal, making you feel like you're seeing performances right there with her. --Rachel Rizzuto, Dance Teacher

Perron writes with kinesthetic appeal, making you feel like you re seeing performances right there with her. Rachel Rizzuto, <i><b>Dance Teacher</b></i>

Through the Eyes of a Dancer reaffirms that dance is a way of being in the world as much as a physical practice. Like good dance, Perron's accounts, insights, and questions resonate in the aftermath. What a gift that she wove her paths together so seamlessly, and that we have this provocative collection of musings. --Carolyn Merritt, Dance Chronicle

'Dance reaches every corner of me, ' Perron offers, and this is evident in her ability to capture and articulate her viewing experiences as informed by her life in the field... Through the Eyes of a Dancer would be a smart addition to any dance history or criticism curriculum. It offers a rich resource for dancers and artists looking to draw on a female perspective of criticism during a particular era of dance exploration and evolution. Her consideration for the artist is undeniable. Her understood obligation to her audience is unmistakable. --Melanie Greene DCA News (6/1/2014 12:00:00 AM) Through the Eyes of a Dancer reaffirms that dance is a way of being in the world as much as a physical practice. Like good dance, Perron's accounts, insights, and questions resonate in the aftermath. What a gift that she wove her paths together so seamlessly, and that we have this provocative collection of musings. --Carolyn Merritt Dance Chronicle (6/1/2014 12:00:00 AM) As someone who loves to dive into history and ideas, I am grateful to have Perron's vivid, companionable guide. This is not, as you might have guessed, academic or theory-based criticism. She doesn't try to cover all points of view, just writing her own thoughts in a voice that's impassioned and articulate. There's a lot packed into this volume, but with integrity, conviction and panache, she invites us to join the conversation. --Philip Szporer The Dance Current (9/30/2014 12:00:00 AM) Perron writes with kinesthetic appeal, making you feel like you're seeing performances right there with her. --Rachel Rizzuto Dance Teacher (12/1/2014 12:00:00 AM) -Perron writes with kinesthetic appeal, making you feel like you're seeing performances right there with her.- --Rachel Rizzuto, Dance Teacher -As someone who loves to dive into history and ideas, I am grateful to have Perron's vivid, companionable guide. This is not, as you might have guessed, academic or theory-based criticism. She doesn't try to cover all points of view, just writing her own thoughts in a voice that's impassioned and articulate. There's a lot packed into this volume, but with integrity, conviction and panache, she invites us to join the conversation.- --Philip Szporer, The Dance Current -Through the Eyes of a Dancer reaffirms that dance is a way of being in the world as much as a physical practice. Like good dance, Perron's accounts, insights, and questions resonate in the aftermath. What a gift that she wove her paths together so seamlessly, and that we have this provocative collection of musings.- --Carolyn Merritt, Dance Chronicle - 'Dance reaches every corner of me, ' Perron offers, and this is evident in her ability to capture and articulate her viewing experiences as informed by her life in the field... Through the Eyes of a Dancer would be a smart addition to any dance history or criticism curriculum. It offers a rich resource for dancers and artists looking to draw on a female perspective of criticism during a particular era of dance exploration and evolution. Her consideration for the artist is undeniable. Her understood obligation to her audience is unmistakable.- --Melanie Greene, DCA News Perron writes with kinesthetic appeal, making you feel like you re seeing performances right there with her. Rachel Rizzuto, Dance Teacher As someone who loves to dive into history and ideas, I am grateful to have Perron s vivid, companionable guide. This is not, as you might have guessed, academic or theory-based criticism. She doesn t try to cover all points of view, just writing her own thoughts in a voice that s impassioned and articulate. There s a lot packed into this volume, but with integrity, conviction and panache, she invites us to join theconversation. Philip Szporer, The Dance Current Through the Eyes of a Dancer reaffirms that dance is a way of being in the world as much as a physical practice. Like good dance, Perron s accounts, insights, and questions resonate in the aftermath. What a gift that she wove her paths together so seamlessly, and that we have this provocative collection of musings. Carolyn Merritt, Dance Chronicle Dance reaches every corner of me, Perron offers, and this is evident in her ability to capture and articulate her viewing experiences as informed by her life in the field Through the Eyes of a Dancer would be a smart addition to any dance history or criticism curriculum. It offers a rich resource for dancers and artists looking to draw on a female perspective of criticism during a particular era of dance exploration and evolution. Her consideration for the artist is undeniable. Her understood obligation to her audience is unmistakable. Melanie Greene, DCA News

As someone who loves to dive into history and ideas, I am grateful to have Perron s vivid, companionable guide. This is not, as you might have guessed, academic or theory-based criticism. She doesn t try to cover all points of view, just writing her own thoughts in a voice that s impassioned and articulate. There s a lot packed into this volume, but with integrity, conviction and panache, she invites us to join theconversation. Philip Szporer, The Dance Current

Author Information

WENDY PERRON is a former dancer, choreographer, and teacher. She was the editor in chief of Dance Magazine from 2004 to 2013, and is now an editor at large.

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