The Art of Making Dances by Doris Humphrey
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Book Summary Author: Doris Humphrey Editor: Barbara Pollack Illustrator: Stuyvesant Van Veen Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 1991-08-01 ISBN: 0871271583 Number of pages: 192 Publisher: Princeton Book Company |
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Customer Review: Review of "The Art of Making Dances"
Summary: 5 Stars
Written by one of the master pioneers of American modern dance, "The Art of Making Dances" was Doris Humphrey's final effort before she died in 1958. Published after her death, the book is a tribute to her legacy of providing a formal methodology of the craft of choreography. The book is an excellent manual for the beginning choreographer by outlining elements of dance and music composition, design, dynamics, rhythm and gesture. She includes choreography assignments to illustrate each compositional element. While somewhat dated in its choreography references, Humphrey offers the reader advice for what to look for in formal choreography making the book an excellent introduction to understanding and appreciating dance for the practitioner as well as the audience member.
Dalienne Majors
Chair of Dance
Berkeley Carroll School
Brooklyn, NY
July 2006