Choreographing Shakespeare: Dance Adaptations of the Plays and Poems

"Choreographing Shakespeare" presents a hitherto unexplored history of the choreographers and performers who have created dance adaptations of Shakespeare. This book explores how dance adaptations strive to design legible and intelligible stories, while celebrating the beauty of pure movement.

CONTENIDO:

List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Choreographing Gender, Power, and Desire in Dance Adaptations of the Comedies
Interview with Stanton Welch ? Romeo and Juliet
2. Creating and Transcending Traditions in Dance Versions of Romeo and Juliet
Interviews with Doug Elkins and Paul Vasterling ? Othello and Macbeth
3. Staging Psychological Trauma in Dance
Adaptations of the Tragedies I
nterviews with Stephen Mills and Dominic Walsh ? Hamlet and Titus Andronicus
4. My Heart Dances: Choreographing Light and Dark in the Late Romances
Interview with David Bintley ? The Tempest
5. Poetry in Motion: Dancing the Sonnets
Conclusion
Appendix A: Production Details
Appendix B: Glossary of Dance Terms
Index