Listening to gesture: choreographing connections through socially engaged dance practices
Description
In contemporary U.S. culture, dance is often confined to the young and the trained, isolated on stages and in dance studios, and viewed as entertainment that is disconnected from "real life." Socially engaged dance practices re-connect dance to society in meaningful ways. By connecting individuals to their own bodies, to each other, to ideas, and to social, civic, and educational institutions, socially engaged dance practices use movement, the body, and the tools of participatory art, which contributes to the development of a democratic society, while catalyzing social change, and building healthy communities.
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2013
Agent
- Author (aut): Johnson, Elizabeth
- Thesis advisor (ths): Fitzgerald, Mary
- Committee member: Standley, Eileen
- Committee member: Marshall, Alison
- Publisher (pbl): Arizona State University