DANZ QUARTERLY ISSUE No 12 – July, August, September 2008
Editorial
While we always plan for a balance of dance perspectives in our stories, DANZ Quarterly issues sometimes take on a life of their own. In this issue, the under-pinning theme is change. The very nature of art is to confront the past and break with tradition. Equally powerful is the impact of external agencies – funding mechanisms, patrons and political forces.
All these elements are represented in this issue, which also has a distinct international flavour. Shona Dunlop MacTavish’s wonderful history of taking the inspiration of Viennese expressionist choreographer Bodenwieser, continues with her own dance history in Dunedin; Michael Parmenter looks at recent trends in Germany where movement seems to have vanished from dance; Roger Copeland comments on the dire state of arts funding in the US, and there are insights from the unique voice of Finnish choreographer Tero Saarinen. There is also the start of a two-part examination on the challenges faced by women dancing into their 40s and beyond.
As this issue goes to print, dancers in major centres throughout New Zealand are gathering to discuss the nature of dance in this early part of the 21st century and prepare a vision of it’s future shape. There is no doubt the outcome of these forums will move us to another place.
Francesca Horsley
Editor
Contents
Jonny Williams, His story of Dancing With The Stars by Francesca Horsley
How the professional dancers experience the popular TV dance show.
Dark Times For American Dance by Francesca Horsley
US Professor of Theater and Dance Roger Copeland describes the current situation in American arts and dance.
Travelling Between the Poles by Francesca Horsley
Finnish Choreographer Tero Saarinen
Gnarly Feet by Lyne Pringle
Interview with Lisa Densem. The first of two articles on the changes and issues facing mature dancers.
Dancing in the Community by Sefa Enari
Diary of a ‘dance’ artist in residence.
Student Directed Choreography and Inquiry Learning by Annabel Reader
The application of Inquiry Learning as a tool in schools.
Modern Dance from A to NZ: A personal view – part 1 by Shona Dunlop-MacTavish
Keynote speech for Dance Educators Conference, Dunedin, September 2007.
(Part 2 will be published in DANZ Quarterly Issue No 12, July 2008)
From Dance to Film, Complimentary Mediums by Catherine Wellington
Dancer Bronwyn Judge’s ‘conversion’ to film.
Still Life, The Politics of Movement by Michael Parmenter
An examination of contemporary dance at the Tanzplattform in Europe.
Reviews
- Postscript – International Arts Festival 2008, reviewed by Raewyn Whyte
- Women and Honour: Notes on Lying (Clare Luiten), reviewed by Sue Cheesman
- Flicker (Ann Dewey), reviewed by Francesca Horsley
- The Sleeping Beauty (The Kiev Ballet), reviewed by Francesca Horsley
- Flight ’08, reviewed by Nicola Muir
- Mirror Me (Shona McCullagh, Michael Hodgson and John Gibson), reviewed by Jack Gray
- Dancespeak 08, reviewed by Bronwyn Judge
- South Island Dance Network Hui, report by Bronwyn Judge
- The State of Dance Theory Lecture (Professor Roger Copeland), reviewed by Dagmar Simon
DANZ resource – Nutrition Information for Dancers by Susan Simpson
The Choreography of Rugby by Raewyn Hill
Recent project in Hong Kong linking dance and rugby through photography and performance.
Mark Morris by Francesca Horsley
Background on acclaimed US dance company the Mark Morris Dance Group.
Czech Folk Dance Teacher Visiting NZ by Francesca Horsley
Leading exponent of Czech folk dance, Zivana Vajasova.
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