A Measured Pace : : Toward a Philosophical Understanding of the Arts of Dance / / F.E. Sparshott.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Sparshott, F.E.,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©1995
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Toronto Studies in Philosophy
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (580 p.)

Although the theoretical importance of dance has always been recognized, dance has been relatively neglected in the philosophy of art. In this sequel to Off the Ground, in which Professor Sparshott focused on the concept of dance in general, A Measured Pace considers the recognized classification of dance as art, its values, and relationship to the other arts.Sparshott begins with an explanation of the philosophical importance of the major classifications of dance and their basis. He examines dance as a mimetic and expressive medium, and reviews the major dimensions of dance form. He then explores the relationship of dance to three related fields: music, language, and theatre. Sparshott also discusses the major philosophical problems of dance as an art: the specific values of dance; the relation between the way the audience perceives dance and the dancer's self-perception; the ways in which dancing and dances are learned; the division of artistic creation between choreographers and performers; and the ways in which dances are identified and retain their identity through time. A concluding chapter on how dances are recorded considers how the media may change the nature of dance. A Measured Pace is a wide-ranging and substantial contribution to a philosophical understanding of dance.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- PART ONE: Kinds of Dance -- 2. The Problem of Classification -- 3. Classification by Context -- 4. Mimesis -- 5. Expression -- 6. Formal Principles of Movement -- 7. Anatomy -- 8. Units and Systems -- 9. Rhythm -- 10. One and Many -- 11. Modes of Dance Organization -- PART TWO: Dance and Related Fields -- 12. Dance and Music -- 13. Dance and Language -- 14. Dance and Theatre -- PART THREE: Aspects of Dance -- 15. Dance Values -- 16. Dancer and Spectator -- 17. Learning to Dance -- 18. Dance and Choreography -- 19. The Identity of a Dance -- 20. Recording Dance -- 21. Conclusion -- 22. Afterword: The Three Graces -- Notes -- References -- Index