A Dancer’s Pocket Guide to Embodied Performance
by Marcia Wardell Kelly
A Dancer’s Pocket Guide to Embodied Performance takes an inside, experiential view of the art of dance performance. It encourages dancers to reach through and beyond technique into the rich landscape of expression that sensory embodiment allows. Whether exploring this broader territory as a student, teacher, performing artist or audience member, the concepts presented will help the reader gain insight into the expressive elements of the art of dance.
“This small book contains huge power. It is written so beautifully and evocatively about the aspect of dance performance which many dancers have either never experienced or have forgotten. It ‘rekindles the fire and stirs the cauldron’ for teachers and performing artists alike.”
“Marcia Wardell Kelly’s exploration of Alwin Nikolais’ theories of motion is sensorially explored and creatively inspiring.”
“This small pocket guide is quite a miracle of a book.”
“Marcia Wardell Kelly’s translation of the Nikolais/Louis philosophy is exhilarating. She takes a new generation of dancers on a performer’s journey through the creative elements of motion, space, shape and time.”
“This concise book contains ideas synthesized from Alwin Nikolais’ teaching that the serious dancer at any level of proficiency can practice to become a formidable performer.”