Ungoverning Dance: Contemporary European Theatre Dance and the Commons

by Ramsay Burt

Ungoverning Dance examines the work of progressive contemporary dance artists in continental Europe from the mid 1990s to 2015. Placing this within the context of neoliberalism and austerity, the book argues that these artists have developed an ethico-aesthetic approach that uses dance practices as sites of resistance against dominant ideologies, and that their works attest to the persistence of alternative ways of thinking and living. In response...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199321930
• ISBN13: 9780199321933
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"