East Meets West in Dance: Voices in the Cross-Cultural Dialogue

by Solomon,John; Solomon,John

• ISBN13: 9783718655939
• ISBN10: 3718655934
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-05-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Series
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
About the Editors
Introduction	p. 1
The American Dance Festival's International Projects: Invention and Implementation, I	p. 7
The American Dance Festival's International Projects: Invention and Implementation, II	p. 17
From 'Beasts' to 'Flowers': Modern Dance in China	p. 29
Bringing Modern Dance to China	p. 37
Some Reflections on Modern Dance in Guangzhou	p. 51
A Lifetime in Dance, a Moment in Guangzhou	p. 59
Lasting Impressions	p. 65
Chinese/Japanese Roots and Branches	p. 73
Faces in the Moon	p. 85
Dance at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and Some Thoughts on International Networking	p. 99
From Helsinki to Hong Kong	p. 119
The Emerging Contemporary Dance Companies of Hong Kong and China	p. 125
Day Trip	p. 141
Tradition and Change in Bali	p. 159
The View from Jakarta	p. 165
Promoting Dance in Japan	p. 173
Dance Education in Japan	p. 181
On the History of Western Dance in Japan	p. 187
Ballet Training and the Studio Scene in Tokyo	p. 193
Ballet in Japan: Where Does It Go From Here?	p. 197
Tokyo, New York, Tokyo	p. 201
Some Scholarly Reflections on Dance in Japan	p. 209
Bringing Modern Dance to Korea	p. 217
Toward a New Form of Dance in Korea	p. 223
In Search of a New Korean Voice	p. 227
What Is Dance?	p. 233
New Trends in Korea	p. 239
'Cross-Cultural Exchange Has Always Been a Way of Life in My Country'	p. 255
Dance and Society in Taiwan: A Culture in Transition	p. 265
Dance Education in Taiwan	p. 283
Ballet in Taiwan	p. 291
Great Expectations: The Training of Taiwanese Dancers	p. 297
On Teaching Choreography in Taiwan	p. 307
New Beginnings: Taiwan and the United States	p. 313
Index	p. 319
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