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

by Solomon,John; Solomon,John

• ISBN13: 9783718656042
• ISBN10: 3718656043
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781134361014
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1995-05-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Series	xi
Acknowledgements	xiii
List of Illustrations	xv
About the Editors	xix
Introduction	1	(6)
Part I An Overview
The American Dance Festival's International Projects: Invention and Implementation, I	7	(10)
Stephanie Reinhart
The American Dance Festival's International Projects: Invention and Implementation, II	17	(12)
Martha Myers
Part II China
From `Beasts' to `Flowers': Modern Dance in China	29	(8)
Ou Jian-ping
Bringing Modern Dance to China	37	(14)
Yang Mei-qi
Some Reflections on Modern Dance in Guangzhou	51	(8)
Claudia Gitelman
A Lifetime in Dance, a Moment in Guangzhou	59	(6)
An Interview with Lucas Hoving
Lasting Impressions	65	(8)
Douglas Nielsen
Chinese/Japanese Roots and Branches	73	(12)
An Interview with Ruby Shang
Faces in the Moon	85	(14)
Sarah Stackhouse
Part III Hong Kong
Dance at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and Some Thoughts on International Networking	99	(20)
Carl Wolz
From Helsinki to Hong Kong	119	(6)
Betsy Fisher
The Emerging Contemporary Dance Companies of Hong Kong and China	125	(16)
An Interview with Willy Tsao
Day Trip	141	(18)
Tom Brown
Part IV Indonesia
Tradition and Change in Bali	159	(6)
I Wayan Dibia
The View from Jakarta	165	(8)
An Interview with Farida Feisol and Sal Murgiyanto
Part V Japan
Promoting Dance in Japan	173	(8)
Mayumi Nagatoshi
Dance Education in Japan	181	(6)
Michie Hayashi
On the History of Western Dance in Japan	187	(6)
An Interview with Miyabi Ichikawa
Ballet Training and the Studio Scene in Tokyo	193	(4)
Yasuki Sasa
Ballet in Japan: Where Does It Go From Here?	197	(4)
James Sutton
Tokyo, New York, Tokyo	201	(8)
Kei Takei
Some Scholarly Reflections on Dance in Japan	209	(8)
An Interview with Miki Wakamatsu
Part VI Korea
Bringing Modern Dance to Korea	217	(6)
Yook Wan-soon
Toward a New Form of Dance in Korea	223	(4)
Lee Young-lan
In Search of a New Korean Voice	227	(6)
An Interview with Park Il-kyu
What Is Dance?	233	(6)
An Interview with Park Myung-sook
New Trends in Korea	239	(16)
Judy Van Zile
Part VII Philippines
`Cross-Cultural Exchange Has Always Been a Way of Life in My Country'	255	(10)
Nestor Jardin
Part VIII Taiwan
Dance and Society in Taiwan: A Culture in Transition	265	(18)
An Interview with Lin Hwai-min and Ping Heng
Dance Education in Taiwan	283	(8)
Chou Su-ling
Ballet in Taiwan	291	(6)
Leon Koning
Great Expectations: The Training of Taiwanese Dancers	297	(10)
An Interview with Lo Man-fei
On Teaching Choreography in Taiwan	307	(6)
Doris Rudko
New Beginnings: Taiwan and the United States	313	(6)
Wang Yun-yu
Index	319