Teaching Personality With Gracefulness The Transmission of Japanese Cultural Values Through Japanese Dance Theatre

by Sellers-Young, Barbara

• ISBN13: 9780819190154
• ISBN10: 0819190152
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-08-11
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

This book includes both a description and a discussion of the methods used by Kanriye Fujima, a member of the Fujima school of Japan, to teach Nihon Buyon to primarily Japanese-Americans. Sellers-Young discusses Fujima's life as a teacher in three Pacific Northwest communities, providing an explanation of her teaching processes and contexts of performances. Incorporating the themes and images associated with the pieces, Sellers-Young discusses Fujima's vital role in the maintenance of specific Japanese cultural values. Contents: Preface; Becoming a Student; Kanriye Fujima's Life and Traditional Japanese Dance Theatre; The Movement and Its Aesthetic Base; The Students; The Studio: The Process of Teaching; The Performance Elements; Contexts of Performance; Nihon Buyo: From Japan to the Pacific Northwest; Appendices: The Dances and Program Notes of Fujinami-Kai; The Ten Most Taught Dances in Each Age Category; References; List of Illustrations; Tables and Charts.

Table of Contents

Preface
Becoming a Student	p. 1
Kanriye Fujima's Life and Traditional Japanese Dance Theatre	p. 15
The Movement and Its Aesthetic Base	p. 35
The Students	p. 55
The Studio: The Process of Teaching	p. 69
The Performance Elements	p. 95
Contexts of Performance	p. 121
Nihon Buyo: From Japan to the Pacific Northwest	p. 145
App. A. The Dances and Program Notes of Fujinami-Kai	p. 171
App. B. The Ten Most Taught Dances in Each Age Category	p. 209
References	p. 211
Index	p. 221
List of Illustrations
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