{"product_id":"dances-that-describe-themselves-susan-leigh-foster-9780819565518","title":"Dances That Describe Themselves: The Improvised Choreography of Richard Bull","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn inquiry into improvisation as practiced by Richard Bull and his contemporaries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring an improvised performance, both dancers and audience members reflect on how the dance is being made. They ask themselves: What will happen next? What choices will each dancer make? And how will these decisions contribute to the overall effect and significance of the performance? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrained as a jazz pianist, Richard Bull did not uphold the opposition often found in dance between improvisation and composition. Instead, he believed that dancers, like jazz musicians, could craft a piece spontaneously in performance. Analyzing performances by Bull and many of his contemporaries, Susan Foster argues that their diverse practices embody distinctive values representative of different artistic communities, yet they all share a capacity to reflect on their own making, in a sense, describing themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Leigh Foster, Susan Foster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0819565512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780819565518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wesleyan University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.23h x 7.93w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2002 pg. 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/12\/2002","brand":"Susan Leigh Foster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069408473343,"sku":"9780819565518","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_902fc853-e249-499d-bdb2-d0df8d77a327.jpg?v=1685424548","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dances-that-describe-themselves-susan-leigh-foster-9780819565518","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}