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Dancing bodies : living histories [and] dancing for dollars /

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Dancing bodies looks at movement and dance as a universal form of communication. Living histories examines how different communities have utilized traditional dance as a way of preserving culture, and initiated cultural change through the development of contemporary dance. It also looks into the tra...

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Corporate Authors: Exploration Production Inc, University of Lethbridge, Holy Body Tattoo (Dance group) (Performer), Cerebellum Corporation, ACCESS the Education Station
Other Authors: Doolittle, Lisa (Writer of accompanying material, Producer), Gallant, George (Director, Producer), Leblanc, Mike (Narrator), Manossa, Geraldine (Performer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: ©2012
Series:Cerebellum documentaries.
Subjects:
Dance > Social aspects.
Dance > History > 20th century.
Indian dance > Canada.
Dance > Indonesia.
Dance.
Indian dance.
Canada.
Indonesia.
1900 - 1999
History.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
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Summary:Dancing bodies looks at movement and dance as a universal form of communication. Living histories examines how different communities have utilized traditional dance as a way of preserving culture, and initiated cultural change through the development of contemporary dance. It also looks into the traditions of social dance through the war years, and how this has evolved over the generations. Dancing for dollars looks at dance from the perspective of those who make a living performing and presenting it, examining the world of professional dancers and their life on the road in this very competitive business. Large and small professional dance companies are creating innovative forms of communication through the integration of different dance languages from around the world.
Item Description:This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
Title from container.
Videodisc release of a 2-part telecourse produced in 2002 for ACCESS the Education Station at the University of Lethbridge.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (29 min. each) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R ; NTSC format; all regions; aspect ratio 4:3 ; stereo.
Production Credits:Produced by Lisa Doolittle and George Gallant ; directed by George Gallant ; written by Lisa Doolittle ; photography by Randy Tomiuk, Morton Molyneaux, Jim McNally, George Gallant ; edited by George Gallant.