Pilobolus
A Story of Dance and Life
Seiten
2025
University Press of Florida (Verlag)
978-0-8130-7900-4 (ISBN)
University Press of Florida (Verlag)
978-0-8130-7900-4 (ISBN)
The dynamic history of the innovative, beloved, and critically acclaimed dance theater company, with revelatory behind-the-scenes details of its creators and significant works
The ingeniously innovative and enduringly popular American dance theatre company Pilobolus has helped redefine, remix, and rejuvenate the essence of dance with its eclectic sensibility and daring athleticism. Now, for the first time, the story of Pilobolus, from its counterculture origins through its pop-culture triumphs and contemporary global acclaim, is revealed in a book that will entrance longtime admirers and newcomers alike.
Written with unprecedented access to the company with insights from unpublished archival materials and interviews with its founders, dancers, and current artistic directors and featuring both classic and never-before-seen photos, Pilobolus offers previously untold details about the group's history and the creation of its most significant works. Robert Pranzatelli describes the company's genesis in a Dartmouth dance class in 1971 and how Pilobolus revolutionized dance with its blend of sensuality, physical achievement, and visual wit. In these pages, the troupe performs on Broadway, travels the world, and by the late 1980s secures a place in dance history, while its growth is marked by periods of internal conflict, challenges, and change. As Pilobolus continues to morph, invent, and thrive with the arrival of new artists and collaborators, its story encompasses love, loss, grief, and rebirth, as well as insights into the secrets of the creative process - how performers and choreographers think and work. More than a history, Pilobolus is a narrative of life and art, and the vitality that infuses and inspires both when they align and inhabit each other.
The ingeniously innovative and enduringly popular American dance theatre company Pilobolus has helped redefine, remix, and rejuvenate the essence of dance with its eclectic sensibility and daring athleticism. Now, for the first time, the story of Pilobolus, from its counterculture origins through its pop-culture triumphs and contemporary global acclaim, is revealed in a book that will entrance longtime admirers and newcomers alike.
Written with unprecedented access to the company with insights from unpublished archival materials and interviews with its founders, dancers, and current artistic directors and featuring both classic and never-before-seen photos, Pilobolus offers previously untold details about the group's history and the creation of its most significant works. Robert Pranzatelli describes the company's genesis in a Dartmouth dance class in 1971 and how Pilobolus revolutionized dance with its blend of sensuality, physical achievement, and visual wit. In these pages, the troupe performs on Broadway, travels the world, and by the late 1980s secures a place in dance history, while its growth is marked by periods of internal conflict, challenges, and change. As Pilobolus continues to morph, invent, and thrive with the arrival of new artists and collaborators, its story encompasses love, loss, grief, and rebirth, as well as insights into the secrets of the creative process - how performers and choreographers think and work. More than a history, Pilobolus is a narrative of life and art, and the vitality that infuses and inspires both when they align and inhabit each other.
Robert Pranzatelli is the author of a number of essays published by the Paris Review and other literary journals, and a longtime staff member of Yale University Press.
List of Illustrations ix
Part One
One - First Person
Two - Dartmouth
Three - Quartet
Four - Tall Ladies
Five - Broadway
Six - Reinventions
Part Two
Seven - Among the Gnomen
Eight - Pools of Light
Nine - Combinations
Ten - Differences
Eleven - Dreams and Silhouettes
Part Three
Twelve - Shadows
Thirteen - Partners
Fourteen - Branches
Fifteen - Life
Acknowledgments
Pilobolus Dancers through the Years
Bibliography of Sources
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.04.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 30 b&w illus. |
| Verlagsort | Florida |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 16 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Tanzen / Tanzsport |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8130-7900-4 / 0813079004 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8130-7900-4 / 9780813079004 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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