The Dancing Word: An Embodied Approach to the Preparation of Performers and the Composition of Performances

[yana meerzon]

ON BEHALF OF DANIEL MROZ, UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA:
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Dear Friends and Colleagues,
My new book, The Dancing Word: An Embodied Approach to the Preparation of Performers and the Composition of Performances has just been published by Rodopi Press, Amsterdam in the series Consciousness, Literature and the Arts, edited by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgrafe, Ph.D


 
The Dancing Word is a groundbreaking work that attempts nothing less than systematizing an intercultural theatre practice that fuses East and West. The product of more than fifteen years of embodied research by the author, the volume offers a blueprint for both training and collective performance creation that integrates the best of western laboratory theatre with Mroz’s extensive experience and understanding of the practice and ontological underpinnings of Chinese martial (Wushu) and healing/self care (Qigong) arts. This is a volume for theatre practitioners, students, scholars, and those interested in exploring transcultural methodologies.
The only other book offering anything like The Dancing Word’s exploration of intercultural theatre practice is the landmark Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology by Eugenio Barba and Nicolas Savarese.
Ian Watson, Professor of Theatre, Rutgers University, author ofNegotiating Cultures: Eugenio Barba and the intercultural debate

The Dancing Word is a landmark work that reveals the deep connections between performance, qigong, and martial arts. The details on performance preparation and composition clearly apply to all three disciplines. The essential tools are the same: rhythm, breathing, space, balance, and clarity of intent. As the author reminds us, the boxer, like the actor, is concerned with embodied images; he or she trains their introduction, recapitulation, and synthesis. Yet Professor Mroz takes us beyond images to that formless realm which is the source of all creative work. Clearly written, meticulously researched, and grounded in personal experience, I highly recommend this book!
Kenneth Cohen, author of The Way of Qigong: The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing
Practitioner and scholar Daniel Mroz presents the most comprehensive and competent examination of martial movement training for the theatre currently available. Cogent and clear, this is a vital work for theatre practitioners and scholars interested in the expressive potential revealed by the martial arts.
Allen Pittman, 4th generation lineage holder of Gao Baguazhang, author of Walking the I Ching


The Dancing Word - Table of Contents


Dedication 
Acknowledgments 
Table of Contents 
List of Figures 
Preface - Master Chen Zhonghua, M.Ed. 
Forward - Professor Lisa Wolford Wylam, Ph.D. 
Introduction 
Chapter 1 - Beginnings in Embodied Learning 
Chapter 2 - Chinese Martial Arts 
Chapter 3 - Principles of Performer Preparation 
Chapter 4 - Principles of Performance Composition 
Chapter 5 - Practice of Preparation and Composition 
Chapter 6 - Performance Pedagogy in Practice 
Chapter 7 - Martial Movement and Consciousness 
References



Rodopi is presently offering the book at a 30% discount until June 15th, 2011. More information at info at rodopi.nl <mailto:info at rodopi.nl>
Rodopi, Amsterdam/New York, NY 2011. 219 pp. (Consciousness, Literature and the Arts 30) 
ISBN: 978-90-420-3330-6                 Paper 
ISBN: 978-94-012-0026-4                 E-Book 
Online info: http://www.rodopi.nl/senj.asp?BookId=CLA+30
 


Please don't hesitate to get in touch for more information. 
 
Daniel Mroz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Theatre
University of Ottawa


www.dancingword.org


 
tel. 613-562-5800 ext.2243; yana.meerzon at uottawa.ca
 


 		 	   		  
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