The art of making dances / by Doris Humphrey ; edited by Barbara Pollack.
| Author/creator | Humphrey, Doris |
| Other author | Pollack, Barbara. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New Jersey : Princeton Book Company, 1987. |
| Description | 189 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | One: An introduction to choreography: The sleeping beauty -- Choreographers are special people -- Sources of subject matter -- what to dance about? -- The theme. Two: The craft: The ingredients and the tools -- Design, part 1: symmetry and asymmetry -- part 2: For one and more bodies -- part 3: The phrase -- part 4: the stage space -- part 5: small groups -- Dynamics -- Rhythm -- Motivation and gesture -- Words -- Music -- Sets and props -- Form. Three: A summing up: Check list -- conclusion. |
| General note | Reprint. Originally published: New York : Rinehart, 1959. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958. Art of making dances. New Jersey : Princeton Book Company, 1987 |
| ISBN | 0871271583 |
| ISBN | 9780871271587 |