Choreographing Difference: The Body And Identity In Contemporary Dance Analysis
Albright, A. (1997). Choreographing Difference: The body and Identity in Contemporary Dance.Wesleyan.
In this paper, author Albright sheds light on different perspectives on bodily movements in contemporary dances. Some of the famous works the author focuses on are that of Bill Jones, David Dorfman, Jawole Zollar, among others. A key aspect of contemporary dance which the author focuses on is the notion that the body, when dancing, is a source of cultural identity. The author investigates different choreographic concepts and determines how cultural representation becomes a part of the body’s movement when performing a dance. The author later on concluded that dancing combined with choreography itself is a powerful form of self-expression that gives voice to a host of religious, moral, social, political, as well as aesthetic questions.
Al-Sabah, M. (2013). Gender and politics in Kuwait: Women and political participation in the Gulf.
The study gives an in-depth view of Arab women’s place in society, with focus of Kuwaiti women. It articulates that despite the resistance against women’s domination in the past, Kuwaiti women have come a long way and have experienced many positive changes. Some of these changes included the involvement of women in the film industry where they …show more content…
Shafik articulates that film is a medium that was invented in the Western world and that production is dependent on the division of labor, mass, production and distribution. The book provides an overview of how film has developed in the Arab world in the recent years. Her study also reveals that dance and bodily movements in Arab films illustrate cultural identity however at the same time, she claims that most Arab films have greatly borrowed ideas and culture from Western world, a fact that is opposed by many in the Arab film
In this paper, author Albright sheds light on different perspectives on bodily movements in contemporary dances. Some of the famous works the author focuses on are that of Bill Jones, David Dorfman, Jawole Zollar, among others. A key aspect of contemporary dance which the author focuses on is the notion that the body, when dancing, is a source of cultural identity. The author investigates different choreographic concepts and determines how cultural representation becomes a part of the body’s movement when performing a dance. The author later on concluded that dancing combined with choreography itself is a powerful form of self-expression that gives voice to a host of religious, moral, social, political, as well as aesthetic questions.
Al-Sabah, M. (2013). Gender and politics in Kuwait: Women and political participation in the Gulf.
The study gives an in-depth view of Arab women’s place in society, with focus of Kuwaiti women. It articulates that despite the resistance against women’s domination in the past, Kuwaiti women have come a long way and have experienced many positive changes. Some of these changes included the involvement of women in the film industry where they …show more content…
Shafik articulates that film is a medium that was invented in the Western world and that production is dependent on the division of labor, mass, production and distribution. The book provides an overview of how film has developed in the Arab world in the recent years. Her study also reveals that dance and bodily movements in Arab films illustrate cultural identity however at the same time, she claims that most Arab films have greatly borrowed ideas and culture from Western world, a fact that is opposed by many in the Arab film