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Parallel Lines: Media Representations of Dance
"This admirable survey will appeal to dance specialists and the general television viewer alike... very warmly recommended." -- Mary Clarke, The Dancing Times
"A splendid reference work on the uses of dance in media, and on the importance of television in increasing the audience for dance." -- J. L. Cohen, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
These accounts of how dance has been represented on public television in Britain. The role of dance in a variety of television practices, including pop videos, popular dance programming, and experimental and contemporary dance, are examined. Consisting of commissioned articles by critics, producers, and choreographers, along with reprints of key critical pieces, this unique anthology will provide an invaluable reference work for students and lecturers of dance and media studies.
"A splendid reference work on the uses of dance in media, and on the importance of television in increasing the audience for dance." -- J. L. Cohen, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
These accounts of how dance has been represented on public television in Britain. The role of dance in a variety of television practices, including pop videos, popular dance programming, and experimental and contemporary dance, are examined. Consisting of commissioned articles by critics, producers, and choreographers, along with reprints of key critical pieces, this unique anthology will provide an invaluable reference work for students and lecturers of dance and media studies.
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Published October 11, 2005
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