A contrario V.3
ou la danse contrariée
By : Mary Chebbah
Language : French
Topics : Pedagogy and transmission
Number of pages : 88 pages
Publisher : Quadrille
Year of publication : 2020
A contrario vol. 2 builds on A contrario vol. 1, french book published in 2018 in the dançer series. It continues the playful exploration of opposing words and ideas, offering a way into key elements of the art of dance, as well as nuances of language and inventive actions. It unfolds as a journey through 46 drawings, followed by 4 playful activities combining drawing, words and movement, to explore on your own or with others, and a further section exploring the artistic elements and events that have directly or indirectly shaped the drawings.
Price : € 18.00
Here, the ever-present notion of opposites playfully mingles with elements of the art of dance, exploring nuances of words, playful situations, actions and inventive creations.
A staging of multiple “opposing” encounters, centred on an abstract character dancing in various contexts, some drawn from dance history. A play between a word’s meaning, its visual form and the dancing posture. A way to open up the nuances involved in imagining the “opposite” of something.
– 1 journey through 46 drawings
– 4 drawing and dancing games (to explore on your own or with others)
– 1 further exploration of the dance history that has directly or indirectly shaped the drawings (for much older readers)
