To Dance Is Human: A Theory of Nonverbal Communication (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780226315492)

Exploring dance from the rural villages of Africa to the stages of Lincoln Center, Judith Lynne Hanna shows that it is as human to dance as it is to learn, to build, or to fight. Dance is human thought and feeling expressed through the body: it is at once organized physical movement, language, and a system of rules appropriate in different social situations. Hanna offers a theory of dance, drawing on work in anthropology, semiotics, sociology, communications, folklore, political science, religion, and psychology as well as the visual and performing arts. A new preface provides commentary on recent developments in dance research and an updated bibliography.


Author: Judith Lynne Hanna
ISBN-10: 0226315495
ISBN-13: 9780226315492
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Published: 09/15/1987
Pages: 350
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.15h x 5.94w x 1.02d