The Choreography of Everyday Life by Annie-B Parson

The Choreography of Everyday Life

Annie-B Parson

Verso Books · Print & ebook · October 11, 2022

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Who it’s for
Everyday gestures become a lively way to think about art, politics, and how we move together.
Themes
Everyday movement, Art-making in daily life, Movement and political life
Genres
Dance Notation, Art Criticism & Ideas, Dance History

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About this book

A renowned choreographer explores the dance of everyday life and reveals that art-making is as natural as walking down the street In this sparkling, innovative, fully-illustrated work, world-renowned choreographer Annie-B Parson translates the components of dance—time, proximity, space, motion and tone—into text.

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As we follow Parson through her days—at home, reading, and on her walks down the street—and in and out of conversations on everything from Homer’s Odyssey to feminist art to social protest, she helps us see how everyday movement creates the wider world. Dance, it turns out, is everything and everywhere. With the insight and verve of a soloist, Parson shows us how art-making is a part of our everyday lives and our political life as we move, together and apart, through space.

Movement, Reconsidered

Everyday gestures become a lively way to think about art, politics, and how we move together.

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  • Dance ideas rooted in ordinary movement
  • Connections spanning Homer, feminist art, and social protest

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  • A choreographer translating time, space, motion, and tone into text
  • A playful reflection on movement in daily and political life

Where it sits

Dance Notation55%
Art Criticism & Ideas48%
Dance History30%

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Publisher categories

  • Art & Politics
  • Dance Notation
  • Dance History
Authors
Annie-B Parson
Publisher
Verso Books
Published
October 11, 2022
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Everyday movement · Art-making in daily life · Movement and political life
Reading lane
Art & Politics