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The Intimate Act Of Choreography

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This book is a masterpiece of creative and technical inspiration for choreographers eveywhere. It breaks dance down to its most minute details, and slowly builds into a work of art. This book is truly at the forefront of dance literature.

If you're taking a composition class or teaching a composition class, this book IS the thing to use. It teaches you the basics, what will work, what might work, what won't work.

It's wonderful!

also a wellspring for any of the theatrical arts. All excercises applies to acting and stage direction in general. Written with care and devotion to dance, and useful any and all of the arts.

I bought this book as a gift, so I don't have first-hand experience with it. I'm passing on what I've heard from the person I bought it for. This book is useful and informative, but not a quick read. That's not a bad thing, it just means you have to take your time to read it and that you'll probably read it more than once.

Although there may be some topics that may seem basic, I still learn more in depth about it. How to apply and why apply, I would say almost all this is covered inside and even goes more than teaching you the technical aspects of choreography but also finding yourself as a choreographer/artist. I enjoyed the exploration and improvising of the topics introduced in each chapter, this is one thing about the book one should look out for as it really helps in understanding further.

This book is an amazing low key masterpiece of creativity and skill. Lynne was a terrific teacher, mentor and choreographer and her work in this book is lasting and significant. I did not work with or know Tarin personally but Lynne spoke fondly of her while I was her student.

Students of choreography should not be without this book.