Labor and Aesthetics in European Contemporary Dance: Dancing Precarity 1st Edition

Labor and Aesthetics in European Contemporary Dance: Dancing Precarity 1st Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9783030406929,9783030406936,303040692X,3030406938

Product details:

• ISBN-10: 3030406938
• ISBN-13: 9783030406936
• Author: Annelies Van Assche

This transdisciplinary study scientifically reports the way the established contemporary dance sector in Europe operates from a micro-perspective. It provides a dance scholarly and sociological interpretation of its mechanisms by coupling qualitative data (interview material, observations, logbooks, and dance performances) to theoretical insights. The book uncovers the sometimes contradicting mechanisms related to the precarious project-oriented labor and art market that determine the working and living conditions of contemporary dance artists in Europe’s dance capitals Brussels and Berlin. In addition, it examines how these working and living conditions affect the work process and outcome.

Table contents:

1. Introduction
2. Probing Precarity
3. Field of Inquiry and Methodology
Part I. Lifestyle and Survival Artists
4. ‘Lifestyle Artists’
5. Survival Artists
Part II. The Fast, the Mobile and the Flexible
6. The Fast
7. The Mobile
8. The Flexible
Part III. Burning Out and Slowing Down
9. Burning Out
10. Slowing Down
11. Conclusion: Precarity’s Plural Character

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