Dance Composition: An Interrelated Arts Approach helps students investigate dance movement from a multidisciplinary perspective—something that no other dance text or package does.
Part I. Dance and the Visual Arts
Chapter 1. Shapes
Exercise 1.1 Traveling Patterns
Exercise 1.2 Symmetrical Motifs
Exercise 1.3 Mosaics
Exercise 1.4 Weaving and Unweaving Shapes
Exercise 1.5 Traditional Brush Painting
Exercise 1.6 Modern Painting Techniques
Chapter 2. New Spaces
Exercise 2.1 Landmarks
Exercise 2.2 Dancing Shadows
Exercise 2.3 Conceptual Dance for Alternative Spaces
Culminating Exercise for Dance and the Visual Arts
Part II. Dance and Music
Chapter 3. Rhythm and Tempo
Exercise 3.1 Heartbeats and Drumbeats
Exercise 3.2 Clap Hands
Exercise 3.3 Variations on a Theme
Exercise 3.4 Playing With Time
Chapter 4. Texture and Tone Color
Exercise 4.1 Textural Exploration
Exercise 4.2 Tonal Exploration
Exercise 4.3 Found Sound
Exercise 4.4 Turn Your Radio On
Culminating Exercise for Dance and Music
Part III. Dance and the Dramatic and Literary Arts
Chapter 5. Emotions and Character
Exercise 5.1 Emotional Exploration
Exercise 5.2 Character Discovery
Exercise 5.3 Clowning
Chapter 6. Words, Thoughts, and Actions
Exercise 6.1 Alliterations
Exercise 6.2 Vowels and Syllabic Phrases
Exercise 6.3 Soliloquy
Exercise 6.4 Monologue
Exercise 6.5 Dialogue
Culminating Exercise for Dance and the Dramatic and Literary Arts
Janice Pomer has been performing and teaching in the fields of dance, music, and theater since 1976. Her performance work explores the ways in which modern dance can be integrated with other art forms. In 1983, Janice began collaborating with Barry Prophet; together they have created numerous touring productions incorporating modern dance, text, experimental music, found sound, and Barry's kinetic percussion sculptures.