Dancer's Handbook : A Practical Guide to Reimagining Dance, Body and Society by Ofen Co-arts

Moody, Gala; Carter, Michael

ISBN 10: 1032770740 / ISBN 13: 9781032770741

Verlag: Routledge, 2025

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Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 48137236-n

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Dancer's Handbook : A Practical Guide to Reimagining Dance, Body and Society by Ofen Co-arts
• Verlag: Routledge
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1032770740
• ISBN-13: 9781032770741
• Einband: Softcover
• Zustand: New

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Inhaltsangabe

The Dancer's Handbook offers a holistic exploration of the dance industry's challenges, authored by dancers intimately familiar with its complexities.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Gala Moody is a professional contemporary dancer, activist, and writer. She has worked with Ultima Vez/Wim Vandekeybus, Luca Guadagnino, Jean-Paul Goude, Nicolas Winding Refn, Paul Thomas Anderson, Romeo Castellucci, Yael Bartana, and others. As a founding member of the artist-led Engagement Arts Brussels, she has fought against sexism and sexual harassment in the arts. Through OFEN Co-Arts, Gala promotes ethical working conditions for dancers, trials practical solutions, mentors dancers, consults at larger dance companies, and educates wider awareness. She is a trained confidant for freelance artists and lives in Brussels.

Michael Carter is a dancer, director, researcher, and writer. He has worked with the Australian Ballet Company, Spain’s Compañía Nacional de Danza, and Germany’s Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, alongside extensive freelance work in diverse dance spaces. As co-founder of OFEN Co-Arts, he has created dance works for stage, student symposiums, workshops on speaking up to power, and collaborative resources with activist groups across Europe. Michael is a research associate for the Pina Bausch Foundation and holds a certificate in Mediation and Conflict Management. He lives in the Basque Country, Spain.