 Sensational knowledge: embodying culture through Japanese dance.
Author: Hahn, Tomie Published: 2007 How do music and dance reveal the ways in which a community comprehends and interacts with the world? How do ethnic communities communicate cultural knowledge? In Sensational Knowledge ethnomusicologist and dancer Tomie Hahn uncovers the process and nuances of learning nihon buyo, a traditional Japanese dance form. She uses case studies of dancers at all levels, as well as her own firsthand experiences, to investigate the complex language of bodies, especially across cultural divides. A DVD (included)provides visual examples. The DVD is uncoded, for world-wide use on NTSC compatible equipment. |
