Illuminating Dance: Philosophical Explorations

A collection of 10 essays exploring the aesthetics of dance. What is the measure of expression in dance? Does it derive ultimately from the individual dancer or from the dance? Why are methodological considerations of critical significance to a study of dance? In what sense if any is movement in dance a language? These are just a few of the issues addressed. John E. Atwell, Monroe C. Beardsley, Maxine Sheets-Johnstone, David Richardson, Joseph Margolis, Adina Armelagos, Mary Sirridge, Suzanne Youngerman, Sibyl S. Cohen, Albert A. Johnstone, Francis Sparshott.