Stephan Koplowitz (Director / Choreographer / Director Educator / Choreo

On Site

Methods for Site-Specific Performance Creation

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

On Site is a practical guide to creating site-specific dance performance work. Written by experienced artist Stephan Koplowitz, the book guides everyone from beginners to experienced creators through the work of performing on site.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 253mm x 176mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 608g
• ISBN-13: 9780197515242
• ISBN-10: 019751524X
• Artikelnr.: 63200689

Autorenporträt

Stephan Koplowitz is an award-winning director/ choreographer/media artist working on stage, film, and site. He has created 92 works produced in the US, Europe, and Asia. Awards include the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts, Guggenheim Fellowship, New York "Bessie" Award, six NEA Fellowships, and a Rockefeller Bellagio Fellowship. After 23 years in NYC working as an educator and artist, Koplowitz was appointed dean/faculty of dance at the California Institute of the Arts (2006- 2016). Koplowitz has a degree in music from Wesleyan University and an MFA in choreography from the University of Utah. He currently resides in NYC.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction: Motivations and Definitions
1. How Do We Start?
Chapter 1 What Motivates Site Selection
Chapter 2 Permissions, Permits and Insurance
Chapter 3 Designing the Event, Staging the Audience
Chapter 4 The Site as Inspiration for Your Work
3. Fueling Your Vision
Chapter 5 Staffing Key Production Roles
Chapter 6 Negotiating Fee and Contract
Chapter 7 Planning Your Planning Budget
Chapter 8 Fundraising for Your Artistic Plan: A Short Primer
4. Creating/Generating Content
Chapter 9 Staging, Placing Your Work in a Site (one method)
Chapter 10 Site Content and Process
Chapter 11 Collaboration and Collaborative Elements
5. Creative and Production Challenges
Chapter 12 Rehearsal Process
Chapter 13 Rehearsal Safety
Chapter 14 Creating for Physically Integrated Casts and Accessibility
6. More Challenges from the Real World
Chapter 15 Working with a Set Budget after Fundraising
Chapter 16 Promoting and Marketing the Work
Chapter 17 Documentation
Chapter 18 Assessment
7. Epilogue
Chapter 19 Last, Last Thoughts
Appendix
Acknowledgements
Index
About the Author