International Council for Traditional Music, Study Group on Ethnochoreology [Hall, Frank; Loutzaki, Irene; et al: editors:] - 20th Symposium Proceedings: August 19-26, 1998...Traditional Dance & Its Historical Sources

Istanbul, Bogazici University, 2000. orig. wrappers. xi,344 pp, 23x15cm,. Textual illustrations. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Full title: "20th Symposium Proceedings: August 19-26, 1998, Istanbul, Turkey: Traditional Dance and its Historical Sources; Creative Processes in Dance: Improvision and Composition". This is a special edition of the Bogazici University Folklore Club journal "Dans Müsik Kultür Folklore dogru translation / research journal" entirely devoted to the proceedings of this symposium. Contains 32 papers [31 in English, 1 in French] + English introduction. Papers include: "The Polka Before & After Polka"; " Alevi Semahs in Historical Perspective"; "Irish Traditional Step-Dance in Historical Perspective: Tradition, Identity & Popular Culture"; "Present Texts, Past Voices: The Formation of Contemporary Representations of West African Dances"; "Elements in the History of Tongan Dances from Captain Cook to the 80th Birthday of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV"; "Contemporary Dance History of Afghanistan: The Interplay of Traditions, Religion & Politics"; "Understanding Synchrony through Diachrony"; "Cultivating Memory in Catalan Calendar Custom"; "Historical & Typological Aspect in the Study of the Horo Dance in Northwestern Bulgaria"; "Traditional Dance in Renaissance & Baroque Italy (1455-1630)"; "Korean Dance Terminology: Politics & Words"; "Albanian Folk Dancing: Improvisation & Individuality"; "Dancing in the Crossroads by the Skopje Roma during St. George's Day"; " Dance Improvisation in Aratira, Northern Greece"; "The Armenian Sources of Treatment by Dance"; "Improvisation & Composition in Old Couple Dance from Norway"; "Differences of Creative Processes in Local Communities on Stage