Bringing together contributions from North America, France and Italy, texts by dancers and texts by historians, anthropologists and philosophers of dance, this book offers a contemporary look at Contact Improvisation, the dance form created by Steve Paxton (1939-2024) in 1972 and which is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Edited by Emma Bigé, Alice Godfroy, Francesca Falcone, Alessandra Sini.
Contributions by Ann Cooper Albright, Tiffany E. Barber, Colleen Bartley, Mayfield Brooks, Emma Bigé, Jérémy Damian, Laura Delfini, Francesca Falcone, Emanuela Ferreri, Alice Godfroy, Irina Harris, Keith Hennessy, Nita Little, Denise Luccioni, Rossella Mazzaglia, Karen Nelson, Steve Paxton, Myriam Rabah-Konaté, Marika Rizzi, Alessandra Sini, Nancy Stark Smith, Francesca Beatrice Vista.
