Landscape With Moving Figures: A Decade on Dance (1)

by Laura Jacobs

In Landscape with Moving Figures, Ms. Jacobs reflects on the art form during the ten-year period from 1994-24 when dancers, choreographers and dance lovers were challenged by AIDS and the loss of the last of the founding giants of American dance. Grounded by her vast knowledge of the form and guided by her own sensitive gifts of perception, Ms. Jacobs ponders the very purpose of the art as she encounters it in landmark performances of the decade. She describes her multi-layered experiences watching performances by Bill T. Jones, New York City Ballet, Baryshnikov’s White Oak Project, the Royal Ballet, Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp and others.

162 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2006

Reviews

[Siobhan Burns · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful and clear-eyed essays on dance -- perhaps one of the most difficult art forms to write about!