Dance and Human History

Dance and Human History

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1974

Runtime

0h 40m

Original Title

Dance and Human History

Director

Alan Lomax

Description

Introduces the work of Alan Lomax and his colleagues in developing choreometrics, a cross-cultural method of studying the relationship of dance style to social structure. Shows how the group, including Forrestine Paulay and Irmgard Bartenieff, analyzed dance films from all over the world and established a connection between patterns of movement and patterns of culture.