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Choreological Topics A, On Dance...
Seven working hypotheses for the science, art, and form of dance

Dance Topics A’, On Dance… Seven working hypotheses on the science, art, and form of dance

Choreological Topics A, On Dance...
Seven working hypotheses for the science, art, and form of dance

Dance Topics A’, On Dance… Seven working hypotheses on the science, art, and form of dance

Code:
0287
ISBN:
978-618-80004-1-4
Language:
Greek
Pages:
648
Dimensions:
17 x 24 cm
Weight:
1.105 kg
Cover Type:
Paperback
Retail Price:

20,00 

Price Excluding VAT 6%:
18,80 €
Price Excluding VAT 6%:
18,80 €

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EUDOXUS Code:
68400142
Number of Editions:
1
Publisher:
University of Athens
Year of Last Edition:
2013
Central Distribution:
EADPPA S.A.

Description...

Form serves as a reference point closely intertwined with modern society, as it “connects” the history of philosophy, aesthetics, and art of the 19th and 20th centuries in such an immediate way that its role in shaping them cannot be disputed. At the same time, it “connects” the history of dance, where given its significance, form is sometimes taken for granted and unproblematic, and other times seen as a problem in itself, where engagement with it is dismissed as aestheticism or formalism, meaning it lacks “scientificity.” In the various references to form and formalism, much is said or not said at all, a fact attributed to the perspectives of scholars based on their philosophical, scientific, and ideological backgrounds or determinants. This book addresses these relative or absolute silences, focusing on the discussion of form, and specifically, the form of dance, within the framework of the philosophical theory of formalism, formalistic aesthetics, structuralism, post-structuralism, linguistic formalism, and structural morphology.

About the Authors...

Vassiliki K. Tyrovolas served for many years in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science at the University of Athens, specializing in Greek traditional dance, and retired from active service as a Professor due to age limits. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education, pursued postgraduate studies in the Department of Philology, Section of Ethnomusicology-Theatrology at the School of Philosophy, University of Crete, and earned a PhD from the Department of Music Studies, University of Athens. She has taught at all levels of education [Primary (9 years), Secondary (14 years), and Tertiary (32 years)], as well as in various seminars, while also serving as a Consulting Professor at the Hellenic Open University, focusing on Greek music and dance (11 years). Her research interests include the structural-morphological and typological approach to Greek traditional dance, dance analysis and criticism, dance pedagogy, as well as the fields of ritual/magic and the symbolism of Greek traditional dance within the framework of humanities and social sciences. She participated in research programs as a scientific coordinator and presented papers at scientific workshops, conferences, and symposia in Greece and abroad. She has supervised numerous undergraduate theses, as well as master’s and doctoral dissertations, and has served as a member of many three-member advisory and seven-member examination committees. She was a member of scientific committees for national and international conferences and scientific journals, scientific societies and organizations in Greece and abroad, a member of the Board of Directors of cultural associations, departmental committees, and a member of the Coordinating Committee of the Postgraduate Program. She served as Director of the Section of Gymnastics and Dance at the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Athens, and also as a member and president of the Association of Teaching, Research, and Scientific Staff of the same Department. Her published work – excluding her doctoral dissertation – comprises a total of 90 papers published in Greek and international scientific journals and in proceedings of peer-reviewed Greek and international conferences. Additionally, she has authored chapters and thematic units in collective volumes and textbooks, translated a foreign-language textbook into Greek, and has a large number of publications in abstract form in proceedings of Greek and international conferences. Finally, she has written two monographs, one essay, and three books on Greek traditional dance and has received honorary distinctions from various private and public bodies. In March 2015, she was unanimously appointed Professor Emerita by the Senate of the University of Athens. She is the main author of the entry “Dance traditions of Zeibekiko dance in Greece,” which was included in the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO (March 21, 2022).

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