The Nikolais/Louis Dance Technique: A Philosophy and Method of Modern Dance

Contents

• Biography of Alwin Nikolais, Biography of Murray Louis, Introduction,
• SECTION I Definitions, Basic Dance, Vision of a New Technique , Decentralization , Grain , Gravity and Verticality, The Psyche, Stasis, Dynamics and Energies, Sensory Perception, Movement Range, Three Conditions of Energy,
• SECTION II Creating Improvisation and Composition, Defining Improvisation, Gestalt, Nature and Art , The Language of Criticism, Composition,
• SECTION III The Class Manual,
• Introduction to the Classes, The Body as an Instrument, The Dimensional Concept, Alignment, The Stretches, Up and Down Vertical The Plié, Across the Floor, Week 1 Locomotion and Dimensions, Week 2— Isolating Body Parts (Isolations), Week 3— Body Parts (Co