Description
Book SynopsisA compelling personal account of the artists and works that have established Vancouver as a dance-making capital.
Trade Review"Peter Dickinson is to be commended for his astute close readings of choreography and meticulous scholarship in profiling individual dance artists and their creative processes. He has a talent for describing movement in prose that is simultaneously erudite and accessible. His passion for dance is clear." Allana Lindgren, University of Victoria
“This book is an intriguing, up-close-and-personal account of the author’s own experience as critic, enthusiast, and participant in the dance history of the city of Vancouver over the decade between 2008 and 2018. My Vancouver Dance History draws on interviews, fieldwork, autoethnography, performance analysis, and “movement intervals,” to present a rich, multifaceted and generously illustrated account of the work of nine Vancouver-based dance artists and companies who together and with others constitute a tight and interconnected community of artists and audiences in the city.” – The Canadian Association for Theatre Research’s Ann Saddlemyer Award jury
