Special Issue: Dance in musical theatre

Joanna Dee Das; Ryan Donovan

doi:10.1386/smt.13.1.3_2

ISSN: 1750-3159
E-ISSN: 1750-3167

f Special Issue: Dance in musical theatre
Authors: Joanna Dee Das¹, Ryan Donovan²
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Affiliations: ¹ ISNI: 0000000123557002 Washington University in St. Louis ² ISNI: 0000000122985718 The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Source: Studies in Musical Theatre, Volume 13, Issue 1, Mar 2019, p. 3 - 7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1386/smt.13.1.3_2
Language: English
- Published online: 01 Mar 2019

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Abstract

This special issue of Studies in Musical Theatre examines the role of dance in musical theatre from a variety of perspectives. Given the scholarly turn from textual analysis to performance analysis, even studying musicals without extensive dance per se can benefit from understanding how movement shapes meaning. The introduction below explains some key themes that have emerged in the six articles that follow. One is the question of genre: what exactly is musical theatre dance? Another is auteurship: what is the role of the choreographer in shaping musicals? A third is technology, which reminds readers that choreography extends beyond human bodies. Finally, the articles all consider questions of methodology and history – how do we best study musical theatre? While there are several other areas of potential inquiry not covered in these six articles, this special issue, the first in the field to focus on dance in musical theatre, aims to help define and cohere an important subfield.

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Article Type: Editorial

Keyword(s): choreographer; dance; genre; historiography; methodology; movement; technology

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