" À l'ombre du fromager, des villageois discutent autour d'un récipient de vin de palme ...
- Que cherche-t-il ce jeune homme ? Que veut-il?
- Tu n'es pas au courant, il paraît qu'il prépare un diplôme en Europe; j'espère qu'il sera un haut fonctionnaire comme Kwassi!
- Il s'intéresse beaucoup à nos danses... Moi ça me fait plaisir pour une fois qu'on nous accorde de l'importance... Soyons coopératifs.
- Les choses sérieuse aujourd'hui ne sont pas liées au tambour, un morceau de bois creux ! D'ailleurs qui va lui donner le diplôme ?
- Qu'en sais-tu ? Il paraît que nos meilleurs artistes sont tous là-bas. Ici, nos villages souffrent de l'exode rural; tout le monde court après l'argent...
- Ah, ne vous mêlez pas de ce qui ne vous regarde pas ! Kwamé ! Verse-moi un peu de vin de palme; sa saveur au moins n'est pas dévaluée ! Ah! Ah! Ah!

L'Afrique, c'est 1500 ethnies, 6000 danse, une richesse indéniable.

Nombreux sont les artistes modernes qui se tournent vers ce continent pour s'inspirer de ses formes d'expressions.

L'auteur, Famedji-Koto TCHIMOU de "nationalité" africaine, est un passionné de danses ethniques. Son souci majeur est d'inciter les responsables politiques du continent à insérer l'enseignement de nos traditions populaires dans le système éducatif moderne. " 4e de couverture [-]

Written by a diverse group of cultural insiders from across the globe, "Dance Cultures Around the World" gives students a rich and in-depth look at 25 différent cultures of dance. The text addresses cros-cultural dynamics, colonialisme, disaspora, politics, and more as critical factors in learning about dance around the world.
The contributing writers provide an insider's viewpoint in describing the specific contexts and forces that shape various cultural dances.
Dance Cultures around the World offers a wealth of information:
- It explore dance cultures in nine geopolical regions.
- It reveals patterns that operate in each region, adjusting for historical, political, and geographical differences.
- It enriches the reader's experience of their own culture, as well as those of others, as they learn what danceis in various cultures, who dances, and why they dance.
Each chapiter begins with a vignette descirbing a signature dance or dance-relate feature of the culture, followed by an introduction to its history and geography. Significant events, people, and qualities of the dance culture are highlighted throughout the chapiters.
Dance Cultures Around the World offers readers an overview of dance cultures and an insider's perpective on how dance develops and evolves around the world. Together with the online resources provided in HKPropel, the book gives studients and instructors a well-crafted gateway to dance culture across the globe." 4e de couverture

Contents

Part 1 : North America

1- Native American and first Nations Dance
- Studying Native American Cultures
- History of intertribal Powwows
- Powwows Elements
- Powwows Dances
- Crosscurrents
- Summary

2- Social DAnce in the United States : Expression and Socialization
- Brief history
- Social Dance
- Social Dance as Expression
- Social Dance for Socialization
- Crosscurrents
- Summary

3- Danza Folklórico and Mexican American Culture : i Un Gran Fandango !
- Ever-Evolving Dances of Ancient Culture
- Spanish Conquest and Colonialism
- Mexican Nation
- French Occupation of Mexico
- The Mexican Revolution
- Crosscurrents
- Filklórico as Integrative Learning
- Summary

Part 2 : Central and South America

4- Dance in Guatamala : Source for a Collective Indentity in Motion
- Creating Identity
- Dance as a Calendrial Event
- Continuity of Mayan Practices
- Colonial Period
- The Garìfuna
- Influence From Western Theatrical Dance
- Crosscurrents
- Summary

5- Dance in Brazil
- Geography and History
- Dance and Ritual in Pre-Brazil
- European Dance in Brazil
- Founding of Modern Dance in Brazil
- Regional Dance and Popular Cultural Events
- African Dance in Brazil
- Crosscurrents
- Summary

Part 3 : Caribbean

6- Bèlè Drum-Dance Culture in Martinique
- Defining Bèlè as a Regional Folk Tradition
- Question of Origins
- Bèlè Performance Contexts in Contemporary Martinique
- Bèlè's Pre-Revival Eclipse in Martinique
- Bèlè's Revitalization, Cultural Activism, and Pedagogy
- Annual Holidays and Observances
- Crosscurrents
- Summary

7- Dance in Trinidad and Tobago : "Where Everybody Dance"
- History and Carnival as a Trini Identifier
- Neo-African Dance in Trinidad and Tobago
- From Ritual to Performance
- Indo-Trinidadian Dance TRaditions and Development
- Other Cultural Infusions
- Crosscurrents
- Summary

Part 4 : Africa

8- Dance in Ghana
- Brief History
- Crosscurrents
- A Multiplicity of Costoms
- TRaditional Dances from Ghana
- Social Dance
- Ceremonial DAnce
-Summary

9- Dance in Uganda : Inherent Community-Based Agendas in Dancing and Dance-Musicking Traditions
- Brief History
- Dancing and Dance-Musicking
- A Communitarian Approch to Coexistence
- Activation of Individual and Community Human Social Capital
- Cross Current
- Summary

10- Dance Culture of Zimbabwe
- Brief History and Geography
- Indigenous Zimbabwean DAnces
- Characteristic Features of Indigenous Dances
- Crosscurrents
- Implication of Modernity and Globalization
- Summary

Part 5 : Europe and Russia

11- Dance in Irish Culture
- Brief History
- Irish Dance Culture from the 13th Century CE
- Dance During the Colonial Era
- Dance at the Turn of the 20th Century
- Dance during the Postcolonial Era
- Theatricalization of Irish Dance in Ireland
- Crosscurrents
- Summary

12- Dance in Spain
- Flamenco
- Spanish Dance and Flamenco
- Crosscurrent
- Summary

13- Dance in Croatia : A Small Country With Rich Dance Diversity
- Social Context
- Central and Southeastern European Influences
- Regional Style of Dance and Music
- Legacies of Cross-Cultural Trade and travel
- Institutionalized Dance Education
- Crosscurrents
- Summary

14- Dance in Greek Culture
- Brief History and Geography
- Ancient Greek Dance ( 800-143 BCE)
- Theatrical Dances of the Classical Period
- Greek Dance in the Middle Ages ( 146 BCE-1453 CE)
- Early Modern Dance ( 1453-1821)
- Traditional Dance in Modern Greece ( 1821-Present)
- Popular Dance
- Contemporary Art Dance
- Crosscurrents
- Summary

15- Dance in Bulgarian Culture
- Bulgarian Dance Culture
- The Horo
- Folk Dance Education and Bulgarian Music
- Crosscurrents
- A new Choreographic Culture
- Summary

16- Traditional Dance in Russia
- Brief History
- Ethno Identity Dance and Socialist Realism
- Russian Folk Dance in the Field
- Three Russian Folk Dances
- Russian Ethno Identity Dance
- Crosscurrents
- Summary

Part 6 : Middle East

17- Dance Cultures of Turkey
- Brief History
- Traditional Folk Dance
- Classical Dance
- Religious Movement Systems
- Crosscurrents
- Summary

18- Dance in Iran: Raqs-i-Irani : The Persian Dance
- Myths and Assumptions of Persian Dance
- Historical Highlights
- Modernization of Iran
- Islamic Revolution of 1979
- Crosscurrents
- Summary

Parts 7 : South and Southeast Asia

19- Indian Dance
- Brief History
- Classical Dances
- Tradition and Reconstruction
- Crosscurrents
- Summary

20- Dance in Indonesia : Jathilan Trance Dance
- Crosscurrents
- Diversity of Indonesian Dance
- Ancestor Worship, Trance, and Religion
- Jathilan Trance DAnce
- Revival of Traditional Dance Arts
- Summary

21- Dance in the Philippines
- Place-Based Dance Practices
- Music and Dance
- Acapulco-Manila Galleons and the Malding of Forms
- Dance as Part of Festivity
- The "Mother" of Philippines Folk Dance
- Indigenous Peoples
- Kapwa
- Crosscurrents
- Summary

Part 8 : East Asia

22- Dance in Chinese Culture
- Dance in Chinese Culture Over 5000 Years of History
- Classical DAnce
- Chinese Folk Dance
- Martial Arts, Competition, and Military Dance
- 20th-Century Political Turmoil
- Chinese Civil War
- Yangbanxi
- Zhongguogudianwu
- Paths to Contemporary Dance
- Crosscurrents
- Summary

23- Dance in Japanese Culture
- Matsuri
- A Confluence of Cultures
- Japanese Aesthetics
- Kagura
- Noh and Dabuki Theater
- Folk Dance of Indigenous People in Hokkaido and Okinawa
- Crosscurrents
- Popular Dance in Contemporary Japan
- Summary

Part 9 : Oceania

24- Dance of Aboriginal Australia
- Aboriginal Culture
- Rom in Nothern Australia
- Other Contexts of Dance in Arnhem Land
- Central Australia
- Other Traditions on Aboriginal Dance
- Crosscurrents
- Summary

25- Dance in Tahitian Culture
- Brief History
- The Colonial Institution
- Creativity and Innovation
- Crosscurrents
- Summary

Index[-]

«Dance was one of mythologist Joseph Campbell's wide-ranging passions. His wife, Jean Erdman, was a leading figure in modern dance who worked with Martha Graham and had Merce Cunningham in her first company. When Campbell retired from teaching in 1972, he and Erdman formed the Theater of the Open Eye, where for nearly fifteen years they presented a wide array of dance and theater productions, lectures, and performance pieces. The Ecstasy of Being brings together seven of Campbell's previously uncollected articles on dance, along with “Mythology and Form in the Performing and Visual Arts,” the treatise that he was working on when he died, published here for the first time. In this new collection Campbell explores the rise of modern art and dance in the twentieth century; delves into the work and philosophy of Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, and others; and, as always, probes the idea of art as “the funnel through which spirit is poured into life.” This book offers the reader an accessible, yet profound and provocative, insight into Campbell's lifelong fascination with the relationship of myth to aesthetic form and human psychology.» 4e de couverture

Contents
Part 1 : Articles and Lectures (1944-1978)
- Betwixt the Cup and the Lip (1944)
- Text, or Idea ? (1944)
- The Jubilee of Content and Form (1945)
- The ancient Hawaiian Hula (1946)
- Symbolism and the Dance, Part 1 (1950)
- Symbolism and the Dance, Part 2 (1950)
- Symbolism and the Dance, Part 3 (1950)
- The expression of Myth in Dance Images (1978)

Part II : Mythology and Form in the Performing and Visuel Arts

Notes and Bibliography[-]