Resources
New Dance: writings on modern dance
Author: Doris Humphrey
Published: 2008
This collection of essays, lectures and notes, selected by Humphrey’s son, Charles Humphrey Woodford, reveals the inspiration behind the choreography of modern dance founder Doris Humphrey. The fundamentals of composition: form, content and execution are expressed in her own spirited words, providing an intimate look at the creative process. Notes made before and during the making of forty-one of her dances show how she put her choreographic principles and world view into dance, including some of her best-known masterpieces: Water Study, The Shakers, Two Ecstatic Themes, New Dance, With My Red Fires, Passacaglia in C minor, Day on Earth, Night Spell.
Order now from www.dancebooks.co.uk
Princeton Book Company, Publishers
Coming in Winter 2010:
‘Dance Music for Humphrey Technique’
Composer/arranger: Roger Cutts
Volume 1: Elementary level
Volume 2: Intermediate level
Volume 3: Advanced level
A rich selection of original and adapted compositions by Roger Cutts. Each CD can be used independently but has also been designed to accompany class at a particular level. Dancers and teachers familiar with the Humphrey technique and vocabulary can work through the various stages of class including Slow Warm Up, Hinges, Swings, Diagonals, etc. Available only through the Doris Humphrey Foundation UK. Check for ordering/payment details in Spring/Summer 2011.