GRAVITY

Dans cet opuscule inédit, le danseur Steve Paxton retrace une vie en compagnie de la force de gravité. Des souvenirs du premier vol en avion aux cours de danse, de méditations métaphysiques à l'observation de cochons, Steve Paxton interroge ce qui est à la limite de notre conscience et convie nos sens à entrer dans la danse. "Gravity" est le premier livre de Steve Paxton, un danseur, chorégraphe et professeur de renommée internationale.In this book, the dancer Steve Paxton traces a lifetime in the company of gravity. The memory of his first flight, a meditation on walking, pondering on the conditions of life, and a dream of dancing make up pieces of a puzzle. He reveals the physical force that is affecting each of us and underpins our personal stories. Paxton muses about the limit of his consciousness and celebrates the potentiality of our senses to enter the dance. Gravity is the first book by Steve Paxton, a major international dancer, choreographer and teacher. Bio : Gravity is the first book by Steve Paxton, a major international dancer, choreographer and teacher. Throughout his 55-year career, he has researched the fiction of cultured dance and the “truth” of improvisation. Born in Arizona in 1939, he began his movement studies in gymnastics, then trained in modern dance and later in ballet, yoga, Aikido and Tai Chi Chuan. He is a founding member of the Judson Dance Theater and Grand Union. In 1972, he instigated Contact Improvisation. He created many dance pieces and developed a technique, Material for the Spine, published in Material for the Spine, a movement study, Contredanse Editions, 2008. Paxton has received many awards in the US and Europe. He lives in Vermont.