Shaping Dance Canons: Criticism, Aesthetics, and Equity

American Society for Aesthetics Selma Jeanne Cohen Prize in Dance Aesthetics

Examining a century of dance criticism in the United States and its influence on aesthetics and inclusion

Dance criticism has long been integral to dance as an art form, serving as documentation and validation of dance performances, yet few studies have taken a close look at the impact of key critics and approaches to criticism over time. The first book to examine dance criticism in the United States across 100 years...