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Choreophobia: Solo Improvised Dance in the Iranian World Dr. Anthony Shay Choreophobia is the term coined by Dr. Anthony Shay, in this first full-length study of Iranian dance, to characterize the widespread ambiguous and negative reactions to solo imporvised dance, the most popular dance form in the Iranian society. The central project of this study, designed for both scholars and general readers, is to identify and analyze what factors currently and historically in attempts to ban its public performances. In spite of the negative reactions solo improvised dance can evoke, none the less it is also loved and performed throughout the Iranian world, emphasizing the ambiguity that accompanies its performances in various social contexts.
The author draws a portrait of solo improvised dance by detailing its movement practices and describing and analyzing the aesthetic and creative impulses utilized by performers of the genre. |
