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Author Hay, Deborah, 1941-

Title My body, the Buddhist / Deborah Hay ; with a foreword by Susan Foster.

Publication Info. Hanover, N.H. : University Press of New England : Wesleyan University Press, [2000]
©2000

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Description 1 online resource (xxvii, 105 pages :) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
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Contents Cover; my body, the buddhist; Title; Copyright; Dedication; contents; foreword; acknowledgments; introduction; 1 my body benefits in solitude; 2 my body finds energy in surrender; 3 my body enjoys jokes, riddles, and games; 4 my body engages in work; 5 my body commits to practice; 6 my body seeks comfort but not for long; 7 my body is limited by physical presence; 8 my body knowingly participates in its appearances; 9 my body likes rest; 10 my body is bored by answers; 11 my body seeks more than one view of itself; 12 my body delights in resourcefulness; 13 my body trusts the unknown.
14 my body feels weightless in the presence of paradox15 my body equates patience with renewal; 16 my body hears many voices, not one voice; 17 my body relaxes when thoughts abate; 18 my body is held in the present; a chronicle of performance practices.
Summary A premiere choreographer's compelling argument for the agency of the body in creative processes.
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Subject Modern dance.
Modern dance.
Human body (Philosophy)
Human body (Philosophy)
Choreography.
Choreography.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Hay, Deborah. My body, the Buddhist. Hanover, N.H. : University Press of New England : Wesleyan University Press, ©2000 (DLC) 00008647
ISBN 9780819574527 (electronic book)
081957452X (electronic book)
9780819563286 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
0819563285 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
0819564362 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
0819563285 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
9780819564368