East Meets West in Dance

East Meets West in Dance chronicles this development in the words of many of its best known and most active exponents. This collection of articles provides a theoretical discussion of the promises and pitfalls inherent in transplanting art forms from one culture to another; it offers practical guidance for those who might want to participate in this enterprise and explains the general history of the dance exchange to date. It also identifies the differences that are unique to specific cultures, such as the development of theatrical forms, arts education, and the status of artists. This is a first examination of a phenomenon that has already touched most people in the arts community worldwide, and that none can afford to ignore. A lively dialogue has evolved over the last few decades between dance professionals -- performers, teachers and administrators -- in the United States and Europe and their counterparts in Asia and the Pacific rim.

John Solomon, Ruth Solomon

Introduction; I: An Overview; 1: The American Dance Festival's International Projects: Invention and Implementation, I; 2: The American Dance Festival's International Projects: Invention and Implementation, II; II: China; 3: From 'Beasts' to 'Flowers': Modern Dance in China; 4: Bringing Modern Dance to China *; 5: Some Reflections on Modern Dance in Guangzhou; 6: A Lifetime in Dance, A Moment in Guangzhou; 7: Lasting Impressions; 8: Chinese/Japanese Roots and Branches; 9: Faces in the Moon; III: Hong Kong; 10: Dance at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and Some Thoughts on International Networking; 11: From Helsinki to Hong Kong; 12: The Emerging Contemporary Dance Companies of Hong Kong and China; 13: Day Trip; IV: Indonesia; 14: Tradition and Change in Bali; 15: The View from Jakarta; V: Japan; 16: Promoting Dance in Japan; 17: Dance Education in Japan; 18: On the History of Western Dance in Japan; 19: Ballet Training and the Studio Scene in Tokyo; 20: Ballet in Japan: Where Does It Go From Here?; 21: Tokyo, New York, Tokyo; 22: Some Scholarly Reflections on Dance in Japan; Vi: Korea; 23: Bringing Modern Dance to Korea; 24: Toward a New Form of Dance in Korea; 25: In Search of a New Korean Voice; 26: What Is Dance?; 27: New Trends in Korea *; VII: Philippines; 28: 'Cross-Cultural Exchange Has Always Been a Way of Life in My Country'; VIII: Taiwan; 29: Dance and Society in Taiwan: A Culture in Transition; 30: Dance Education in Taiwan; 31: Ballet in Taiwan; 32: Great Expectations: The Training of Taiwanese Dancers; 33: On Teaching Choreography in Taiwan; 34: New Beginnings: Taiwan and the United States