Dance Masters

Dance Masters is a lively ensemble of conversations with seven celebrated dancers and choreographers. In these intimate interviews, dance critic Janet Lynn Roseman probes the heart of dance: * The creative process * The role of dream and rituals * The interplay between dancer and audience * The spiritual aspects of performance
These dance masters offer rare insights into the internal world of the artist as they reveal their philosophies on dance training, discuss their mentors, and speak candidly about the artistic process of dance-making and how it actually feels to dance.

Janet Lynn Roseman (San Francisco, CA) is a dance critic and the author of three books. Her Beach Blanket Babylon (Chronicle) was nominated by Amazon.com as best theatrical book of 1997.

Introduction Acknowledgments Chapter One: Edward Villella Chapter Two: Merce Cunningham Chapter Three: Mark Morris Chapter Four: Catherine Turocy Chapter Five: Alonzo King Chapter Six: Danny Grossman Chapter Seven: Michael Smuin