Improvography: A Contradiction in Terms

Improvography: A Contradiction in Terms

The credits for the motion picture "Tap" (1989) list "Choreographer Henry Le Tang" and "Improvography by Gregory Hines.' The crediting of both "choreography/choreographer" and of "improvography/improvographer" is a departure from the standard termino...

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Veröffentlicht in:American speech 1993-12, Vol.68 (4), p.437-438
1. Verfasser: Slotkin, Alan R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Choreography
Dance
Dictionaries
English language
Hines, Gregory
Linguistics
Miscellany
Motion pictures
Movies
Structural linguistics
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Zusammenfassung:The credits for the motion picture "Tap" (1989) list "Choreographer Henry Le Tang" and "Improvography by Gregory Hines.' The crediting of both "choreography/choreographer" and of "improvography/improvographer" is a departure from the standard terminology of dance. "Improvography" may be a new descriptor for "cinematographically recorded improvised dance."
ISSN:0003-1283
1527-2133
DOI:10.2307/455779