Fifty Contemporary Choreographers

Fifty Contemporary Choreographers is a unique and authoritative guide to the lives and work of prominent living contemporary choreographers; this third edition includes many new names in the field of choreography. Representing a wide range of dance genres and styles, each entry locates the individual in the context of contemporary dance and explores their impact. Those studied include: Kyle Abraham Germaine Acogny William Forsythe Marco Goeke Akram Khan Wayne McGregor Crystal Pite Frances Rings Hofesh Shechter Sasha Waltz With an updated introduction by Deborah Jowitt and further reading and references throughout, this text is an invaluable resource for all students and critics of dance and all those interested in the everchanging world and variety of contemporary choreography.

Introduction to the Third Edition by Deborah Jowitt; Kyle Abraham; Germaine Acogny; Jose Agudo; Jerome Bel; Camille A Brown; Tsung-lung Cheng; Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui; Deborah Colker; Jorge Crecis; Fleur Darkin; Philippe Decouflé; Michelle Dorrance; William Forsythe; Sharon Fridman; Emanuel Gat; Jacopo Godani; Marco Goeke; Emio Greco and Pieter C. Scholten; Johan Inger; Shobana Jeyasingh; Akram Khan; Amit Lahav; Rosemary Lee; Liv Lorent; Russell Maliphant; Dada Masilo; Wayne McGregor; Mourad Merzouki; Rocio Molina; Mark Morris; Ohad Naharin; Gideon Obarzanek; Dimitris Papaioannou; Crystal Pite; Alain Platel; Angelin Preljocaj; Frances Rings; Lia Rodrigues; Tero Saarinen; Benoit Sawan Pouffer; Hofesh Shechter; Garry Stewart; Maresa von Stockhert; Jo Stomgren; Meg Stuart; Sabura Teshigawara; Jasmin Vardimom; Charlotte Vincent; Sasha Waltz; Izadora Weiss

Jo Butterworth launched BA and MA dance degrees in the UK, the Netherlands and Malta. She wrote Dance Studies: The Basics (2012), co-edited two editions of Contemporary Choreography: A Critical Reader (2009, 2018), and was awarded the DSA Distinction in Dance Award in 2018. Lorna Sanders has lectured within higher education in the UK and Europe. She edited the second edition of Fifty Contemporary Choreographers and leads the Diploma in Dance Teaching and Learning at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London.