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Torah in Motion [MultiFormat]
eBook by Susan Freeman
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eBook Category: Spiritual/Religion
eBook Description: Explore new ways of prayer and storytelling through TORAH IN MOTION. JoAnne Tucker and Susan Freeman, both experienced in dance and Judaic studies, tell the famous stories of the Torah through modern dance. In this book they explain how they use dance to interpret Torah, and creative ideas to consider when doing so. Dance Midrash offers a new and contemporary form of prayer and expression, uniting both young and old in dance and story.
eBook Publisher: E-Reads, Published: 1990
Fictionwise Release Date: September 2001
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Available eBook Formats [MultiFormat - What's this?]: eReader (PDB) [192 KB]
, ePub (EPUB) [174 KB]
, Rocket/REB1100 (RB) [170 KB]
, Portable Document Format (PDF) [1.5 MB]
, Palm Doc (PDB) [189 KB]
, Microsoft Reader (LIT) [182 KB]
, Franklin eBookMan (FUB) [216 KB]
, hiebook (KML) [517 KB]
, Sony Reader (LRF) [220 KB]
, iSilo (PDB) [159 KB]
, Mobipocket (PRC) [195 KB]
, Kindle Compatible (MOBI) [239 KB]
, OEBFF Format (IMP) [268 KB]
Words: 55469
Reading time: 158-221 min.
Microsoft Reader (LIT) Format: Printing DISABLED, Read-Aloud ENABLED
Portable Document Format (PDF) Format: Printing DISABLED, Read-Aloud DISABLED
All Other formats: Printing DISABLED, Read-aloud DISABLED
 
Preface The Development of Dance MidrashThe idea for developing a form of expression called "Dance Midrash" grew out of a combination of events. In 1981, JoAnne Tucker, working with Richard Jacobs, then a Rabbinic student and dancer, created a dance piece M'Vakshei Or for The Avodah Dance Ensemble. The Avodah Dance Ensemble, directed by Dr. Tucker, is a professional New York based modern dance company which creates repertory inspired by Jewish ritual, liturgy, and history. M'vakshei Or was inspired by rituals that are part of the Torah service. The middle section of the piece evolved into an improvisation based on a verse from the weekly Torah portion. As M'Vakshei Or was being rehearsed and performed, the dancers and JoAnne began referring to these improvisations as Dance Midrashim. In 1986 Rabbi Norman Cohen, Professor of Midrash and Dean of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York, led a workshop for a new group of Avodah dancers during which he explicated the process he uses in developing Midrash. These ideas were incorporated into the dance improvisations. When Susan Freeman, then a Rabbinic student at HUC-JIR, joined the company in the winter of 1988, she added new enthusiasm to the process. She and JoAnne Tucker began pushing the improvisations further with the enthusiastic cooperation of Avodah dancers Kezia Gleckman, Deborah Hanna, and Beth Bardin who, in turn, also played an active role in developing the ideas from which this book began to take form. Drawing on her teaching experience at Jewish religious school and camp, Susan saw the potential expansion of these improvisations into a format that teachers could use in the classroom. Together, JoAnne and Susan evolved a format that is suitable for different age groups in a variety of settings. The Dance Midrashim in this book combine elements of movement and teaching techniques with the traditional Midrashic process of explaining and elaborating on Torah text.
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