Gertrud Bodenwieser and Vienna's Contribution to Ausdruckstanz

Born in Vienna in 1890, Gertrud Bodenwieser became a leading exponent of Ausdruckstanz (Expressionist Dance) during the 1920s and 1930s, developing a definitive personal style and a philosophy of dance that distinguished her from all her contemporaries. In 1938 she emigrated to Australia to start her career afresh with the remaining nucleus of her company from Nazi-occupied Austria. In this collection of writings (initially compiled by Bettina Vernon and posthumously completed by her husband Charles Warren) each contributor highlights Bodenwieser's achievements from a different perspective, with reminiscences from her pupils and company members, together with scholarly studies.

Vernon-Warren, Bettina; Warren, Charles

intro1 Introduction; Part 1 BodenwieserâEUR(TM)s Inspirations; Chapter 1 Vienna, George Jackson; Chapter 2 A Driving Force Towards the New. Bodenwieser âEUR" Exponent of Ausdruckstanz, Gunhild Oberzaucher-SchÃ-ller; Chapter 3 Who were the Teachers of Gertrud Bodenwieser? Educational Opportunities and Dance Activity During the Pioneering Period of Modern Dance in Vienna, Alfred Oberzaucher, Gunhild Oberzaucher-SchÃ-ller; Chapter 4 Gertrud Bodenwieser, Jarmila Weissenböck; Chapter 5 The Bodenwieser Style, Charles Warren; Chapter 6 Bodenwieser Teaching in Vienna and Australia, Charles Warren; Part 2 Contributions and Letters from Former Members of the Bodenwieser Ballet and Marie Cuckson; Chapter 7 The Early Days, Hilde Holger; Chapter 8 A Dancer Speaks, Hede Juer; Chapter 9 A Note on âEURoeThe Ford SystemâEUR, Hede Juer; Chapter 10 Vienna Revisited in Memory, Helen Elton; Chapter 11 Working with Bodenwieser in the Thirties, Emmy Steininger; Chapter 12 The Emigration of Gertrud Bodenwieser and her Dancers, Emmy Steininger; Chapter 13 âEURoeI always remained a Bodenwieser dancerâEUR, Evelyn Ippen; Chapter 14 BodenwieserâEUR(TM)s Lasting Influence from 1926 to 1995, Bettina Vernon; Chapter 15 Learning âEUR" An Exhilaration and a Joy, Innes Murdoch; Chapter 16 Vision, Coralie Hinkley; Chapter 17 BodenwieserâEUR(TM)s Last Five Years, Marie Cuckson; Chapter 18 BodenwieserâEUR(TM)s Final Message to Young Dancers;