Includes bibliographical references.

Preliminary Material -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Beginnings in Embodied Learning -- Chinese Martial Arts -- Principles of Performer Preparation -- The Principles of Performance Composition -- The Practice of Performer Preparation and Performance Composition -- Performance Pedagogy in Practice -- Martial Movement Training and Consciousness -- References.

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The product of over eighteen years of embodied research by the author, The Dancing Word presents a systemic and phenomenological description of a contemporary intercultural theatre practice. This volume offers a blueprint for both training and collaborative performance creation that integrates the best of western laboratory theatre with the practice and ontological underpinnings of Chinese martial ( Wushu ) and healing/self care ( Qigong ) arts. This is a book for theatre practitioners, students, scholars, and those interested in exploring transcultural methodologies.