Simone Forti
Improvising a Life
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Product details:
- Publisher Wesleyan University Press
- Date of Publication 14 April 2026
- ISBN 9780819501103
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages416 pages
- Size 203x139 mm
- Weight 463 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 49 b&w photos 0
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Long description:
First critical biography of this visionary artist written by a dance scholar
Simone Forti, groundbreaking improvisor, has spent a lifetime weaving together the movement of her mind with the movement of her body to create a unique oeuvre situated at the intersection of dancing and art practices. Her seminal Dance Constructions from the 1960s crafted a new approach to dance composition and helped inspire the investigations of Judson Dance Theater. In the 1970s, Forti's explorations of animal movements expanded that legacy to launch improvisation as a valuable artform in its own right. From her early forays into vocal accompaniment to her News Animations, Forti has long integrated gesture and text into compelling performances that consistently stretched the boundaries of dance to layer abstract movement with story-telling and political commentary. Her "Land Portraits" series brought an immersive ecological experience to New York City stages in the 1980s, and she is a beloved teacher and mentor whose Body, Mind, World workshops have inspired dancers around the world. In this beautifully written book, author Ann Cooper Albright braids archival research, extensive interviews, and detailed movement analyses of Forti's performances to provide the first kinesthetically-informed and critically-nuanced history of Forti's multifaceted and extensive career.
Publication of this book is funded by the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.
"In Simone Forti: Improvising a Life, Albright opens windows for us to see the richness of Forti's work as a dancer, improviser, and, most poignantly, as a human being. Albright does this with genuine admiration for Forti, the woman and the artist, who lives and creates at the juncture of movement, sound, and the visual arts... Albright's facileness with language brings Forti's ever-evolving creative process to life through the context of moments in dance history."—Sherrie Barr, Journal of Dance Education
MoreTable of Contents:
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Movement is her Medium Forces at Play
Tuning
Geographies of a Group
Animating the News
Constructing a Legacy
Endnotes
Bibliography
