Exploring anatomy through dance : Claire Porter's "Namely, muscles" / produced & directed by Charles Dennis.

Focuses on choreographer/poet Claire Porter as she explores human anatomy in her full evening's piece 'Namely, Muscles.' In this work she recites 30 plus poems that she has written as she performs movements that enact 68 major muscles of the body and then some. Poems include 'Pso...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Porter, Claire (Performer), Dennis, Charles (Producer, Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Brooklyn, N.Y. : Charles Dennis, [2007]
Series:Dance in video.
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Summary:Focuses on choreographer/poet Claire Porter as she explores human anatomy in her full evening's piece 'Namely, Muscles.' In this work she recites 30 plus poems that she has written as she performs movements that enact 68 major muscles of the body and then some. Poems include 'Psoas: the tender bender, ' 'Gluteus to my ears, ' 'Long in the head, ' 'Just the meat, ' 'The rotator gang, ' 'Names on your nerves, ' 'Tongues, ' 'And now a word from our tendons' and more. Each video in this series features an individual artist and includes excerpts from an in-depth interview and clips from a live performance.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 electronic resource (35 min. each)).