Dialogue in Amerta Movement (Paperback)

Emma Meehan

ISBN 10: 1009648241 / ISBN 13: 9781009648240

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2026

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Paperback. Dialogue is often understood as the verbal interaction between different people or groups. This Element reconceptualises dialogue through dance and somatic practices, foregrounding sensory relationality and responsiveness to the environment. Rather than centring conflict between specific 'actors', it evolves a framework for dialogue as a holistic system of embodied exchange. This Element focuses on Amerta Movement - a free-form style of dance developed by Javanese dance artist Suprapto Suryodarmo (Prapto) through transcultural practice - to explore how movement facilitates dialogue with oneself, the environment, other people, and wider communities. Drawing on fieldwork and practice in Indonesia, the authors analyse the work of seven performing artists who engage with Amerta Movement in their workshops and performances. This Element considers how such movement practices cultivate conditions for interreligious and intercultural dialogue, while contributing to debates on social cohesion and social justice. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core. Dialogue is conceived of as verbal interaction between different people or groups such as spoken text between actors in performance. This Element focuses on how 'dialogue' is manifested in dance and somatic practices, through sensory relationality and responsiveness to the environment. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dialogue in Amerta Movement (Paperback)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1009648241
• ISBN 13: 9781009648240
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Dialogue is often understood as the verbal interaction between different people or groups. This Element reconceptualises dialogue through dance and somatic practices, foregrounding sensory relationality and responsiveness to the environment. Rather than centring conflict between specific 'actors', it evolves a framework for dialogue as a holistic system of embodied exchange. This Element focuses on Amerta Movement – a free-form style of dance developed by Javanese dance artist Suprapto Suryodarmo (Prapto) through transcultural practice – to explore how movement facilitates dialogue with oneself, the environment, other people, and wider communities. Drawing on fieldwork and practice in Indonesia, the authors analyse the work of seven performing artists who engage with Amerta Movement in their workshops and performances. This Element considers how such movement practices cultivate conditions for interreligious and intercultural dialogue, while contributing to debates on social cohesion and social justice. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.