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This article provides a brief biographical sketch of Gertrude P. Kurath and introduces her as a central figure in twentieth century dance scholarship. Her role in the emergence of the field of dance studies in the academia is examined and her promotion of the connection between dance studies and anthropology and ethnomusicology is stressed. This article examines in detail two specific features of her scholarship: her forward-looking fieldwork and her innovation and use of movement notation. Both her fieldwork and her use of notation are contextualized within her extensive research on Native American dance.
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Cet article offre une brève esquisse biographique de Gertrude Kurath en la présentant comme une figure centrale du vingtième siècle parmi les spécialistes de la danse. Nous insisterons sur son rôle dans l’émergence des travaux universitaires portant sur la danse et sa mise en valeur de la relation entre les études sur la danse, l’anthropologie et l’ethnomusicologie. Cet article examine en détail deux traits spécifiques de son apport : ses recherches de terrain visionnaires ainsi que le caractère novateur de la notation du mouvement. Ses recherches de terrain ainsi que le recours à la notation sont mises en contexte au travers des recherches considérables qu’elle a menées sur la danse amérindienne.
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