DANCE INK PHOTOGRAPHS

J. Abbott Miller

A dynamic celebration of contemporary dance, Dance Ink: Photographs features work by some of the finest photographers in the world. These provocative images -- of dancers, choreographers, and performance artists -- were conceived as a duet between artist and photographer, forming a dialogue that plays out in the pages of this extraordinary book. A series of intimate, beautifully written essays on five key choreographers who have shaped contemporary dance -- Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, Tyla Tharp, Trisha Brown, and Mark Morris -- lend insight into the distinctive style and personality of each artist.

Dance Ink: Photographs is the culmination of the award-winning magazine Dance Ink, an avant-garde production that, during the six years it was in print, attracted a cult following for its groundbreakign design and innovative approach to dance photography. A brilliantly conceived and exquisitely printed record of dance at the end of the millennium, Dance Ink: Photographs will educate, move, and inspire a new generation of dancers, designers, photographers, and enthusiasts of the poetry of dance.