Abstract
AbstractThe final chapter brings the book to a close by returning to the two research questions: What does the face do in dance, and what does it mean? It concludes that facial choreographies engender opportunity for startling creativity, the articulation of identity, a cathartic expression of feelings and attitudes, and a critical capacity to undercut previously held assumptions. It then looks at the state-mandated masking of the face through the global COVID-19 pandemic and the implications of this for popular dance. It briefly addresses the ubiquity of dance on the social media platform TikTok and how the face plays a spectacular role in TikTok performance.
Publisher
Oxford University PressNew York
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