Dr Lesley Main
| Name | Dr Lesley Main |
|---|---|
| Job title | Head of Department - Performing Arts |
| Research institute | |
| Primary appointment | School of Arts |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4521-3769 |
| Contact category | Academic staff (past) |
Research outputs
Humphrey, Doris (1895-1958)
Main, L. 2018. Humphrey, Doris (1895-1958). in: Ross, S. (ed.) The Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism Routledge.The transmission-translation-transformation of Doris Humphrey's 'Two ecstatic themes' (1931)
Main, L. 2017. The transmission-translation-transformation of Doris Humphrey's 'Two ecstatic themes' (1931). in: Main, L. (ed.) Transmissions in Dance: Contemporary staging practices London Palgrave MacMillan, Cham. pp. 85-107Transmissions in dance: contemporary staging practices
Main, L. (ed.) 2018. Transmissions in dance: contemporary staging practices. Palgrave Macmillan.Soft is fast: Simone Forti in the 1960s and after by Meredith Morse [Book review]
Main, L. 2017. Soft is fast: Simone Forti in the 1960s and after by Meredith Morse [Book review]. Studies in Theatre and Performance. 37 (2), pp. 289-290. https://doi.org/10.1080/14682761.2016.1215821Creative choice – on whose authority
Main, L. 2013. Creative choice – on whose authority. Choreographic Practices. 4 (1), pp. 60-74. https://doi.org/10.1386/chor.4.1.59_1Nature moving naturally in succession: an exploration of Doris Humphrey’s Water Study with live performance
Main, L. 2009. Nature moving naturally in succession: an exploration of Doris Humphrey’s Water Study with live performance. Moving Naturally, Rethinking Dance 1900s – 1930s, An International Symposium. Guildford, UK 31 Oct 2009 pp. 1-6Directing the dance legacy of Doris Humphrey: the creative impulse of reconstruction
Main, L. 2012. Directing the dance legacy of Doris Humphrey: the creative impulse of reconstruction. Madison, WI, USA University of Wisconsin Press.Nature moving naturally in succession: an exploration of Doris Humphrey’s water study
Main, L. 2011. Nature moving naturally in succession: an exploration of Doris Humphrey’s water study. in: Carter, A. and Fensham, R. (ed.) Dancing naturally: nature, neo-classicism and modernity in early twentieth-century dance London, UK Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 98-109The spectacle of silence and stillness
Main, L. 2010. The spectacle of silence and stillness. in: Pierce, K. (ed.) Dance & Spectacle”, The 2010 SDHS conference July 9–11, 2010, University of Surrey, U.K. Society of Dance History Scholars. pp. 169-176The pedagogic significance of 20th Century modern dance training on the 21st Century dancing body, with reference to Doris Humphrey’s dance technique and movement philosophy
Main, L. 2009. The pedagogic significance of 20th Century modern dance training on the 21st Century dancing body, with reference to Doris Humphrey’s dance technique and movement philosophy. in: Randall, T. (ed.) Global perspectives on dance pedagogy: research and practice : special conference, 25-27 June 2009, The Centre for Excellence in Performance Arts, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK Congress on Research in Dance. pp. 47-53Passacaglia [1938]
Main, L. and Humphrey, D. 2008. Passacaglia [1938]. Chicago, IL., USAPassacaglia [1938]
Main, L. and Humphrey, D. 2007. Passacaglia [1938]. Chicago, IL., USAA musical exploration of Doris Humphrey's Passacaglia.
Main, L. 2006. A musical exploration of Doris Humphrey's Passacaglia. Sound Moves. Roehampton Unversity Roehampton University, Sound Moves.Water Study (1928) by Doris Humphrey.
Main, L. 2006. Water Study (1928) by Doris Humphrey.Passacaglia [1938]
Main, L. and Humphrey, D. 2005. Passacaglia [1938]. Turin, ItalyThe dances of Doris Humphrey: creating a contemporary perspective through interpretation
Main, L. 2005. The dances of Doris Humphrey: creating a contemporary perspective through interpretation. Dance Research. 23 (2), pp. 106-122.114
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