Theorising Hip-hop Dance In The Philippines: Blurring The Lines Of Genre, Mode And Dimension

Perillo, J. Lorenzo (2013) Theorising Hip-hop Dance In The Philippines: Blurring The Lines Of Genre, Mode And Dimension. International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS), 9 (1). pp. 70-96. ISSN ISSN: 1823-6243

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Abstract

While Hip-hop is recognised as a global musical culture, few studies have examined its practices of choreography. This essay privileges the ways Hiphop dancers in Manila theorise their practices through four main aspects— genre, mode, dimension and conflict—in order to draw attention to the principles of meaning-making in contemporary Hip-hop performance. This article suggests that a dance-based system of knowledge is helpful to our understanding of music and performance in Asia and the Pacific because it fleshes out internal discourses of Hip-hop and promotes a mindfulness regarding assumptions around the performing body.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics > P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General)
Divisions: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press) > International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS)
Depositing User: Mr Firdaus Mohamad
Date Deposited: 30 May 2018 08:43
Last Modified: 30 May 2018 08:43
URI: http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/40650

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