Dancing Chineseness and Techno-Choreography (Ro. Xu, Xu,**

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Dancing Chineseness and Techno-ChoreographyAuthor(s): Zhi Xu\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032979571, 978-1032979571\nSynopsis\nThis book delves into the embodiment of Chineseness in digital performance, utilising the innovative methodology of techno-choreography.\n\nThis research critically examines professionally trained dancing bodies in Chinese dance from the vantage point of cultural transexperience. It offers profound discussions of Chineseness through an unprecedented lens, advancing a suite of choreographic tools beneficial for both academic and practical inquiries. The methodology of techno-choreography employed draws from theories as well as applications of interactivity, immersion, virtual reality, and motion capture systems. It perceives intercultural dancing bodies and cultural artefacts, such as chopsticks, gaoqiao, handkerchiefs, fans, and red silks, as interfaces during the dance composition pr.