That Still Moment: Poetry and Essays on Dance - Edwin Denby divided into chapters that playfully

divided into chapters that playfully tease the tensions between categorisation and chance that inform his observational works

the series captures Jayne

Cadence [that] can shatter us

an artist in a long-distance marriage

80s and early 90s

That Still Moment: Poetry and Essays on Dance - Edwin Denby divided into chapters that playfullyThis collection of writings highlights Denbys interdisciplinary scope and range of expression, as well as his sharp, singular voice and empirical sensibility toward all works of art. That Still Moment pairs Denbys landmark essays on dance criticism and portraits of major performers, such as Vaslav Nijinsky, with selections of his poetry. The writer and editor Cal Revely Calder further contextualizes Denbys life and work in his insightful introduction.