Gay Morris is a New York based dance and art critic whose work has appeared in numerous newspapers, magazines, and journals. She is the author of A Game for Dancers: Performing Modernism in the Postwar Years, 1945-1960, and is the editor of a collection, Moving Words, Rewriting Dance. Morris is the reviews editor of Dance Research Journal and a member of the editorial board of Congress on Research in Dance.

Jens Richard Giersdorf is an Associate Professor of Dance at Marymount Manhattan College. He is author of The Body of the People: East German Dance since 1945, and his work has been anthologized internationally and his articles have appeared in a number of scholarly journals. Giersdorf is a member of the Editorial Boards of the Society for Dance History Scholars and the Congress on Research in Dance.

Gay Morris and Jens Richard Giersdorf
Nicholas Rowe
Alessandra Nicifero
Derek A. Burrill
Sarah Davies Cordova
Janet O'Shea
Yehuda Sharim
Harmony Bench
Neelima Jeychandran
Bill T. Jones
Rosemary Martin
Maaike Bleeker & Janez Janša
Rosie Kay and Dee Reynolds
Ariel Osterweis
Ruth Hellier-Tinoco
Gerald Siegmund
Mark Franko

"Rarely does an anthology of such global breadth in subject matter and methodological diversity attain the kind of coherence embodied here, one that demonstrates a truly thoughtful engagement with the topic. Rich with insight into the ways that choreography and war illuminate one another, these essays all make good on the editors' claim that all choreography is political."--Susan Leigh Foster, Distinguished Professor, UCLA

"As micro- and macro-theaters of war spread throughout the globe in all sorts of variations, the belligerent dynamics of our contemporaneity emerges as an apparently unstoppable force of mobilization. This timely and highly original anthology gathers an impressive array of international scholars and artists who not only analyze the onto-historical link between choreography and war, but reveal how dance and choreography keep creating counter-moves of resistance and alternatives for peace."--André Lepecki, New York University

"Choreogrphies of 21st Century Wars helps readers to contemplate the potential of choreography as construct and practice to grapple with the complexities and ineffable experience of a world dominated by war. Offering critical insights about the disconnection between our understanding and the realities of war, Choreographies encourages dancer-artists and scholars to explore the potential of choreography to illuminate how we shall live and dance in this world. Living in a state where the Korean War has not yet ended, I appreciate the rigorous analyses of this anthology that helps me to realize and critically comprehend the very real choreographies of war." --Dance Chronicle