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Frank-Manuel Peter (born 1959) is a German
dance research Dance research is the study of dance, including dance history, ethnochoreology, dance theory, dance anthropology, and dance science. Dance research as an academic discipline is relatively new. In 1967, the first volume of the ''CORD dance research ...
er and historian.


Life and work

Born in Berlin, Peter studied theatre,
history of art The history of art focuses on objects made by humans for any number of spiritual, narrative, philosophical, symbolic, conceptual, documentary, decorative, and even functional and other purposes, but with a primary emphasis on its aesthetic vis ...
,
German studies German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German hi ...
and
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at the
Free University of Berlin The Free University of Berlin (, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public research university in Berlin, Germany. It is consistently ranked among Germany's best universities, with particular strengths in political science and t ...
and graduated as a
master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.
. In 2004, he was promoted to Ph.D. with a thesis on
Dore Hoyer Dore Hoyer (12 December 1911 – 31 December 1967) was a German expressionist dancer and choreographer. She is credited as "one of the most important solo dancers of the Ausdruckstanz tradition." Inspired by Mary Wigman, she developed her own sol ...
. Peter has been director of the
Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln The Deutsche Tanzarchiv Köln (German Dance Archive Cologne) is a national information and research centre for concert dance in Germany. It is located in the MediaPark in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, with an archive, library, video library an ...
since 1986. He has been a lecturer since 2005 and an honorary professor for the dance studies programme at the
Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln The Cologne University of Music ( is a music college in Cologne, Germany. Founded in 1850, it is Europe's largest academy of music. History The academy was founded by Ferdinand Hiller in 1850 as ''Conservatorium der Musik in Coeln''. In 1895 Ger ...
since 2012. He is in charge of the book series ''Studien und Dokumente zur Tanzwissenschaft'' published by the Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln, with
Walter Salmen Walter Salmen (20 September 1926 in Paderborn – 2 February 2013 in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German musicologist and university lecturer. Salmen taught from 1958 to 1992 as a professor of musicology at the Saarland University and the Universit ...
and from volume 8 onwards with Gabriele Busch-Salmen the series ''Terpsichore - Tanzhistorische Studien'' and the ''Bibliographie deutschsprachiger Hochschulschriften zur Tanzwissenschaft/Tanzforschung''. Peter is a member of the advisory board of the Alexander and Renata Camaro foundation.


Publications

* ''
Valeska Gert Valeska or Valeška may refer to the following people: Given name * Valeska von Gallwitz (1833–1888), German writer *Valeska Gert (1892–c. 1978), German dancer and cabaret artist *Valeska Menezes (born 1976), Brazilian volleyball player * Val ...
. Tänzerin, Schauspielerin, Kabarettistin.'' With a foreword by
Volker Schlöndorff Volker Schlöndorff (; born 31 March 1939 Friday) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer who has worked in Germany, France and the United States. He was a prominent member of the New German Cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s, ...
. Frölich und Kaufmann, Berlin 1985;
2nd edition: Hentrich, Berlin 1987; * with Hedwig Müller & Garnet Schuldt: ''Dore Hoyer. Tänzerin.'' Hentrich, Berlin 1992; * ''Zwischen Ausdruckstanz und Postmodern Dance. Dore Hoyers Beitrag zur Weiterentwicklung des modernen Tanzes in den 1930er Jahren''. Dissertation. Freie Universität Berlin 2004
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. * ''Das Berliner Hansaviertel and the
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1957.'' Sutton, Erfurt 2007; * (co-author): ''Musikstadt Köln. Geschichte und Gegenwart.'' Dohr, Cologne 2013; * ''Der Maler/The Painter
Ernst Oppler Ernst Oppler (19 September 1867 1 March 1929) was a German Impressionist painter and etcher born in Hanover. Early life Ernst Oppler was the son of Edwin Oppler (1831-1880), a prominent German-Jewish architect. Ernst Oppler's brothers were ...
. Berliner Secession & Russisches Ballett/The Berlin Secession & The Russian Ballet.'' Wienand, Cologne 2017; Editorship: * with Susan Au: ''Documentation beyond performance. Dance scholarship today.'' Internationales Theaterinstitut, Berlin 1989; * ''Der Tänzer
Harald Kreutzberg Harald Kreutzberg (December 11, 1902 – April 25, 1968) was a German dancer and choreographer associated with the Ausdruckstanz movement, a form in which the individual, artistic expression of feelings or emotions is essential. Though largely fo ...
.'' Hentrich, Berlin 1997; * ''
Birgit Åkesson Anna Ida Birgit Åkesson, born March 24, 1908, in Malmö, died March 24, 2001, in Stockholm, was a choreographer, dancer and dance researcher. Biography Birgit Åkesson trained as a dancer at Mary Wigman's school in Dresden from 1929 to 1931. Af ...
. Postmoderner Tanz aus Schweden/Postmodern Dance from Sweden.'' Wienand, Cologne 1998; * ''Tanz & Eros/Dance & Eros'', Ausstellungskatalog. Photographs by Dieter Blum. Deutsches Tanzarchiv, Cologne 1998; * ''
Isadora Isidora or Isadora is a female given name of Greek origin, derived from Ἰσίδωρος, ''Isídōros'' (a compound of Ἶσις, ''Ísis'', and δῶρον, ''dōron'': "gift of he goddessIsis"). The male equivalent is Isidore. The name surviv ...
& Elizabeth Duncan in Deutschland''. Wienand, Cologne 2000; . * Annelise Löffler, Anneliese Planken, Wilhelm Gorré: ''Pas de trois''. Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln, Cologne 2001. * with Rainer Stamm: ''Die Sacharoffs. Zwei Tänzer aus dem Umkreis des Blauen Reiters.'' Wienand, Cologne 2002, . * Henri Justamant: ''Giselle ou les Wilis. Ballet fantastique en deux actes.'' Olms, Hildesheim 2008; * ''Die Tanzkritiken von Artur Michel in der Vossischen Zeitung von 1922 bis 1934 nebst einer Bibliographie seiner Theaterkritiken.'' Lang, Frankfurt, 2015; * With Thomas Thorausch: ''„Man ist kühn genug, um unmodern zu sein“. Klaus Geitels Tanzkritiken 1959–1979.'' Henschel, Leipzig 2019; *
Valeska Gert Valeska or Valeška may refer to the following people: Given name * Valeska von Gallwitz (1833–1888), German writer *Valeska Gert (1892–c. 1978), German dancer and cabaret artist *Valeska Menezes (born 1976), Brazilian volleyball player * Val ...
: ''Ich bin eine Hexe. Kaleidoskop meines Lebens.'' Alexander, Berlin 2019; . * with Yvonne Hardt: ''Yvonne Georgi. Tagebuch und Dokumente zu Tanztourneen mit Harald Kreutzberg (1929–1931). Eine andere Recherche zu den Potenzialen einer kritischen Nachlassforschung.'' Wienand, Cologne 2019; He is for the "Deutsche Tanzarchiv Köln" editor or co-editor of monographs by other authors on
Kurt Jooss Kurt Jooss (12 January 1901 – 22 May 1979)Kurt Jooss
Internationales Biographisches Archi ...
, Oda Schottmüller, Hanna Berger, Alexander von Swaine, and
Gret Palucca Gret Palucca (born Margarethe Paluka; 8 January 1902 – 22 March 1993) was a German dancer and dance teacher, notable for her dance school, the Palucca School of Dance, founded in Dresden in 1925. Life and work Margarethe Paluka was born in Mu ...
, as well as three
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s.Publications of the Deutschen Tanzarchivs
retrieved 10 June 2021.


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External links

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on the website of the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln {{DEFAULTSORT:Peter, FrankManuel Cultural academics Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln 1959 births Living people Artists from Berlin