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The Dancer's Handbook: A Practical Guide to Reimagining Dance, Body, and Society by OFEN Co-Arts Gala Moody 9781032770741
RRP: €45.21Booksplease Price: €41.16The Dancer's Handbook offers a holistic exploration of the dance industry's challenges, authored by dancers intimately familiar with its complexities.This comprehensive resource tackle's themes like power dynamics, hierarchical structures, and the... -
Eurythmy: An Introductory Reader Rudolf Steiner 9781855841147
RRP: €17.84Booksplease Price: €15.99Rudolf Steiner's original contribution to human knowledge was based on his ability to conduct 'spiritual research', the investigation of metaphysical dimensions of existence. Samples of his work are to be found in this introductory reader in which Beth... -
Passion and Elegance: How Flamenco and Classical Ballet Met at the Ballets Russes by Barbara File Marangon 9781032421605
RRP: €69.01Booksplease Price: €61.39This book commences with the history of Indian, Egyptian, Arab, and flamenco dance, then compares and contrasts the history of both classical ballet and flamenco. The book outlines the early roots of flamenco in India, and the journey of the Romani... -
Why Music Moves Us by J. Bicknell 9780230209909
Booksplease Price: €60.77Music has extraordinary power to move us, but how and why does it affect us? What is going on, emotionally, physically and cognitively when listeners have strong emotional responses to music? This is a highly readable, original and philosophically... -
Putting My Heels Down by Kara Tatelbaum 9781945060465
RRP: €29.74Booksplease Price: €25.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945060465Author Kara TatelbaumFormat HardbackPage Count 270Imprint Motina BooksPublisher Motina BooksWeight(grams) 553g -
Physical Dramaturgy: Perspectives from the Field Rachel Bowditch 9781138682887
RRP: €48.78Booksplease Price: €44.20What is physical dramaturgy? While the traditional dramaturg shares research intellectually, the physical dramaturg does so viscerally and somatically. By combining elements of text, history, dramatic structure, and the author's intent with movement... -
Choreography and Narrative: Ballet's Staging of Story and Desire by Susan Leigh Foster 9780253212160
RRP: €24.98Booksplease Price: €22.06"Undoubtedly, Choreography and Narrative is an important contribution to dance history research." -Nineteenth-Century French Studies"This work is a landmark in the field and belongs in all libraries serving undergraduate, graduate, and faculty... -
Moving Relation: Touch in Contemporary Dance Gerko Egert 9781032089706
RRP: €53.54Booksplease Price: €48.72Moving Relation explores the notion of touch in the realm of contemporary dance.By closely analyzing performances by well-known European and American choreographers such as Meg Stuart, William Forsythe, Xavier Le Roy, Jared Gradinger and Angela Schubot,... -
Burlesque: Legendary Stars of the Stage, 2nd Ed. by Jane Briggeman 9781593936631
RRP: €33.31Booksplease Price: €31.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781593936631Author Jane BriggemanFormat PaperbackImprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 694g -
The Fundamental Movement Vocabulary of Raqs Sharqi by Morocco C Varga Dinicu 9780983069034
RRP: €23.79Booksplease Price: €20.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983069034Author Morocco C Varga DinicuFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint Hypatia-Rose PressPublisher Hypatia-Rose PressWeight(grams)... -
From the Ballroom to Hell: Grace and Folly in Nineteenth-Century Dance by Elizabeth Aldrich 9780810109131
RRP: €22.60Booksplease Price: €20.21During the 1800s, dance and etiquette manuals provided ordinary men and women with the keys to becoming gentlemen and ladies--and thus advancing in society. Why dance? To the insecure and status-oriented upper middle class, the ballroom embodied the... -
Hip Hop Dance by Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar 9780313378454
Booksplease Price: €43.83This guide provides an overview of the history of hip hop culture and an exploration of its dance style, appropriate both for student research projects and general interest reading. Rapping. Breakdancing. MCing. DJing. Beatboxing. Graffiti art. These are... -
Early Days, Early Dancers: Early Years of the National Ballet by Jocelyn Allen 9781771337731
RRP: €18.98Booksplease Price: €16.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781771337731Author Jocelyn Terrell AllenFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Inanna Publications and Education Inc.Publisher Inanna Publications and... -
16mm and 8mm Filmmaking: An Essential Guide to Shooting on Celluloid by Jacob Dodd
RRP: €47.59Booksplease Price: €43.85This book is an essential guide to making traditional 16mm and 8mm films, from production to post, using both analog and digital tools. Focusing on low-budget equipment and innovative techniques, this text will provide you with the steps to begin your... -
Dances of France I - Brittany and Bourbonnais by Claudie Marcel-Dubois 9781914311062
Booksplease Price: €13.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914311062Author Claudie Marcel-DuboisFormat HardbackPage Count 42Imprint Noverre PressPublisher Noverre PressWeight(grams) 127g -
Ralph Lemon Thomas J. Lax 9781633450073
RRP: €23.74Booksplease Price: €17.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633450073Author Thomas J. LaxFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Museum of Modern ArtPublisher Museum of Modern ArtWeight(grams) 470g -
Milestones in Dance History Dana Tai Soon Burgess 9781032029405
RRP: €46.40Booksplease Price: €42.60This introduction to world dance charts the diverse histories and stories of dancers and artists through ten key moments that have shaped the vast spectrum of different forms and genres that we see today.Designed for weekly use in dance history courses,... -
Hijikata Tatsumi and Ohno Kazuo Sondra Fraleigh (State University of New York, USA) 9781138572799
RRP: €48.78Booksplease Price: €44.20Now re-issued, this compact book unravels the contribution of one of modern theatre's most charismatic innovators. Hijikata Tatsumi and Ohno Kazuo combines:* an account of the founding of Japanese butoh through the partnership of Hijikata and Ohno,... -
Making Video Dance: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Dance for the Screen (2nd ed) by Katrina McPherson
RRP: €46.40Booksplease Price: €44.04Making Video Dance: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Dance for the Screen is the first workbook to follow the entire process of video dance production: from having an idea, through to choreographing for the screen, filming and editing, and distribution... -
Becoming a Belly Dancer: From Student to Stage by Sara Shrapnell 9780692592052
RRP: €39.17Booksplease Price: €36.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692592052Author Dawn DevineFormat PaperbackPage Count 404Imprint Hoffman Gifford PublishingPublisher Hoffman Gifford PublishingWeight(grams)... -
Critical Moves: Dance Studies in Theory and Politics by Randy Martin
RRP: €41.59Booksplease Price: €40.61In Critical Moves Randy Martin sets in motion an inquiry into the relationship between dance, politics, and cultural theory. Drawing on his own experiences as a dancer as well as his observations as a cultural critic and social theorist, Martin... -
Shake Your Booty: How to Teach Belly Dance for Fun and Profit by Taaj 9780974120829
RRP: €38.07Booksplease Price: €29.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780974120829Author TaajFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Belly Dance Trainer thePublisher Belly Dance Trainer theWeight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 279mm... -
Teaching Classical Ballet by John White 9780813013954
RRP: €22.60Booksplease Price: €19.85From his experience of 40 years in ballet as a student, performer, ballet master and dedicated teacher, John White offers this work of inspiration and step-by-step instruction on the art and craft of teaching classical dance. Stressing excellence in both... -
Modern Moves: Dancing Race during the Ragtime and Jazz Eras by Danielle Robinson 9780199779222
Booksplease Price: €37.95Modern Moves traces the movement of American social dance styles between black and white cultural groups and between immigrant and migrant communities during the early twentieth century. Its central focus is New York City, where the confluence of two key... -
Dancing Motherhood by Ali Duffy 9780367619275
RRP: €49.97Booksplease Price: €45.66Dancing Motherhood explores how unique factors about the dance profession impact pregnant women and mothers working in it.Ali Duffy introduces the book by laying a foundation of social and cultural histories and systemic structures and power that shape... -
Milestones in Dance in the USA Elizabeth McPherson 9781032131023
RRP: €46.40Booksplease Price: €42.17Embracing dramatic similarities, glaring disjunctions, and striking innovations, this book explores the history and context of dance on the land we know today as the United States of America. Designed for weekly use in dance history courses, it traces... -
I KNOW WHO I AM WHEN I BELLY DANCE! A Handbook for Reclaiming Your True Feminine Self by Deleela Morad MA 9781601457882
RRP: €18.98Booksplease Price: €17.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781601457882Author Deleela Morad MAFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Booklocker Inc.,USPublisher Booklocker Inc.,USWeight(grams) 278gDimensions(mm)... -
Choreographing Shakespeare: Dance Adaptations of the Plays and Poems Elizabeth Klett (University of Houston Clear Lake, USA) 9780815375975
RRP: €48.78Booksplease Price: €44.65Choreographing Shakespeare presents a hitherto unexplored history of the choreographers and performers who have created dance adaptations of Shakespeare.This book investigates forty dance works in genres such as ballet, modern dance, and hip-hop,... -
LO: TECH: POP: CULT: Screendance Remixed by Priscilla Guy 9781032372150
RRP: €58.30Booksplease Price: €52.29This edited collection assembles international perspectives from artists, academics, and curators in the field to bring the insights of screendance theory and practice back into conversations with critical methods, at the intersections of popular... -
Dance on the American Musical Theatre Stage: A History Ray Miller 9781032121598
RRP: €48.78Booksplease Price: €44.65Dance on the American Musical Theatre Stage: A History chronicles the development of dance, with an emphasis on musicals and the Broadway stage, in the United States from its colonial beginnings to performances of the present day. This book explores the... -
Essays on Classical Indian Dance by Donovan Roebert
RRP: €45.21Booksplease Price: €41.52The book is a wide-ranging collection of essays on Indian classical dance, which include writings on dance appreciation, the criticism, theory and philosophy of dance, as well as some historical and light controversial articles. Also included is a... -
And Then Came Dance: The Women Who Led Volynsky to Ballet's Magic Kingdom by Stanley J. Rabinowitz 9780190943370
RRP: €44.02Booksplease Price: €39.21Presenting for the first time Akim Volynsky's (1861-1926) pre-balletic writings on Leonardo da Vinci, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Otto Weininger, and on such illustrious personalities as Zinaida Gippius, Ida Rubinstein, and Lou Andreas-Salome, And Then Came Dance... -
India's Kathak Dance in Historical Perspective Margaret E. Walker 9781138062573
RRP: €63.06Booksplease Price: €56.33Kathak, the classical dance of North India, combines virtuosic footwork and dazzling spins with subtle pantomime and soft gestures. As a global practice and one of India's cultural markers, kathak dance is often presented as heir to an ancient Hindu... -
French Moves: The Cultural Politics of le hip hop by Felicia McCarren 9780199939978
Booksplease Price: €33.42For more than two decades, le hip hop has shown France's "other" face: danced by minorities associated with immigration and the suburbs, it has channeled rage against racism and unequal opportunity and offered a movement vocabulary for the expression of... -
Fifty Contemporary Choreographers by Jo Butterworth 9780367376765
RRP: €136.85Booksplease Price: €120.11Fifty Contemporary Choreographers is a unique and authoritative guide to the lives and work of prominent living contemporary choreographers; this third edition includes many new names in the field of choreography.Representing a wide range of dance genres... -
The Church's Position on Dancing by Abbe Henri Louis Hulot 9781953746016
RRP: €23.79Booksplease Price: €19.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953746016Author Abbe Henri Louis HulotFormat HardbackPage Count 106Imprint Mediatrix PressPublisher Mediatrix PressWeight(grams) 222g -
Fierce and Delicate: Essays on Dance and Illness by Renee K. Nicholson
RRP: €17.84Booksplease Price: €16.14Memoir about ballet and illness from a creative writing teacher whose career as a ballerina was stopped by rheumatoid arthritis.RenEe Nicholson's professional training in ballet had both moments of magnificence and moments of torment, from fittings of... -
When Words Are Inadequate: Modern Dance and Transnationalism in China by Nan Ma
RRP: €35.09Booksplease Price: €33.69When Words are Inadequate is a transnational history of modern dance written from and beyond the perspective of China. Author Nan Ma extends the horizon of China studies by rewriting the cultural history of modern China from a bodily movement-based... -
Writing Choreography: Textualities of and beyond Dance by Leena Rouhiainen 9781032501987
RRP: €49.97Booksplease Price: €45.21A new contribution to studies in choreography, Writing Choreography: Textualities of and beyond Dance focuses upon language and writing-based approaches to choreographing from the perspectives of artists and researchers active in the Nordic and Oceanic... -
The Carole: A Study of a Medieval Dance by Robert Mullally 9781138252011
RRP: €66.63Booksplease Price: €59.37The carole was the principal social dance in France and England from c. 1100 to c. 1400 and was frequently mentioned in French and English medieval literature. However, it has been widely misunderstood by contributors in recent citations in dictionaries...