Folk

A stunning celebration of the rich culture and fascinating history of Ireland featuring ten Irish illustrators. Discover everything that makes the Irish isle so special - from its famous landmarks to its myths and ...

"The Pocket Book of Burlesque" is the no-holds-barred, totally feisty, pocket-sized manual for the aspiring, the practicing, and the admiring burlesque fan, written by Professor Jo Boobs, founder of the New York School of Burlesque. With a foreword by...

Brilliantly curated and beautifully illustrated, the Welcome to the Arts series offers all-hours admission to some of the world's most wondrous performances.From Swan Lake to Riverdance, flamenco to tap, Dance features some of the most iconic...

The idea that morris dancing captures the essence of ancient Englishness, inherently carefree and merry, has been present for over 400 years. The Ancient English Morris Dance traces the history of those attitudes, from the dance's introduction to England...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648592075Author Angeline KingFormat PaperbackImprint Leschenault PressPublisher Leschenault Press

A brave British widow goes to Siam and-by dint of her principled and indomitable character-inspires that despotic nation to abolish slavery and absolute rule: this appealing legend first took shape after the Civil War when Anna Leonowens came to America...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780938190295Author Bira AlmeidaFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

An expert explains and analyzes the beloved art form An iconic symbol of Spain, flamenco has become a global phenomenon. Peter Manuel offers English-language readers a rare portrait of the music's history, styles, and cultural impact. Beginning with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566563260Author Rosina-Fawzia Al-RawiFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Interlink BooksPublisher Interlink Publishing Group, IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692433744Author Katayoun HutsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Mosaique LLCPublisher Mosaique LLCWeight(grams) 503gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800995741Author Mavis Williams-RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y Lolfa

The first comprehensive work in English on the three major regional styles of Uzbek women's dance - Ferghana, Khiva and Bukhara - and their broader Silk Road cultural connections, from folklore rootsto contemporary stage dance.The book surveys the...

Unmaking Contact interrogates "contact", understood in Global North dance discourse as a shorthand for the movement discipline of contact improvisation (CI) and its characteristic shifting points of weight-sharing between two or more bodies through...

Unmaking Contact interrogates "contact", understood in Global North dance discourse as a shorthand for the movement discipline of contact improvisation (CI) and its characteristic shifting points of weight-sharing between two or more bodies through...

This book presents the first in-depth critical and historical examination of the internationally renowned National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC) in the context of postcolonial theatre. Combining a postcolonial theoretical framework with...

While there are books about folk dances from individual countries or regions, there isn't a single comprehensive book on folk dances across the globe. This illustrated compendium offers the student, teacher, choreographer, historian, media critic,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781462120499Author Laraine MinerImprint CfiPublisher CfiWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 155mm * 13mm

Caribbean Dance from Abakua to Zouk is an unprecedented overview of the dances from each of this region's major islands and the complex, fused, and layered cultures that gave birth to them. The authors in this collection, from distinguished cultural...

Susanna Sloat has done it again. Following on the heels of the success of Caribbean Dance from Abakua to Zouk, Sloat's new interdisciplinary collection extends the reach of dance scholarship to command the attention of all genres of forward-thinking...

In Appalachian Dance: Creativity and Continuity in Six Communities, Susan Eike Spalding brings to bear twenty-five years' worth of rich interviews with black and white Virginians, Tennesseeans, and Kentuckians to explore the evolution and social uses of...

Based on eighteen months of intensive participant-observation, Ring of Liberation offers both an in-depth description of capoeira--a complex Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines feats of great strength and athleticism with music and poetry--and a...

Around the globe, dances that originate in village, temple, and court rituals have been adapted and transformed to carry secular meanings and serve new national purposes. In stage performances, dance competitions, and festivals worldwide, dance has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781555000837Author Anatole BogeyaktukFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Alaska Native Language CenterPublisher Alaska Native Language...

During the patron saint fiesta in the Andean town of San Jeronimo, Peru, crowds gather at sunset in the town square, eagerly awaiting the entrance of the colourful dance troupes, or "comparsas". With their masks, music and surprising interpretations of...

In Guinea's capital city of Conakry, dance is everywhere. Most neighborhoods boast at least one dance troupe, and members of those troupes animate the city's major rites of passage and social events. In Infinite Repertoire, Adrienne Cohen shows how dance...

Migration makes a profound impression on identity (gender and sexuality, culture, class, status), its expressions, and performance. Research in this field has demonstrated that migrant communities often cast women as bearers of cultural reproduction...

*The accompanying CD / downloadable album can also be purchased from the Mike Ruff Music website and from The Endless Bookcase website. This book looks at the practicalities of maypole dancing. Designed for teachers with little or no experience of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583941980Author Nestor CapoeiraFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

The first comprehensive work in English on the three major regional styles of Uzbek women's dance - Ferghana, Khiva and Bukhara - and their broader Silk Road cultural connections, from folklore rootsto contemporary stage dance.The book surveys the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645021622Author John Gardiner-GardenFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint John Gardiner-GardenPublisher John Gardiner-GardenWeight(grams)...

This broad-based collection of essays is an introduction both to the concerns of contemporary folklore scholarship and to the variety of forms that folk performance has taken throughout English history. Combining case studies of specific folk practices...

This book addresses the mind-body dichotomy in movement and dance.This book includes a description of the often-forgotten kinesthetic sense, body awareness, somatic practices, body-based way of thinking, mental imagery, nonverbal communication, human...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780963288035Author Tony ParkesFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint Hands Four ProductionsPublisher Hands Four ProductionsWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953242924Author Thomas O'FlahertyFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint WWW.Spiritsalsa.comPublisher WWW.Spiritsalsa.com

Discover the richness and beauty of Bali's many performing art forms.This book is a lavishly illustrated introduction to the most popular forms of traditional performing arts in Bali-among the most intricate and spectacular musical and theatrical...

This analytical history traces representations of flamenco dance in Spain and abroad from the twentieth century to the present, using histories, film, accounts of live performances, and practitioner interviews. Beginning with an analysis of flamenco...

Based on eighteen months of intensive participant-observation, Ring of Liberation offers both an in-depth description of capoeira-a complex Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines feats of great strength and athleticism with music and poetry-and a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780963288042Author Tony ParkesFormat PaperbackPage Count 520Imprint Hands Four ProductionsPublisher Hands Four ProductionsWeight(grams) 753gDimensions(mm)...

"Pygmy music" has captivated students and scholars of anthropology and music for decades if not centuries, but until now this aspect of their culture has never been described in a work that is at once vividly engaging, intellectually rigorous, and...

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