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Dance and Ethics: Moving Towards a More Humane Culture by Naomi M. Jackson
RRP: £24.95£23.23Dance and Ethics: Moving Towards a More Humane Culture is an introductory study of ethical issues as applied to the history and field of Western theatrical dance. It is the first sustained work of its kind, inspired by the belief that there are serious... -
Behind the Sequins by Shirley Ballas
RRP: £41.95£28.54Leave it all on the floor...In Behind the Sequins, Queen of Latin and Head Judge on Strictly Come Dancing, Shirley Ballas, leads us through her dramatic and determined life, from growing up on a rough estate on the Wirral and leaving home at 14 years... -
The Bloodied Nightgown: And Other Essays by Joan Acocella 9780374608095
RRP: £24.99£16.78Joan Acocella, "one of our finest cultural critics" (Edward Hirsch), has the rare ability to examine literature and unearth the lives contained within it - its authors, its subjects, and the communities from which it sprung. In her hands, arts criticism... -
The Art Of Movement by Ken Browar
RRP: £50.00£34.75The Art of Movement is an exquisitely designed, beautifully produced book that captures the movement, flow, energy, and grace of many of the most accomplished dancers in the world. These are the artists, from all walks of life, who are defining dance... -
Don't Think, Dear: On Loving and Leaving Ballet by Alice Robb
RRP: £16.99£12.28Can ballet ever be reconciled with feminist ideals? 'Beautiful, difficult, and compelling.' VANITY FAIR 'Don't think, dear,' said Balanchine. 'Just do.' For centuries, being a ballerina has been synonymous with being beautiful, thin, obedient... -
Nine Ways of Seeing a Body by Sandra Reeve
RRP: £12.50£10.64This book presents nine lenses through which the body is conventionally viewed. The body as object, the body as subject, the phenomenological body, the contextual body, the interdependent body, the environmental body, the cultural body and, finally, the... -
Kill the Documentary: A Letter to Filmmakers, Students, and Scholars by Jill Godmilow
RRP: £25.00£19.18Can the documentary be useful? Can a film change how its viewers think about the world and their potential role in it? In Kill the Documentary, the award-winning director Jill Godmilow issues an urgent call for a new kind of nonfiction filmmaking. She... -
Choreography: Creating and Developing Dance for Performance by Kate Flatt
RRP: £24.00£19.11Choreography is the highly creative process of interpreting and coordinating movement, music and space in performance. By tracing different facets of development and exploring the essential artistic and practical skills of the choreographer, this book... -
Why We Dance: A Philosophy of Bodily Becoming by Kimerer L. LaMothe 9780231171052
RRP: £28.00£21.36Within intellectual paradigms that privilege mind over matter, dance has long appeared as a marginal, derivative, or primitive art. Drawing support from theorists and artists who embrace matter as dynamic and agential, this book offers a visionary... -
Musical Theatre For Dummies by S Rudetsky
RRP: £17.99£12.54Discover what goes on behind the curtains of your favorite musical Do you want to know more about the fascinating history of Broadway musicals, the stars of yesterday and today, and what goes on behind the curtain of a musical production? In Musical... -
The Ballet Companion: Ballet Companion by Eliza Gaynor Minden 9780743264075
RRP: £20.00£13.86THE BALLET COMPANION is the first complete, illustrated reference book for the dancer. With more than 150 stunning photographs of ballet greats Maria Riccetto and Benjamin Millepied demonstrating perfect execution of positions and steps, THE BALLET... -
Safe Dance Practice by Edel Quin
RRP: £42.00£35.61Every dancer of every age, ability, and style should be able to engage fully in the act of dancing and be encouraged to achieve their potential without risk of harm to the body or mind. Practical information on all aspects of safe practice that is not... -
Dancers Among Us by Jordan Matter 9780761171706
RRP: £13.99£9.60The mystery of the body in motion. The surprise of seeing what seems impossible. And the pure, joyful optimism of it all. Dancers Among Us presents one thrilling photograph after another of dancers leaping, spinning, lifting, kicking-but in the midst of... -
Offering from the Conscious Body: The Discipline of Authentic Movement by Janet Adler 9780892819669
RRP: £29.00£12.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892819669Author Janet AdlerFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Inner Traditions Bear and CompanyPublisher Inner Traditions Bear and CompanyWeight(grams)... -
How to Swing in Musical Theatre: A Guide to Covering the Ensemble by Jaye J. Elster 9781032183893
RRP: £31.99£28.33How to Swing in Musical Theatre shines a light on the most universal techniques used by cast members who, in response to absence, can perform multiple roles across an ensemble.This entertaining guide can be used not only to build a step-by-step... -
A Company of Swans by Eva Ibbotson
RRP: £8.99£6.40A Company of Swans is a sweeping tale of romance, freedom and the beauty of dance from award-winning author, Eva Ibbotson, with a new introduction by Joanna Nadin.Weekly ballet classes are Harriet Morton's only escape from her intolerably dull life. So... -
Tango: A History of Obsession by Virginia Gift 9781439214626
RRP: £20.99£18.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439214626Author Virginia GiftFormat PaperbackPage Count 458Imprint Booksurge PublishingPublisher Booksurge PublishingWeight(grams) 472gDimensions(mm)... -
The 1st Three Years of Dance: Teaching Tips, Monthly Lesson Plans, and Syllabi for Successful Dance Classes by Noelle Jones 9781484882993
RRP: £8.99£7.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781484882993Author Noelle JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
Laban for Actors and Dancers: Putting Laban's Movement Theory into Practice - A Step-by-Step Guide by Jean Newlove
RRP: £14.99£10.86A handbook, complete with graded exercises, for teachers and students wanting a practical introduction to Laban's famous system of movement. Rudolf Laban is to movement what Stanislavski is to acting. He devised the first wholly successful system for... -
Performance Design by Dorita Hannah 9788763507844
RRP: £42.99£35.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788763507844Author Dorita HannahFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Museum Tusculanum PressPublisher Museum Tusculanum PressWeight(grams)... -
Twelve Minutes of Love: A Tango Story by Kapka Kassabova 9781846272851
RRP: £9.99£6.70Kapka Kassabova first set foot in a tango studio ten years ago and, from that moment, she was hooked. With the beat of tango driving her on and the music filling her head, she's danced across the world, from Auckland to Edinburgh, from Berlin to Buenos... -
Pina Bausch's Dance Theater: Company, Artistic Practices, and Reception by Gabriele Klein
RRP: £33.99£28.01This volume provides new, ground-breaking perspectives on the globally renowned work of the Tanztheater Wuppertal and its iconic founder and artistic director, Pina Bausch. The company's performances, how it developed its productions, the global transfer... -
The 24-Hour Cafe: The new uplifting story of friendship, hope and following your dreams from the Sunday Times bestseller by Libby Page 9781409175247
RRP: £12.99£9.49'A moving and beautifully crafted novel about love, friendship and life' Mike GayleFrom the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lido comes a story of friendship, belonging and never giving up on your dreamsWelcome to the cafe that never sleeps.Day and... -
Making Broadway Dance by Liza Gennaro
RRP: £29.99£27.59Through in-depth analysis of musical theatre choreography and choreographers, Making Broadway Dance challenges long-held perceptions of Broadway dance as kitsch, disposable, a dance form created without artistic process. Setting out to demonstrate that... -
Ballet For Dummies by Scott Speck 9781119643104
RRP: £19.99£13.75Whether you want to participate in ballet or just watch it, the ballet experience can excite and inspire you. Ballet is among the most beautiful forms of expression ever devised: an exquisite mix of sight and sound, stunning, aesthetics, and awesome... -
Bruno My Story by Bruno Tonioli
RRP: £10.99£7.40Meet Bruno Tonioli - Strictly Come Dancing judge, wildcat choreographer and stardust magnet. With his irrepressible personality and Italian exuberance, Bruno has become a TV sensation, settling the fate of Britain's ballroom hopefuls during the nation's... -
The Costumes of Burlesque: 1866-2018 by Coleen Scott
RRP: £42.99£37.00The Costumes of Burlesque: 1866-2018 is the first volume to inclusively document burlesque costume from its birth in the 1860's through the global burlesque movement in 2018. This lushly illustrated book presents the history and development of this... -
Strictly Ola: Ola Jordan - My Autobiography by Ola Jordan 9781906670429
RRP: £14.99£11.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906670429Author Ola JordanFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint St James's HousePublisher St James's House -
Ed Watson: A Different Dance by Sarah Crompton
RRP: £39.99£29.98Ed Watson, Principal Dancer with The Royal Ballet for over 20 years is a unique talent; a widely celebrated collaborator in dance, photography and fashion. Each illustrated essay of this gorgeous volume focuses on a distinct aspect of Watson's career... -
And Then Came Dance: The Women Who Led Volynsky to Ballet's Magic Kingdom by Stanley J. Rabinowitz 9780190943370
RRP: £32.99£28.43Presenting 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... -
Pretty Things: The Last Generation of American Burlesque Queens by Liz Goldwyn 9780062011817
RRP: £12.99£10.29Liz Goldwyn's lifelong fascination with the inimitable glamour of classic burlesque inspired her to spend the past eight years corresponding with, visiting, interviewing, receiving striptease lessons from, and forming close relationships with the last... -
Performing for the Camera by Simon Baker 9781849764001
RRP: £29.99£29.87The book examines three distinct strands of photographic practice: the documentation of performance works, by artists such as Yves Klein, Yayoi Kusama and Merce Cunningham; how performers and photographers have worked collaboratively, such as Nadar and... -
Dance and the Corporeal Uncanny: Philosophy in Motion by Philipa Rothfield
RRP: £38.99£34.22Dance and the Corporeal Uncanny takes the philosophy of the body into the field of dance, through the lens of subjectivity and via its critique. It draws on dance and performance as its dedicated field of practice to articulate a philosophy of agency and... -
Making Connections: Total Body Integration Through Bartenieff Fundamentals by Peggy Hackney
RRP: £44.99£42.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789056995928Author Peggy HackneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Harwood Academic (Performing Arts)Publisher Gordon and BreachWeight(grams) 521g -
What Moves You?: Shaping your dissertation in dance by Charlotte Nichol
RRP: £35.99£31.69Every dissertation is individual and unique - particularly for dance students, who must combine a wide range of approaches into a tailor-made research methodology. What Moves You? fosters a creative approach to dissertations and final projects. By... -
The Beat, the Scene, the Sound: A DJ's Journey through the Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of House Music in New York City by DJ Disciple
RRP: £25.00£21.79A thrilling and tumultuous, behind-the-scenes account of house music in NYC.The Beat, the Scene, the Sound follows DJ Disciple and his behind-the-scenes account of how DJs, promoters, fans, and others transformed house music from a DIY project into an... -
The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance by Paul Allain
RRP: £29.99£26.64What is theatre?What is performance?What connects them and how are they different?What events, people, practices and ideas have shaped theatre and performance in the twentieth and twenty-first century?The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance... -
Routledge Companion to Audiences and the Performing Arts by Matthew Reason 9780367695842
RRP: £42.99£38.59The Routledge Companion to Audiences and the Performing Arts represents a truly multi-dimensional exploration of the inter-relationships between audiences and performance.This study considers audiences contextually and historically, through both... -
Samba by Alma Guillermoprieto 9780679732563
RRP: £20.00£14.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679732563Author Alma GuillermoprietoFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 196gDimensions(mm)... -
Fifty Contemporary Choreographers by Jo Butterworth
RRP: £27.99£24.68Fifty 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...