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From its earliest manifestations on the street corners of nineteenth-century Buenos Aires to its ascendancy as a global cultural form, tango has continually exceeded the confines of the dance floor or the music hall. In Tango Lessons, scholars from Latin...

Music 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...

Dance 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615980843Author Pleasant GehmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint Hoffman Gifford PublishingPublisher Hoffman Gifford PublishingWeight(grams) 481g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982799543Author Nick EngeFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint Redowa PressPublisher Redowa PressWeight(grams) 630g

Choreographing 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,...

Kathak, 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615735597Author Lynette HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint Lynette HarrisPublisher Lynette HarrisWeight(grams) 658gDimensions(mm) 280mm * 216mm...

Both Buddhism and dance invite the practitioner into present-moment embodiment. The rise of Western Buddhism, sacred dance and dance/movement therapy, along with the mindfulness meditation boom, has created opportunities for Buddhism to inform dance...

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Dances with Sheep presents the methodology of Felt Thinking in Movement as an eco-somatic practice inspired by re-thinking nature of being human, as well as contextualises it within wider frameworks of cultural, philosophical and therapeutic viewpoints...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785949388Author Alison MaloneyFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint BBC BooksPublisher Ebury PublishingWeight(grams) 745g

»To dance is to participate actively in the vibration of the universe« – Sasha Waltz For 30 years, the dance company and artistic collective Sasha Waltz & Guests has celebrated international success with its contemporary choreographies, social...

The Kete dance form, once exclusive to royal courts, carries intricate movements, symbolic gestures, and rhythms that mirror Ghanaian history and values. It embodies storytelling, often depicting tales of bravery, unity, or significant historical events...

Across dance genres, the rigors of training and performing can take a toll on a dancer’s mind and body, leading to injuries. Dance Injuries: Reducing Risk and Maximizing Performance With HKPropel Access presents a holistic wellness model and in-depth...

This book is more than just a guide to physical wellbeing. It explores the connection between movement and health through the lens of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The author draws inspiration from the rich philosophy of Tao, making this an excellent...

Jill Johnston began the 1960s as an influential dance columnist for the Village Voice and by the start of the next decade she was known as a keen observer of postmodern art and lesbian feminist life who challenged how dance, art, and women can and should...

In a rich, diversified and international career, Carla Blank has been dramaturge, choreographer, stage director, writer, art and architecture critic, defender of women’s rights and of a multicultural America, and more. Fortunately, she has recorded much...

On choreography: ‘Choreography is a negotiation with the patterns your body is thinking’On rules: ‘Try breaking the rules on a need to break the rules basis’The updated and revised edition of A Choreographer’s Handbook invites the reader to investigate...

On choreography: ‘Choreography is a negotiation with the patterns your body is thinking’On rules: ‘Try breaking the rules on a need to break the rules basis’The updated and revised edition of A Choreographer’s Handbook invites the reader to investigate...

Undergraduate Research in Dance: A Guide for Students supplies tools for scaffolding research skills, alongside examples of undergraduate research in dance scholarship. This second edition has been updated throughout for current students, with new...

Undergraduate Research in Dance: A Guide for Students supplies tools for scaffolding research skills, alongside examples of undergraduate research in dance scholarship. This second edition has been updated throughout for current students, with new...

Jill Johnston began the 1960s as an influential dance columnist for the Village Voice and by the start of the next decade she was known as a keen observer of postmodern art and lesbian feminist life who challenged how dance, art, and women can and should...