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Josephine Baker (1906-1975) was a dancer, singer, actress, author, politician, militant, and philanthropist, whose images and cultural legacy have survived beyond the hundredth anniversary of her birth. Neither an exercise in postmodern deconstruction...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781777004613Author Gabor PalosFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Gabor PalosPublisher Gabor PalosWeight(grams) 154gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 8mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739973360Author John KruseFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Green Magic PublishingPublisher Green Magic Publishing

This 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...

Could something as simple and seemingly natural as falling into step have marked us for evolutionary success? In Keeping Together in Time one of the most widely read and respected historians in America pursues the possibility that coordinated rhythmic...

A beautiful gift book packed with pictures from over twenty productions from the year 2018-19 at The Royal Ballet - a richly illustrated companion to The Royal Ballet company.A beautiful gift book packed with pictures from the year 2018-19 at The Royal...

This text offers a theoretical and practical framework for the teaching of dance in education. Jacqueline Smith-Autard seeks to bridge the gap between the theory and practice of teaching the art of dance by: examining the processes of composing,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823088959Author Mari Lyn HenryFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Back Stage Books,U.S.Publisher Watson-Guptill PublicationsWeight(grams)...

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...

Founded 20 years ago in London by the dancer and choreographer Akram Khan (born 1974) and the producer Farooq Chaudhry, Akram Khan Company has become one of the most dynamic troupes on the international contemporary dance scene. Trained in Kathak, Khan...

There are many skills one needs to produce a piece of dance. Bruce describes the basic foundation or ingredients of his version of Dance Theatre as: Movement, Drama, Sound and Vision. A choreographer has to study all of them to the best of their ability...

Issues of race, class, gender and religion permeate the study of contemporary dance, resulting in cultural clashes in classrooms and studios. The first of its kind, this book provides dance educators with tools to refocus teaching methods to celebrate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780903102902Author Andrei LopoukovFormat PaperbackPage Count 122Imprint Dance Books LtdPublisher Dance Books Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345466273Author Jerome LawrenceFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Bantam USAPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781560257219Author Katherine FrankFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Thunder's Mouth PressPublisher Thunder's Mouth PressWeight(grams) 312gDimensions(mm)...

The new edition of The Meaning of Movement serves as a guide to instruction in the Kestenberg Movement Profile (KMP) and as the system's foremost reference book, sourcebook, and authoritative compendium. This thoroughly updated volume interweaves current...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743482752Author William ShakespeareFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 171mm...

First Published in 2005. A Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology subtly juxtaposes visual demonstrations of the performer's craft, from a wealth of Eastern and Western sources. More than just a dictionary, this is a handbook for theatre practitioners and a...

Jamaican dancehall has long been one of the most vital and influential cultural and artistic forces within contemporary global music. Wake the Town and Tell the People presents, for the first time, a lively, nuanced, and comprehensive view of this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679756606Author Sidney LumetFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 215gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060779245Author Rodney DangerfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint HarperPaperbacksPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 254g

Most dance production books are written from the perspective of a production manager or designer, focusing on the technical aspects of a traditional dance production.Producing Dance takes a unique path-one that includes the voice of the choreographer and...

Praise for the first volume:'It is very valuable to have [this collection of articles] all together in one place...a rich repository of insights and experiences for all the somatic disciplines. It is a wonderful collection of articles.' - Somatics This...

This popular core textbook offers a clear introduction to community dance practice today, preparing students for the realities of employment in this dynamic and widely studied field. The text is edited by a highly-regarded professional with an...

From Southern Greece to northern Russia, people living in agrarian communities have long believed in "dancing goddesses," mystical female spirits who spend their nights and days dancing in the fields and forests. In The Dancing Goddesses, archaeologist,...

Examines performance art and the powerful implications it holds for teaching in the schools.Performing Pedagogy examines the theory and practice of performance art as an art of politics. It discusses the different ways in which performance artists use...

Dame Beryl's life is defined by her love of dance. Both as a ballerina and an Artistic Director she helped make British ballet the powerhouse it is today. Knowing and working with virtually everyone in dance, she reveals fascinating insights into the...

Maria Fay's third and final book covers the evolution of her approach to teaching character dance to classical ballet dancers. First written some years ago, but never published until now, it includes an entertaining narrative account, together with...

This book focuses on Somatic Movement Dance Therapy and the importance of self-regulation and co-regulation. The chapters attend to self-regulating different tissues through movement, breath, sound and the imagination. Throughout the book the author...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999119235Author Christine E GoodnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 66Imprint Brookside Suzuki Strings, LLCPublisher Brookside Suzuki Strings, LLCWeight(grams)...

The 'Female' Dancer aims to question dancers' relationships with 'female' through the examination and understandings of biological, anatomical, scientific, and self-social identity. The volume gathers voices of dance scientists, dance scholars, somatic...

The definitive work on the life, achievements and theory of the great choreographer Rudolf Laban Like Picasso in painting, Stravinsky in music or Stanislavski in theatre, Rudolf Laban (1879-1958) has been a seminal influence on the arts in this century...

While the body appears in almost all cultural discourses, it is nowhere as visible as in dance. This book captures the resurgence of the dancing body in the second half of the twentieth century by introducing students to the key phenomenological,...

In Landscape of the Now, author Kent De Spain takes readers on a deep journey into the underlying processes and structures of postmodern movement improvisation. Based on a series of interviews with master teachers who have developed unique approaches...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909141643Author Lauren KearnsFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Handspring Publishing LimitedPublisher Jessica Kingsley PublishersWeight(grams)...

Solkattu, the spoken rhythms and patterns of hand-clapping used by all musicians and dancers in the classical traditions of South India, is a subject of worldwide interest - but until now there has not been a textbook for students new to the practice...

Beyond Dance: Laban's Legacy of Movement Analysis offers students of dance and movement a brief introduction to the life and work of Rudolf Laban, and how this work has been extended into the fields of movement therapy, communications, early childhood...

This collection of classic and new writings on dance improvisation brings together 21 essays by prominent dancers, scholars and historians. Until now, discussion of improvisation in dance has focused mainly on the postmodern form known as contact improv...

A visionary work of science fiction that introduced the word "robot"Written in 1920, premiered in Prague in 1921, and first performed in New York in 1922-garnered worldwide acclaim for its author and popularized the word robot. Mass-produced as efficient...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569754108Author Tamalyn DallalFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses PressWeight(grams) 378g