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  • 跟雲門去流浪(新版)

    by 林懷民 ...
    Series series TONE
    雲門的人走出主流社會的軌道。我們的工作常常離家,把至親好友撇在一邊遠行⋯⋯流浪是我們的宿命。——林懷民「跟雲門去流浪」是雲門舞集創辦人林懷民的海外巡演日紀。2007年暮春到夏初,六國八城的七週巡演中,林懷民在後台,在飯店,在飛機上寫下他的工作,他的見聞與心情。這是第一次,我們窺見雲門這個世界級的團隊如何克服困難,在雪梨、倫敦、里斯本、莫斯科、巴塞隆納等城,推出讓觀眾跳起來喝采的演出,以及舞台下的真實生活。林懷民親切温暖的分享家常,一路帶著讀者看雲門,看世界,看人生。遇到美好的事物,他像孩子一樣,歡呼「拍手!拍手!拍手!」他也坦述生命的哀傷,關於失敗,關於死亡。全書節奏輕快,敍事抒情,感人至深。說歸到底,林懷民原本就是一位出的作家 。2019年7月,林懷民最後一次主持雲門的戶外公演,四萬多人湧入台北自由廣場,跟他告別。紐約時報以全版的篇幅,報導了這個盛會。記者問他,退休後會不會寫自傳。他說 ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • 薪傳.薪傳(雲門經典全紀錄,特別收錄林懷民專文〈吶喊與突圍〉)

    by 古碧玲 ...
    雲門舞劇《薪傳》45年,不能遺忘的史詩經典第一部臺灣史舞劇創作演出跨世代全紀錄雙面書衣,六十五幀唯美攝影照片,完整收藏紙上《薪傳》,凝結感動瞬間【特別收錄】.林懷民新撰萬字專序〈吶喊與突圍〉.十三位跨世代菁英名家專文推薦據說,雲門經典《薪傳》是一齣「跳一次死一次」的舞作。薪傳《薪傳》的通關密語是:免驚,袂死,再來一次!一九七八年,雲門舞作《薪傳》首演當天,美國宣布將與臺灣斷交。燃燒靈魂的編舞家,和看不到前程的舞者,在混亂的時局裡,用青春的毅力與能量,演出「柴船渡黑水,唐山過臺灣」的史詩舞劇,鼓舞了萬千觀眾。《薪傳》是臺灣集體記憶裡最重要的一支舞。古碧玲生動記下首演季幕後的奮鬥與突圍,以及四十五年來,八代舞者突破自我限制,重現這齣把舞者力氣榨光、讓舞者跳到虛脫,觀眾感動沸騰的舞作的故事。每一代年輕人都可以創造傳奇。每一天都是突圍的好日子。<... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • 现代舞入门学习指南

    现代舞的舞蹈特点, 简而言之就是 “反芭蕾” , 它是 20 世纪初美国女舞蹈家伊莎多拉·邓肯倡导推广的。 当时世界流行的古典芭蕾,主要是以腿部训练为主, 强调优雅、 旋转、 跳跃, 强调克服地心引力, 往往上肢动作比较僵硬; 而中国传统的民族舞、 民间舞、古典舞等, 则比较强调上肢动作, 强调身韵; 还有所谓的毯子功,即 “ 武功” , 也就是各种翻、 转动作。现代舞在近代发展比较迅速, 它强调反地心引力, 强调地面动作, 强调呼吸, 更重要的是强调舞者自己内心的感受与想法, 有些则近乎于行为艺术, 从而使观众在对作品的理解上造成一定的难度。 ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • 水面上與水面下:用戲劇轉化人生

    by 張嘉容 ...
    Series Book 203 - 心靈拓展系列
    不管幾歲,你都擁有改變命運的可能。戲劇是你我都可以用來轉化自己人生的便利技術,用戲劇成為更好的自己,克服人生的種種挑戰,脫穎而出!作者張嘉容集跨界編導與戲劇療癒工作於一身,致力於探討文化/個人生命課題的複雜度與多義性。本書集結她多年的工作關懷,分享將戲劇與日常生活結合,運用在個人身心強韌、劇場、創作、療癒、社區、弱勢服務、文化推動的方法。書中既有抒情靈動的散文、翔實描述的戲劇田野與心理學工作誌,也有舉重若輕的闡述、創作和成長回顧。追求身心靈成長的讀者不可錯過本書。你可藉由書中的個案歷程描述和介紹的各種方法,多角度地反思成長,並將方法運用在生活中、療癒內在小孩、自我培力、突破問題,獲得平衡與整合。從事教育諮商輔導、應用劇場、戲劇創作的讀者更不能錯過本書,書中對療癒技術的陳述及個人故事,可使專業人員有所成長,運用在工作和教學中。 ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • 我心我行.Salute

    by 許芳宜 ...
    人生不能複製,生命無法重來。我是生命的指揮家,人生這場大戲和我的現場演出不謀而合,一個是 Life 人生,一個是Live現場。我的名字叫做許芳宜,19歲我許下人生的第一個夢想:我要成為職業舞者。23歲我做到了,36歲人生目標開始搖晃,39歲強迫闖關,40歲全新方向。老天爺很照顧我,無論走到哪兒總讓我有機會體驗不同的人生功課,有些功課看似簡單卻十年都過不了關,有些功課因為站在懸崖,卻因一轉念而開啟了人生的另類樂章。◎本書收錄珍貴影像 :無論台灣或紐約,排練中、後台裡,專業攝影師貼身記錄許芳宜的身影從舞台上「瑪莎‧葛蘭姆的傳人」到推廣「身體要快樂」人人口中的許老師,... ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • 假如我是一隻海燕: 從日治到解嚴,臺灣現代舞的故事

    by 林巧棠 ...
    Series series Belong
    從日治到當代,一百多年來,臺灣人始終在追尋自由,政治的自由、思想的自由、文化的自由;而臺灣現代舞發展的歷史,就是臺灣人追尋「身體的自由」的歷史。  假如我是一隻海燕  永遠也不會害怕  也不會憂愁  我愛在暴風雨中翱翔  剪破一個又一個巨浪  ──雷石榆,〈假如我是一隻海燕〉  我們對於自己的身體,看似有權自主,實際上卻受到許多禮俗、傳統觀念,或是法律等無形的規範,限制著我們的自由。另一方面,舞蹈這項藝術的核心,則是以身體為語言,用最直接的肢體運動,表達出人最真實的內在感受。在這層意義上,現代舞走得相當遠,因為它的出現,就是為了打破古典芭蕾日益僵固的審美標準,讓身體能夠盡情揮灑,更貼近奔放的心靈與思想。而這源於反叛、追求自由的現代舞,雖誕生於二○世紀的歐美,卻引起了普世的心靈共鳴並傳入亞洲,先是日本,而後朝鮮,最後輾轉進入臺灣,落地生根。    《假如我是一隻海燕:從日治到解嚴 ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • “Tango Argentin Un « bréviaire » de poche pour ses danseurs”

    Dans ce livre, nous découvrons le code d'honneur des danseurs "portenos" du Tango Milonguero, qui sont restés "non contaminés" par le tourisme autour du Tango, et dont la plupart ont plus ou moins 70-80 ans. Leur comportement reflète des concepts dont on parlait déjà dans la Chine ancienne ! Découvrons-les ensemble en marchant sur les traces du philosophe chinois Lao Tse et de los Viejos ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • “Lezioni di tangoraccontate da una principiante” Excerpt From Lezioni di Tango Raccontate da una Principiante

    by Anna Mallamo ...
    I tremori e le incertezze, le folgorazioni e le palpitazioni attraverso cui passano tutti i principianti della danza più bella del mondo, non a caso dichiarata "Patrimonio culturale dell'Umanità" dall'Unesco, sono raccontati con uno stile ironico ma appassionato attraverso 16 lezioni – a metà tra diario intimo e bozzetto sociale – che toccano tutti gli aspetti, le convenzioni e le "regole" del ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Your Move

    This second edition of this well-known text book now offers downloadable resources to accompany the dance studies throughout the chapters. The authors take a new approach to teaching, learning and creating with notation through movement exploration, exercises and short dances, thus enlarging the scope of the book to teachers of movement, movement analysis and choreography as well as the ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • Yes? No! Maybe…

    Seductive Ambiguity in Dance

    by Emilyn Claid ...
    Covering fifty years of British dance, from Margot Fonteyn to innovative contemporary practitioners such as Wendy Houstoun and Nigel Charnock, Yes? No! Maybe is an innovative approach to performing and watching dance.Emilyn Claid brings her life experience and interweaves it with academic theory and historical narrative to create a dynamic approach to dance writing.Using the 1970s revolution of ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Women’s Dance Traditions of Uzbekistan

    Legacy of the Silk Road

    Series series Dance in the 21st Century
    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 remarkable development from the earliest manifestations in ancient civilizationsto a sequestered existence under Islam; from patronage under Soviet power ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Women Making Art

    Women in the Visual, Literary, and Performing Arts Since 1960, Second Edition

    This important interdisciplinary book is a unique and timely contribution to the field of women in the arts. Each chapter is devoted to a single artist and a single ground-breaking work that altered the course of its art form in a full array of genres, including dance, music, installation, photography, architecture, poetry, literature, theater, film, performance art, and popular culture. These ... Read more

    $43.99 USD

  • When Words Are Inadequate

    Modern Dance and Transnationalism in China

    by Nan Ma ...
    Series series OXFORD STUDIES IN DANCE THEORY SERIES
    When 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 perspective through the lens of dance modernism. The book examines the careers and choreographies of four Chinese modern dance pioneers-Yu Rongling, Wu ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Vu du geste

    Interpréter le mouvement dansé

    « S'appuyer sur l'air », « partager l'espace », « donner son poids », « danser à l'écoute »... Les danseurs et les danseuses sont dépositaires de savoirs implicites dont on trouve trace dans leur langue. Mais comment faire la lumière sur ces savoirs issus de l'expérience du geste et de la perception ? Sur quelle pensée de l'imaginaire ou de l'émotion prendre appui pour saisir au mieux les enjeux ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Ungoverning Dance

    Contemporary European Theatre Dance and the Commons

    by Ramsay Burt ...
    Series series Oxford Studies in Dance Theory
    Ungoverning Dance examines the work of progressive contemporary dance artists in continental Europe from the mid 1990s to 2015. Placing this within the context of neoliberalism and austerity, the book argues that these artists have developed an ethico-aesthetic approach that uses dance practices as sites of resistance against dominant ideologies, and that their works attest to the persistence of ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Unfinished

    Inspired by a riveting panel discussion with musicians & dance-makers on intersections between improvisation and composition at the 2013 Improvisation Summit of Portland, this book expands the conversation to fourteen musicians & choreographers. The Creative Music Guilddesigned a series of questions and asked musicians and choreographers, local Portlanders, and nationally acclaimed artists to take ... Read more

    $5.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Through the Eyes of a Dancer

    Selected Writings

    by Wendy Perron ...
    Through the Eyes of a Dancer compiles the writings of noted dance critic and editor Wendy Perron. In pieces for The SoHo Weekly News, Village Voice, The New York Times, and Dance Magazine, Perron limns the larger aesthetic and theoretical shifts in the dance world since the 1960s. She surveys a wide range of styles and genres, from downtown experimental performance to ballets at the Metropolitan ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • This Millennium so Far | Children's Modern History

    Let’s go down the memory lane to see and appreciate the changes that have transpired since the start of this millennium. You will find that this is a powerful read as it details the progress in societies, trends and technology. This book will surely open your child’s eyes to the many changes that have been made possible by great minds. Grab a copy now. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Zodiac Gestures in Eurythmy

    by Werner Barfod ...
    Translated by Sally Lake-Edwards ...
    Eurythmy is an art form that makes sounds visible. By incorporating zodiac gestures into their art, as indicated by Rudolf Steiner, eurythmists can draw on a deep connection between the earth and the cosmos.The zodiac, as representative of the whole cosmos, is a vital part of human spirituality, acting as the backdrop to human life. But it can be hard to fathom the zodiac's secrets, even through ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Winner: A Ballroom Dance Novel

    by Erin Bomboy ...
    The most prestigious ballroom dance competition in the United States.Two dancers need to win.Only one can.Nina Fortunova wasn't supposed to end up almost thirty, divorced, with her dreams of winning shattered. She teams up with Jorge Gonzalez, a hunky and hard-working Latin dancer, to reinvent the flashy Smooth style.When the Chairman of the Judges offers to throw the competition in their favor, ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Routledge Companion to Contemporary European Theatre and Performance

    This is a comprehensive overview of contemporary European theatre and performance as it enters the third decade of the twenty-first century. It combines critical discussions of key concepts, practitioners, and trends within theatre-making, both in particular countries and across borders, that are shaping European stage practice.With the geography, geopolitics, and cultural politics of Europe more ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Improvisation in Dance

    Edited by Vida L. Midgelow ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    From the dance floor of a tango club to group therapy classes, from ballet to community theatre, improvised dance is everywhere. For some dance artists, improvisation is one of many approaches within the choreographic process. For others, it is a performance form in its own right. And while it has long been practiced, it is only within the last twenty years that dance improvisation has become a ... Read more

    $170.99 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Hip Hop Dance Studies

    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    Engaging with a broad range of research and performance genres, The Oxford Handbook of Hip Hop Dance Studies offers the most comprehensive research on Hip Hop dance to date. Filling a lacuna in both Hip Hop and dance studies, the Handbook places practitioners' voices at the forefront and in dialogue with theoretical insights, rooted in critical race theory, anticolonialism, intersectional feminism ... Read more

    $134.99 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Ballet

    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    In distinction to many extant histories of ballet, The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Ballet prioritizes connections between ballet communities as it interweaves chapters by scholars, critics, choreographers, and working professional dancers. The book looks at the many ways ballet functions as a global practice in the 21st century, providing new perspectives on ballet's past, present, and future. ... Read more

    $170.99 USD