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  • 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

  • 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

  • The Natural Body in Somatics Dance Training

    by Doran George ...
    From its beginnings as an alternative and dissident form of dance training in the 1960s, Somatics emerged at the end of the twentieth century as one of the most popular and widespread regimens used to educate dancers. It is now found in dance curricula worldwide, helping to shape the look and sensibilities of both dancers and choreographers and thereby influencing much of the dance we see onstage ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • The Moving Body and the English Romantic Imaginary

    Series series Routledge Studies in Romanticism
    The Moving Body and the English Romantic Imaginary explores ways in which England in the Romantic period conceptualized its relation both to its constituent parts within the United Kingdom and to the larger world through discussions of dance, dancing, and dancers, and through theories of dance and performance.As a referent that both engaged and constructed the body—through physical training, ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • The Moving Body (Le Corps Poétique)

    Teaching Creative Theatre

    by Jacques Lecoq ...
    Translated by David Bradby ...
    Series series Theatre Makers
    'In life, I want students to be alive and on stage I want them to be artists' Jacques LecoqJacques Lecoq was one of the most inspirational theatre teachers of our age. In The Moving Body, he shares with us first-hand his unique philosophy of performance, improvisation, masks, movement and gesture, which together form one of the greatest influences on contemporary theatre.Neutral mask, character ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • The Moment Of Movement

    Dance Improvisation

    Dance improvisation, the intriguing phenomenon of the creative process alive in the moving body, exists powerfully, sublimely - lending insight, solving problems, allowing moments of transcendence, diversion, and delight. Flourishing especially since the postmodern movement of the 1960s, it has come into its own in the performing arts. While there are many books containing ideas for developing ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • The Martha Graham Dance Company

    House of the Pelvic Truth

    What is the legacy of Martha Graham and why does it endure?*How and why did the philosophy and subsequent canon of Martha Graham flood out into an artistic diaspora that is still a wellspring of inspiration for contemporary artists?How do dancers that have never studied with, or worked under, Martha Graham maintain her vision?*All of these questions, and many more, are considered in this ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • The Male Dancer

    Bodies, Spectacle, Sexualities

    by Ramsay Burt ...
    This revised third edition of The Male Dancer updates and enlarges a seminal book that has established itself as the definitive study of the performance of masculinities in twentieth century modernist and contemporary choreography.In this authoritative and lively study, Ramsay Burt presents close readings of dance works from key moments of social and political change in the norms around gender and ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • The Intimate Act Of Choreography

    A comprehensive book that covers all aspects of choreography from the most fundamental techniques to highly sophisticated artistic concerns. The Intimate Act of Choreography presents the what and how of choreography in a workable format that begins with basics- - time, space, force -- and moves on to the more complex issues faced by the intermediate and advanced choreographer -- form, style, ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • The Greatest Pianists of All Time: Top 100

    Are you looking for a journey that will take you through The Greatest Pianists of All Time: Top 100, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating The Greatest Pianists of All Time: Top 100 did not happen quickly. It is thorough look at accuracy and ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Greatest Male DJs of All Time: Top 100

    Are you looking for a journey that will take you through The Greatest DJ's of All Time: Top 100, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating The Greatest DJ's of All Time: Top 100 did not happen quickly. It is thorough look at accuracy and ... Read more

    $3.99 USD