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The Grand Union

Accidental Anarchists of Downtown Dance, 1970–1976

by Wendy Perron ...

The Grand Union was a leaderless improvisation group in SoHo in the 1970s that included people who became some of the biggest names in postmodern dance: Yvonne Rainer, Trisha Brown, Steve Paxton, Barbara Dilley, David Gordon, and Douglas Dunn. Together they unleashed a range of improvised forms from peaceful movement explorations to wildly imaginative collective fantasies. This book delves into ... Read more

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The Grand Union was a leaderless improvisation group in SoHo in the 1970s that included people who became some of the biggest names in postmodern dance: Yvonne Rainer, Trisha Brown, Steve Paxton, Barbara Dilley, David Gordon, and Douglas Dunn. Together they unleashed a range of improvised forms from peaceful movement explorations to wildly imaginative collective fantasies. This book delves into
... Read more
You, the Choreographer

Creating and Crafting Dance

by Vladimir Angelov ...

YOU, THE CHOREOGRAPHER, Creating and Crafting Dance offers a synthesis of histories, theories, philosophies, and creative practices across diverse genres of concert dance choreography. The book is designed for readers at every stage of creative development who seek to refine their artistic sensibility.Through a review of major milestones in the field, including contributions to choreography from ... Read more

$125.99 CAD

YOU, THE CHOREOGRAPHER, Creating and Crafting Dance offers a synthesis of histories, theories, philosophies, and creative practices across diverse genres of concert dance choreography. The book is designed for readers at every stage of creative development who seek to refine their artistic sensibility.Through a review of major milestones in the field, including contributions to choreography from
... Read more
Falling Through Dance and Life

by Dr Emilyn Claid ...

Series series Dance in Dialogue
This is a book about falling as a means of reconfiguring our relationship with living and dying. Dancer, choreographer, educator and therapist Emilyn Claid draws inspiration from her personal and professional experiences to explore alternative approaches to being present in the world.Contemporary movement based performers ground their practices in understanding the interplay of gravity and the ... Read more

$45.99 CAD

This is a book about falling as a means of reconfiguring our relationship with living and dying. Dancer, choreographer, educator and therapist Emilyn Claid draws inspiration from her personal and professional experiences to explore alternative approaches to being present in the world.Contemporary movement based performers ground their practices in understanding the interplay of gravity and the
... Read more
Agnes de Mille

Telling Stories in Broadway Dance

by Kara Anne Gardner ...

Series series Broadway Legacies
This book explores the Broadway legacy of choreographer Agnes de Mille, from the 1940s through the 1960s. Six musicals are discussed in depth - Oklahoma!, One Touch of Venus, Bloomer Girl, Carousel, Brigadoon, and Allegro. Oklahoma!, Carousel, and Brigadoon were de Mille's most influential and lucrative Broadway works. The other three shows exemplify aspects of her legacy that have not been fully ... Read more

$51.99 CAD

This book explores the Broadway legacy of choreographer Agnes de Mille, from the 1940s through the 1960s. Six musicals are discussed in depth - Oklahoma!, One Touch of Venus, Bloomer Girl, Carousel, Brigadoon, and Allegro. Oklahoma!, Carousel, and Brigadoon were de Mille's most influential and lucrative Broadway works. The other three shows exemplify aspects of her legacy that have not been fully
... Read more
Hip-Hop Dance for All Ages Unlock the Flow: LOCK IN

THE PLATINUM EXPERIENCE

by Jermaine Melvin ...

"Lock In: The Platinum Experience" is more than a guide to hip-hop dance it's a blueprint for personal growth, confidence, and community. Drawing from over 15 years of experience, Platinum J shares his teaching philosophy, practical techniques, and inspiring stories that have transformed students of all ages. From building a positive classroom culture to overcoming challenges and preparing for ... Read more

$1.99 CAD

"Lock In: The Platinum Experience" is more than a guide to hip-hop dance it's a blueprint for personal growth, confidence, and community. Drawing from over 15 years of experience, Platinum J shares his teaching philosophy, practical techniques, and inspiring stories that have transformed students of all ages. From building a positive classroom culture to overcoming challenges and preparing for
... Read more
Re-Choreographing Cortical & Cartographic Maps

Going West to Find East Going East to Find West

by Henry Daniel ...

A transdisciplinary approach to practice-as-research, complete with its own elaborate theory of practice and a set of four multi-year-performance research projects through which the theory plays out. Its methodology is at times ethnographic as Henry Daniel deftly inserts himself and his Caribbean West African ancestry into a series of complex cortical and geographic maps, which become ... Read more

$107.99 CAD

A transdisciplinary approach to practice-as-research, complete with its own elaborate theory of practice and a set of four multi-year-performance research projects through which the theory plays out. Its methodology is at times ethnographic as Henry Daniel deftly inserts himself and his Caribbean West African ancestry into a series of complex cortical and geographic maps, which become
... Read more
Orchesography, or, the Art of Dancing

Enriched edition. The Art of Dancing by Characters and Demonstrative Figures

by Raoul-Auger Feuillet, Victor Ball ...

Translated by John Weaver ...

In "Orchesography, or, the Art of Dancing," Raoul-Auger Feuillet presents a pioneering work that intricately explores the fundamentals of dance in the Baroque era. Blending detailed instructional techniques with elegant illustrations, this treatise not only serves as a manual for dancers but also as a cultural artifact reflecting the social and artistic paradigms of its time. Feuillet's meticulous ... Read more

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In "Orchesography, or, the Art of Dancing," Raoul-Auger Feuillet presents a pioneering work that intricately explores the fundamentals of dance in the Baroque era. Blending detailed instructional techniques with elegant illustrations, this treatise not only serves as a manual for dancers but also as a cultural artifact reflecting the social and artistic paradigms of its time. Feuillet's meticulous
... Read more
Ballade by Anna Sokolow

by Ray Cook ...

Series series Language of Dance
This volume publishes Anna Sokolow's Ballade in Labanotation for the first time. It is a dance which explores youth and its discoveries, following the restlessness and inconclusiveness of young love to a final sombre note. The complete score is accompanied by detailed study and performance notes, historical background and photographs. Since moving to New York in 1961, Ray Cook has worked as a ... Read more

$109.99 CAD

This volume publishes Anna Sokolow's Ballade in Labanotation for the first time. It is a dance which explores youth and its discoveries, following the restlessness and inconclusiveness of young love to a final sombre note. The complete score is accompanied by detailed study and performance notes, historical background and photographs. Since moving to New York in 1961, Ray Cook has worked as a
... Read more
Ce que la Danse m'a dit ...

Volume 2

by Jean-François Vazelle ...

Le parcours d'un spectateur "fou" de Danse, devenu agent d'artistes, directeur artistique et maintenant dramaturge... En collaboration avec Manuel Legris, directeur du Ballet de La Scala de Milan et Patrick De Bana, ancien soliste du Lausanne-Béjart Ballet. Dramaturgies : Cléopâtre-Ida Rubinstein (2013) Théâtre des Champs-Elysées à Paris. Apollon (2014) Spring Festival Tokyo. Sacre du Printemps ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Le parcours d'un spectateur "fou" de Danse, devenu agent d'artistes, directeur artistique et maintenant dramaturge... En collaboration avec Manuel Legris, directeur du Ballet de La Scala de Milan et Patrick De Bana, ancien soliste du Lausanne-Béjart Ballet. Dramaturgies : Cléopâtre-Ida Rubinstein (2013) Théâtre des Champs-Elysées à Paris. Apollon (2014) Spring Festival Tokyo. Sacre du Printemps
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Männerballett

So tanzt Man(n)

by Oliver Noweck ...

Dieses Buch "Männerballett" bietet einen umfassenden Einblick in die Welt des Tanzsports und verbindet technische Grundlagen mit künstlerischen und choreografischen Perspektiven. Es richtet sich an Tänzer, Trainer*innen sowie an alle, die Tanz nicht nur ausführen, sondern auch in seiner Struktur und Wirkung verstehen möchten. Ein zentraler Bestandteil des Buches ist die ausführliche Erläuterung ... Read more

$40.99 CAD

Dieses Buch "Männerballett" bietet einen umfassenden Einblick in die Welt des Tanzsports und verbindet technische Grundlagen mit künstlerischen und choreografischen Perspektiven. Es richtet sich an Tänzer, Trainer*innen sowie an alle, die Tanz nicht nur ausführen, sondern auch in seiner Struktur und Wirkung verstehen möchten. Ein zentraler Bestandteil des Buches ist die ausführliche Erläuterung
... Read more
Kinetic Atmospheres

Performance and Immersion

by Johannes Birringer ...

This book offers a sustained and deeply experiential pragmatic study of performance environments, here defined at unstable, emerging, and multisensational atmospheres, open to interactions and travels in augmented virtualities. Birringer’s writings challenge common assumptions about embodiment and the digital, exploring and refining artistic research into physical movement behavior, gesture, ... Read more

$73.99 CAD

This book offers a sustained and deeply experiential pragmatic study of performance environments, here defined at unstable, emerging, and multisensational atmospheres, open to interactions and travels in augmented virtualities. Birringer’s writings challenge common assumptions about embodiment and the digital, exploring and refining artistic research into physical movement behavior, gesture,
... Read more
Fifty Contemporary Choreographers

Edited by Jo Butterworth, Lorna Sanders ...

Series series Routledge Key Guides
Fifty 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 and styles, each entry locates the individual in the context of contemporary dance and explores their impact. Those studied include:Kyle Abraham ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

Fifty 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 and styles, each entry locates the individual in the context of contemporary dance and explores their impact. Those studied include:Kyle Abraham
... Read more
Dança Cristal

da arte do movimento à abordagem somático-performativa

by Ciane Fernandes ...

Series series Pesquisa em Artes
O livro traça o desenvolvimento da Abordagem Somático-Performativa de pesquisa em artes cênicas, a partir de uma perspectiva autobiográfica, simultaneamente acadêmica e poética, analítica e criativa. A abordagem inédita no país, faz parte do terceiro paradigma metodológico, integrando o arcabouço da Prática Artística como Pesquisa, que vem sendo desenvolvido principalmente na Austrália, ... Read more

$6.99 CAD

O livro traça o desenvolvimento da Abordagem Somático-Performativa de pesquisa em artes cênicas, a partir de uma perspectiva autobiográfica, simultaneamente acadêmica e poética, analítica e criativa. A abordagem inédita no país, faz parte do terceiro paradigma metodológico, integrando o arcabouço da Prática Artística como Pesquisa, que vem sendo desenvolvido principalmente na Austrália,
... Read more
Dancing Women

Choreographing Corporeal Histories of Hindi Cinema

by Usha Iyer ...

Dancing Women: Choreographing Corporeal Histories of Hindi Cinema, an ambitious study of two of South Asia's most popular cultural forms — cinema and dance — historicizes and theorizes the material and cultural production of film dance, a staple attraction of popular Hindi cinema. It explores how the dynamic figurations of the body wrought by cinematic dance forms from the 1930s to the 1990s ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

Dancing Women: Choreographing Corporeal Histories of Hindi Cinema, an ambitious study of two of South Asia's most popular cultural forms — cinema and dance — historicizes and theorizes the material and cultural production of film dance, a staple attraction of popular Hindi cinema. It explores how the dynamic figurations of the body wrought by cinematic dance forms from the 1930s to the 1990s
... Read more
Tap Dancing at a Glance

by Jimmy Ormonde ...

You can learn tap dancing easily! This fantastic book's thirty-nine lessons will guide you to mastering the steps you've seen on stage. Each lesson is illustrated through the use of posed photographs and includes rhythm notation to aid your practice. Will the help of these lessons and some determined practice you'll be tap dancing within a month or two. Originally published in 1930, we are ... Read more

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You can learn tap dancing easily! This fantastic book's thirty-nine lessons will guide you to mastering the steps you've seen on stage. Each lesson is illustrated through the use of posed photographs and includes rhythm notation to aid your practice. Will the help of these lessons and some determined practice you'll be tap dancing within a month or two. Originally published in 1930, we are
... Read more
Frederick Ashton's Ballets

Style, Performance, Choreography, Second Edition

by Geraldine Morris ...

The second edition of Frederick Ashton's Ballets: Style, Performance, Choreography adds two further ballets to this ground-breaking study of Frederick Ashton's choreography. It not only examines the contribution these ballets made to twentieth century dance art, but also presents a detailed account of Ashton's work and dances, demonstrating his remarkable choreographic and artistic talent. Having ... Read more

$106.99 CAD

The second edition of Frederick Ashton's Ballets: Style, Performance, Choreography adds two further ballets to this ground-breaking study of Frederick Ashton's choreography. It not only examines the contribution these ballets made to twentieth century dance art, but also presents a detailed account of Ashton's work and dances, demonstrating his remarkable choreographic and artistic talent. Having
... Read more
Salsa - Tanzen ohne Partner - Teil 1

by Beatrice Kobras ...

Series Book 1 - Salsa - Tanzen ohne Partner
Es gibt viele Frauen, die gerne Salsa tanzen möchten, doch leider sind es meist mehr Damen als Herren, die sich dem Tanz widmen möchten. Doch auch ohne Tanzpartner müssen die Damen auf die Salsa keinesfalls verzichten. Und sollte sich doch einmal ein Herr zum Paartanz finden, ist die Frau von heute aus der Salsa-Singletanzgruppe bereits bestens vorbereitet und kennt bereits die Schritte und ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

Es gibt viele Frauen, die gerne Salsa tanzen möchten, doch leider sind es meist mehr Damen als Herren, die sich dem Tanz widmen möchten. Doch auch ohne Tanzpartner müssen die Damen auf die Salsa keinesfalls verzichten. Und sollte sich doch einmal ein Herr zum Paartanz finden, ist die Frau von heute aus der Salsa-Singletanzgruppe bereits bestens vorbereitet und kennt bereits die Schritte und
... Read more
The Golden Game

by King Poet ...

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Arts World, prepare yourselves for an unparalleled journey of intellect, creativity, strategy, and cultural authenticity. "The Golden Game: A Magnum Opus of Opera, Analysis, and Contest" is not just a book; it is a groundbreaking odyssey crafted for the true connoisseurs of art, dance, poetry, music, theater, performance, literature, and chess.Prepare to be enthralled ... Read more

$47.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Arts World, prepare yourselves for an unparalleled journey of intellect, creativity, strategy, and cultural authenticity. "The Golden Game: A Magnum Opus of Opera, Analysis, and Contest" is not just a book; it is a groundbreaking odyssey crafted for the true connoisseurs of art, dance, poetry, music, theater, performance, literature, and chess.Prepare to be enthralled
... Read more
Dancing Modernism / Performing Politics

by Mark Franko, Juan Ignacio Vallejos ...

In the much-anticipated update to a classic in dance studies, Mark Franko analyzes the political aspects of North American modern dance in the 20****th century.A revisionary account of the evolution of modern dance, this revised edition of Dancing Modernism / Performing Politics features a foreword by Juan Ignacio Vallejos on Franko's career, a new preface, a new chapter on Yvonne Rainer, and an ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

In the much-anticipated update to a classic in dance studies, Mark Franko analyzes the political aspects of North American modern dance in the 20****th century.A revisionary account of the evolution of modern dance, this revised edition of Dancing Modernism / Performing Politics features a foreword by Juan Ignacio Vallejos on Franko's career, a new preface, a new chapter on Yvonne Rainer, and an
... Read more
Speaking of Dance

Twelve Contemporary Choreographers on Their Craft

by Joyce Morgenroth ...

Speaking of Dance: Twelve Contemporary Choreographers on**Their Craft delves into the choreographic processes of some of America's most engaging and revolutionary dancemakers. Based on personal interviews, the book's narratives reveal the methods and quests of, among others, Merce Cunningham, Meredith Monk, Bill T. Jones, Trisha Brown, and Mark Morris. Morgenroth shows how the ideas, craft, and ... Read more

$81.99 CAD

Speaking of Dance: Twelve Contemporary Choreographers on**Their Craft delves into the choreographic processes of some of America's most engaging and revolutionary dancemakers. Based on personal interviews, the book's narratives reveal the methods and quests of, among others, Merce Cunningham, Meredith Monk, Bill T. Jones, Trisha Brown, and Mark Morris. Morgenroth shows how the ideas, craft, and
... Read more
Butoh Dance Training

Secrets of Japanese Dance through the Alishina Method

by Juju Alishina ...

Translated by Corinna Torregiani ...

Drawing on avant garde and classical Japanese dance traditions, the Alishina Method offers a systematized approach to Butoh dance training for the first time in its history. With practical instruction and fully illustrated exercises, this book teaches readers:· basic body training and expression exercises· exercises to cultivate Qi (energy) and to aid improvisation· about katas (forms) and how to ... Read more

$50.99 CAD

Drawing on avant garde and classical Japanese dance traditions, the Alishina Method offers a systematized approach to Butoh dance training for the first time in its history. With practical instruction and fully illustrated exercises, this book teaches readers:· basic body training and expression exercises· exercises to cultivate Qi (energy) and to aid improvisation· about katas (forms) and how to
... Read more
Producing Dance

A Collaborative Art

by Robin Kish, Wilson Mendieta, Jennifer Backhaus, Marc Jordan Ameel, Samantha Waugh, Kerri Canedy, Todd Canedy ...

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 dancer in the journey to performance.In doing so, the authors support the process of the entire creative team and cover all aspects of a ... Read more

$86.99 CAD

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 dancer in the journey to performance.In doing so, the authors support the process of the entire creative team and cover all aspects of a
... Read more
Moving Sites

Investigating Site-Specific Dance Performance

Edited by Victoria Hunter ...

Moving Sites explores site-specific dance practice through a combination of analytical essays and practitioner accounts of their working processes. In offering this joint effort of theory and practice, it aims to provide dance academics, students and practitioners with a series of discussions that shed light both on approaches to making this type of dance practice, and evaluating and reflecting on ... Read more

$124.99 CAD

Moving Sites explores site-specific dance practice through a combination of analytical essays and practitioner accounts of their working processes. In offering this joint effort of theory and practice, it aims to provide dance academics, students and practitioners with a series of discussions that shed light both on approaches to making this type of dance practice, and evaluating and reflecting on
... Read more
Unmaking Contact

Choreographing South Asian Touch

by Royona Mitra ...

Unmaking Contact interrogates “contact”, understood in Global North dance discourse as a shorthand for the movement discipline of contact improvisation (CI) and its characteristic shifting points of weight-sharing between two or more bodies through physical touch, by attending to power asymmetries that are foundational to this practice. By placing South Asian aesthetics, bodies, discourses, and ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

Unmaking Contact interrogates “contact”, understood in Global North dance discourse as a shorthand for the movement discipline of contact improvisation (CI) and its characteristic shifting points of weight-sharing between two or more bodies through physical touch, by attending to power asymmetries that are foundational to this practice. By placing South Asian aesthetics, bodies, discourses, and
... Read more

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