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Paperback. Eleven authors analyse recent dance practices in the theatre, in club culture and on film, addressing dance in interdisciplinary relationship with music, painting and play texts. This text attempts to fill a gap with an up-to-date account of exciting and challenging new work, illuminated by fascinatingnew theoretical frameworks." Editor(s): Lansdale, Janet. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; ASD; JFC; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349360147
ISBN
9781349360147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.66

Hardback. Eleven authors analyse recent dance practices in the theatre, in club culture and on film, addressing dance in interdisciplinary relationship with music, painting and play texts. This text attempts to fill a gap with an up-to-date account of exciting and challenging new work, illuminated by fascinating new theoretical frameworks. Editor(s): Lansdale, Janet. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230542594
ISBN
9780230542594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.70

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KLN0017988
ISBN
9780462099507
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Human Kinetics Publishers United States
Edition
Pap/Com/Ps
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780736067904
ISBN
9780736067904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.26
€ 50.81

Paperback. Anna Halprin pioneered what became known as 'postmodern dance', creating work that was key to unlocking the door to experimentation in theater, music, Happenings, and performance art. This biography examines Halprin's life in the context of American culture - in particular popular culture and the West Coast as a center of artistic experimentation. Num Pages: 464 pages, 60 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ASDT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260054
ISBN
9780520260054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.71

Paperback. Rudolf Laban is to movement what Stanislavski is to acting. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ANC; ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854591609
ISBN
9781854591609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. Rudolf Laban is a theorist and practitioner of movement, and this basic "how-to" manual offers a simplified version of his system of movement. It introduces the terms and vocabulary, then moves on to its expressive possibilities in drama and dance. Specific illustrated exercises are included. Num Pages: 256 pages, diagrams, drawings. BIC Classification: AN; ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854597250
ISBN
9781854597250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.25

Paperback. A groundbreaking and beautifully written history of ballet, from its origins to the present, by a dancer turned historian and critic - will do for ballet what Alex Ross's The Rest Is Noise did for music. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDL; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 45. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847082565
ISBN
9781847082565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 21.78

Paperback. "Dance Psychology for Artistic and Performance Excellence" helps dancers develop psychological strength to maximize their performance. The book covers the key mental aspects of dance performance and offers practical exercises that will make dancers' minds their most powerful tools. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 254 x 20. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Human Kinetics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781450430210
ISBN
9781450430210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.05

Paperback. Common stereotypes of the tango are dispelled by this history of a rich and complex dance, and the contemporary cultural response to it. Num Pages: 232 pages, 17 b&w illus., 23 music exx. BIC Classification: 1KLS; ASD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219053
ISBN
9780253219053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.74

Paperback. Advances the study of pioneering black dancers by providing biographical and historical information on a group of artists who worked during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s to legitimize dance of the African diaspora. This title sets these seminal artists and their innovations in the contexts of African-American culture and American modern dance. Num Pages: 336 pages, 26 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; ASD; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252072611
ISBN
9780252072611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.08

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; ASDX; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 10. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888395511
ISBN
9780888395511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 34.72

Paperback. A handbook from an internationally renowned dancer, choreographer and teacher. It explains how to navigate a course through the complex process of creating dance. It provides choreographers with a manifesto and reflects on his experience of choreographic practice to allow each artist and dance-maker to find his or her own aesthetic process. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ASDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415555302
ISBN
9780415555302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.23

Paperback. A celebration of the human body and spirit in more than 100 photographs - all nude, all taken at night. These photographs illustrate the hard work and the dedication it takes to succeed in dancing, acting, photography. Num Pages: 240 pages, black and white, full colour photographs. BIC Classification: AJCX; ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 232 x 23. Weight in Grams: 960.
Publisher
Workman Publishing Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761189336
ISBN
9780761189336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.52

Paperback. Presents photographs of dancers leaping, spinning, lifting, kicking - but in the midst of daily life: on the beach, at a construction site, in a library, a restaurant, a park. Organized around themes of work, play, love, exploration, dreaming, and more, this book celebrates life in a way that's fresh, surprising, original, universal. Num Pages: 240 pages, four colour photographs throughout. BIC Classification: AJC; ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 232 x 17. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Workman
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761171706
ISBN
9780761171706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Tracing Fred Astaire's life from his birth in Omaha to his death in his late eighties in Hollywood, this book discusses his early days with his talented and outspoken sister Adele, his gifts as a singer, and his many movie dance partners, among them Rita Hayworth, Eleanor Powell, Cyd Charisse, and Betty Hutton. Series: Icons of America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASDT; AVGM; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300158441
ISBN
9780300158441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.12

Paperback. A lively portrait of modern dance training that gives today's dancers and students the tools to compare the great classical techniques in the studio. Num Pages: 272 pages, monochrome photographs. BIC Classification: ASDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 181 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton Book Company
Edition
59236th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871273253
ISBN
9780871273253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.16

Hardcover. In Paris and London, Diaghilev drew together a talented group of artists such as Picasso, Bakst and Fokine, as well as dancers like Nijinsky, Lifar and Karsavina, and the composers Igor Stravinsky and Sergei Prokofiev. This book examines Diaghilev's destructive and tempestuous affair with his protege Nijinsky and his friendship with Jean Cocteau. Num Pages: 300 pages, 30 B&W and colour. BIC Classification: ASDL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 898.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791910
ISBN
9781905791910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.64

Paperback.
Publisher
Human Kinetics Publishers United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Pap/Dvdr/C
Condition
New
SKU
V9780736083676
ISBN
9780736083676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.73
€ 73.56

Paperback. Dancers create 'civic culture' as performances for public consumption and vernaculars connecting individuals with little in common. Examining performance and the construction of culturally diverse communities, this book, now in paperback with a new preface, suggests that amateur and concert dance can teach us how to live and work together. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ASDT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230302334
ISBN
9780230302334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Paperback. "Dancing Communities" examines performances that create urban communities by blurring, or reinforcing, complex cultural and ethnic boundaries. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ASD; JFD; JFSJ; JFSL; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349279432
ISBN
9781349279432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.46

Hardback. Dancers create 'civic culture' as performances for public consumption, but also as vernaculars connecting individuals who may have little in common. Examining performance and the construction of culturally diverse communities the book suggests that amateur and concert dance can teach us how to live and work productively together. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ASD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 475.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230000032
ISBN
9780230000032
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, 13 halftones, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: ASD; GTC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315492
ISBN
9780226315492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.74

Paperback. Explains the cognitive, emotional, and physical dimensions of dance in a spectrum of stress management approaches. This book offers lessons learned from the experiences of people of different cultures and historical periods, as well as knowledge, on how to resist, reduce, and dance away stress in the disquieting times of the 21st century. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ASD; VFMG; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759108592
ISBN
9780759108592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.57

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