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Dance & other performing arts
Paperback. Akim Volynsky was a Russian literary critic, journalist, and art historian who became Saint Petersburg's most prolific ballet critic in the early part of the twentieth century. This book features a collection of his provocative and influential writings, and provides a look at life inside the world of Russian ballet at a crucial era in its history. Editor(s): Rabinowitz, Stanley J. Translator(s): Rabinowitz, Stanley J. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 black-&-white illustrations in a gallery. BIC Classification: ASDL; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300164497
- ISBN
- 9780300164497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.87
€ 30.99
€ 22.87
Paperback. A history of ballet in Ireland, this work is illustrated with pictures. It is useful for those with an interest in Irish Ballet. Num Pages: 324 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; ASDL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 168 x 8. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845885489
- ISBN
- 9781845885489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.44
€ 19.99
€ 16.44
Paperback. A guide to the rich history of western dance in all its incarnations from 16th-century court ballet to the genre-shattering contortions of 21st-century theatrical dance. Part of the "World of Art" series, it is updated for the new millennium to feature various styles, performers and technology. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 232 pages, 149 illustrations, 29 in colour. BIC Classification: ASDL; ASDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 209 x 15. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Third edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500204115
- ISBN
- 9780500204115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardcover. This handy reference guide from Classic FM explores the world's most popular ballets, considering the great choreographers, dancers and, of course, composers who have created the most stunning performances of this incredible art form, along with plenty of musical recommendations along the way. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: ASDL; AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 177 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Elliott & Thompson Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783960446
- ISBN
- 9781783960446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. The celebrated ballerina and role model, Misty Copeland, shares the secrets of how to reshape your body and achieve a lean, strong physique and glowing health. Num Pages: 240 pages, 70-80 hi res four-colour photographs, which shall include 10 lifestyle photographs, 30-40. BIC Classification: ASDL; VFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751565669
- ISBN
- 9780751565669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: ASD; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 235.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349414925
- ISBN
- 9781349414925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Providing a discussion of Balanchine's life and work, this text also explores the legal, financial and institutional subplots that unfolded after the death of one of the most famous choreographers of the century. Num Pages: 413 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDL; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 413
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206397
- ISBN
- 9780520206397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Nik Wallenda shares on how the support of his family and his faith in Jesus Christ keep him balanced as a death-defying stunt performer. Num Pages: 224 pages, Insert with 30 photos. BIC Classification: ASZ; BGA; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Time Warner Trade Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455545490
- ISBN
- 9781455545490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.69
€ 23.99
€ 16.69
Hardcover. The first full-length study of comedy on the burlesque stage, this book takes the reader inside the burlesque houses of the 1930s, looks at the role comedy played in an entertainment form known mostly for striptease, and explores how these sketch performers approached their craft. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ASZB; ASZH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116795
- ISBN
- 9780230116795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.93€ 48.01
€ 52.93
€ 48.01
Taking readers inside the burlesque houses of Depression-era America, Davis explores the role of comedy in a show remembered mostly for strip-tease. It examines how burlesque comics, straightmen, and talking women approached the craft of comedy, working in a genre that relied on a remembered tradition of comedy bits that circulated orally. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 304 pages, Includes 21 pgs illus. BIC Classification: 3JJG; AN; ASZH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137378729
- ISBN
- 9781137378729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.93€ 47.12
€ 52.93
€ 47.12
hardcover. Originally a royal court dance, "baakisimba" asserted the authority of the king as the head of Baganda society. Integrating a study of the performance genre with a detailed analysis of gender among the Baganda, this book illuminates the complex relationship between "baakisimba" and Baganda culture. Series: Current Research in Ethnomusicology: Outstanding Dissertations. Num Pages: 316 pages, 34 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; ASD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415967761
- ISBN
- 9780415967761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.69
€ 149.69
Hardback. Examines the Independence holiday, exploring how this most important public festival in the civic calendar has given Mexicans a rich tradition of national celebration that is part creation myth, part official pomp, and part popular merrymaking. This work looks at how Independence Day festivities have provided a medium for informal education. Editor(s): Beezley, William H.; Lorey, David E. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 261 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ASZP; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029148
- ISBN
- 9780842029148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.44
€ 169.44
paperback. Sound experimentation by avant-garde theatre artists of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries is an important but ignored aspect of theatre history. Curtin explores how artists engaged with the sonic conditions of modernity through dramatic form, characterization, staging, technology, performance style, and other forms of interaction. Series: Avant-Gardes in Performance. Num Pages: 260 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; APF; AS; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349459063
- ISBN
- 9781349459063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.74€ 50.01
€ 57.74
€ 50.01
Hardcover. Assembling a remarkable group of scholars, these essays explore how the circulation and exchange of 'vectors of the radical' shape the avant-garde. Mapping the movement of scripts, theatre activists, performances, and other material entities, they provide unprecedented perspectives on the transnational performance culture of the avant-garde. Editor(s): Sell, Mike. Series: Performance Interventions. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230241343
- ISBN
- 9780230241343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Paperback. Assembling a remarkable group of scholars, these essaysexplore how the circulation and exchange of 'vectors of the radical' shape the avant-garde. Mapping the movement of scripts, theatre activists, performances, and other material entities, they provide unprecedented perspectives on the transnational performance culture of the avant-garde." Editor(s): Sell, Mike. Series: Performance Interventions. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; APF; AS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349317073
- ISBN
- 9781349317073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.46
€ 66.46
Paperback. The automaton, known today as the robot, can be seen as a metaphor for the historical period in which it is explored. Chapters include examinations of Iconoclasm's fear that art might surpass nature, the Cartesian mind/body divide, automata as objects of courtly desire, the uncanny Olympia, and the revolutionary Robots in post-WWI drama. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349312436
- ISBN
- 9781349312436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1DFA; ASZP; HBJD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801486920
- ISBN
- 9780801486920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.45
€ 37.99
€ 34.45
Paperback. From Tennessee Williams and Carson McCullers to Arthur Kopit and Brian Friel, agent Audrey Wood encouraged and guided the unique talents of playwrights in the Broadway theatre of her day. Her quiet determination and burning enthusiasm brought America's finest mid-century playwrights to prominence and altered stage history. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; AS; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349444410
- ISBN
- 9781349444410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.93€ 46.16
€ 52.93
€ 46.16
Paperback. This book offers readers an understanding of the theoretical framework for the concept of Arts Talk, provides historical background and a review of current thinking about the interpretive process, and, most importantly, provides ideas and insights into building audience-centered and audience-powered conversations about the arts. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AP; AS; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349438389
- ISBN
- 9781349438389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.44
€ 126.44
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Triarchy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909470637
- ISBN
- 9781909470637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.40
€ 46.99
€ 39.40