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Dance & other performing arts

Paperback. This study analyses the history of puppet, mask, and performing object theatre in the United States over the past 150 years to understand how a peculiarly American mixture of global cultures, commercial theatre, modern-art idealism, and mechanical innovation reinvented the ancient art of puppetry. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; ASZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137286703
ISBN
9781137286703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.40
€ 58.89

Paperback. The highly-acclaimed unauthorised biography of cult anti-hero comedian Bill Hicks. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: ASZB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9781447227069
ISBN
9781447227069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; AS; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 179 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
159
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559361972
ISBN
9781559361972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.78

Paperback. Was Christmas always as commercialized as it is today? Is Thanksgiving a religious or secular holiday? When did we begin trick-or-treating on Halloween? This book reveals answers to questions about each holiday's traditions. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5H; ASZP; HBJK; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284722
ISBN
9780520284722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.55

Hardback. History is fiction and personal identity nothing more than historical illusion. This title brings together the journal and the memoirs of Antin and Antinova accompanied by a selection of photographs from the performances of the artists. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; ASDL; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 250 x 24. Weight in Grams: 850.
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777425382
ISBN
9783777425382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Floris Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782503736
ISBN
9781782503736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Animals for Show and Pleasure in Ancient Rome is a complete and comprehensive investigation of the rise, function, and pageantry of wild and domesticated animals as household pets and as fodder for entertainment in the Roman world. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ASZX; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219197
ISBN
9780812219197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.68

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

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. .
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486241203
ISBN
9780486241203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Offers an examination and discussion of theories of dance by the pioneer of the anthropology of human movement. Suitable for graduate students in anthropology faced with the wide spectrum of theories of human movement, this title examines subjects ranging from Aboriginal and African dances to the Royal Ballet. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 photographs, 12 line drawings. BIC Classification: ASD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071348
ISBN
9780252071348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. Dimension: 232 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844573844
ISBN
9781844573844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.44

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
€ 20.36

Hardcover. Editor(s): Shan, Gongbing; Visentin, Peter. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 184 x 15. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628080155
ISBN
9781628080155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 253.08
€ 172.78

Hardback. This book analyzes tango, specifically queer tango, and the role of musical practices and bodily expressions in social and cultural transformations in Buenos Aires. Translator(s): Vila, Pablo; Westwell, Peggy. Series: Music, Culture, and Identity in Latin America. Num Pages: 182 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; ASD; AVGP; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781498538510
ISBN
9781498538510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94
€ 67.87

Paperback. Traces Arsenio Rodriguez's early career in Cuba, his influence on Cuban and Latin popular music in the 1940s, his struggle for recognition at the height of mambo-mania in the 1950s, and his importance to Puerto Rican and Cuban communities in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Series: Studies in Latin American and Caribbean Music Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 5 tables, 18 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; ASD; AVGE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Temple University Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592133864
ISBN
9781592133864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardback. Introduces the theatre puppets from major Asian traditions, taking the reader on a journey through hundreds of years of craftsmanship and creativity in nearly 350 photographs. This illustrated book is of interest to audiences with an interest in the Asian arts, as well as to the general reader. Num Pages: 336 pages, 553 illustrations, 301 in colour. BIC Classification: 1F; ASZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 247 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500514900
ISBN
9780500514900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ASZB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812982787
ISBN
9780812982787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. .
Publisher
Triarchy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909470637
ISBN
9781909470637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.40

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

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

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