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Dance
Paperback. During the patron saint fiesta in the town of San Jeronimo, Peru, crowds gather at sunset awaiting the entrance of the colourful dance troupes, or comparsas. The comparsas have become a powerful way for the local people to make sense of their place in the world. This text looks at this tradition. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 294 pages, 32 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; ASDX; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226520094
- ISBN
- 9780226520094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.15
€ 52.99
€ 41.15
Paperback. This text explores the relationship between dancing bodies and sexual identity on the concert stage, in nightclubs, in film, in the courts and on the streets and tracks the intersections of dance and human sexuality in the twentieth century as the definition of each has shifted and expanded. Editor(s): Desmond, Jane C. Series: Studies in Dance History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 21 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ASD; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299170547
- ISBN
- 9780299170547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.78
€ 29.78
Hardcover. 20 years after "Paris Is Burning," a rare look at Ballroom culture from the inside" Series: Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: ASDR; JFCA; JFSK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472071968
- ISBN
- 9780472071968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.16
€ 89.16
Paperback. An overview of the Caribbean dances, from Abakua and Zouk, and the complex, fused, and layered cultures that gave birth to them. This book describes how dance shapes personal, communal, and national identity. It shows how Caribbean rhythms, dances, fragments of movement, and even attitudes toward movement reach beyond the islands. Num Pages: 432 pages, 26 b&w photos, 6 figures, 2 maps, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KJ; ASDX; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813029047
- ISBN
- 9780813029047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. Showcases Kirstein's knowledge of dance, painting, photography, theatre, politics, and literature and combines many of his best-known and authoritative statements with polemics and appreciations. This book also contains photographs from Kirstein's private collection - portraits of himself and other famous artists of the time. Editor(s): Jenkins, Nicholas. Num Pages: 448 pages, 37 b&w photos, index. BIC Classification: ASDL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813029542
- ISBN
- 9780813029542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. Offers facts about how to execute Bob Fosse's signature movements. This book includes a sample dance featuring Fosse's signature moves. Num Pages: 384 pages, 450 illustrations. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 176 x 14. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813031538
- ISBN
- 9780813031538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.95
€ 39.95
Paperback. Widely regarded as the foremost choreographer of contemporary ballet, George Balanchine was a major inspiration in the world of dance. This book presents a technical explanation of the stylistic approaches that he taught in New York City between 1940 and 1960. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables, printed music items. BIC Classification: ASDC; ASDL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813032528
- ISBN
- 9780813032528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.52
€ 29.52
Hardback. Editor(s): Sloat, Susanna. Num Pages: 352 pages, 43 b/w photos, map. BIC Classification: ASD; JFC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813034676
- ISBN
- 9780813034676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.97
€ 39.97
Paperback. This volume explores the influence of African American music on world culture. It brings together issues of race, gender, politics, history and dance, includes discussions of dance instruction songs, the blues aesthetic, and Katherine Dunham's controversial ballet about lynching, "Southland". Editor(s): DeFrantz, Thomas F. Series: Studies in Dance History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 73 b&w photograhs, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299173142
- ISBN
- 9780299173142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.33
€ 32.33
paperback. Here, Mark Franko explores the complex relationship between dance, work and labour in the 1930s. The contributions of many important personalities of American theatrical, visual and literary culture are included in the study. Num Pages: 272 pages, 50 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; ASD; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494. Very good clean copy. Old price sticker on front cover, otherwise as new
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Wesleyan University Press
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSG0031558
- ISBN
- 9780819565532
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
Paperback. A premiere choreographer's compelling argument for the agency of the body in creative processes. Num Pages: 133 pages, 32 illus. 3 figs. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 133
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819563286
- ISBN
- 9780819563286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.04
€ 28.04
Paperback. Eight Female Classical Ballet Variations lays out eight of the most important variations in the ballerina's repertoire, demonstrating how to perform them with excellent technique and consummate artistry. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ASDL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190227104
- ISBN
- 9780190227104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.81
€ 87.81
Paperback. This is the first book about the theatre career of Fred and Adele Astaire, detailing their years in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in London, their impact culturally, and the essence of their partnership on and off the stage. Num Pages: 272 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; ASD; ASZH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199358946
- ISBN
- 9780199358946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.26
€ 25.99
€ 23.26
Paperback. Choreographing Copyright provides a historical and cultural analysis of U.S.-based dance-makers' investment in intellectual property rights. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; ASDC; JFSJ; JFSL; LNRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199360376
- ISBN
- 9780199360376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.74
€ 70.74
Paperback. Modern Moves examines the movement of social dances between black and white cultural groups and immigrant and migrant communities during the early twentieth century. It focuses on Manhattan, a Black Atlantic capital into which diverse people and dances flowed and intermingled, and out of which new dances were marketed globally. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ASD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199779222
- ISBN
- 9780199779222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.58
€ 63.58
Paperback. Presents a conceptual framework for understanding the development of improvised dance in late 20th-century America. This book also offers an understanding of the 'freedom' of improvisational dance. It is suitable for those interested in dance history and criticism, and for interdisciplinary audiences in the fields of American and cultural studies. Num Pages: 186 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472050840
- ISBN
- 9780472050840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.97
€ 40.97
Hardback. This work is an autobiography of a young girl growing up in Iran. The daughter of an English Christian mother and an Iranian Zoroastrian father, Nesta Ramazani sketches her personal life story against the backdrop of a society marked by the fusion of Iranian, Islamic, and Western cultures. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; ASD; BGA; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607274
- ISBN
- 9780815607274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.72
€ 30.99
€ 27.72
Honest Bodies: Revolutionary Modernism in the Dances of Anna Sokolow
Visiting Assitant Professor Of Dance Hannah (...
paperback. Using new archival discoveries and interviews, Honest Bodies illustrates how Anna Sokolow's choreography circulated American modernism internationally from the 1930s to the 1960s. Author Hannah Kosstrin argues that Sokolow's dances embodied the relationship between Communist ideals and Jewish culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 halftones; 1 table. BIC Classification: ASDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199396931
- ISBN
- 9780199396931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.18
€ 65.18
paperback. A remarkable account of a wildly artistic life, finally restored to its unexpurgated form, with a revealing new introduction by Joan Acocella. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: ASD; BGFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780871403186
- ISBN
- 9780871403186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 18.24
€ 22.99
€ 18.24
Paperback. Series: Currents in Latin American and Iberian Music. Num Pages: 304 pages, 50 music examples, 42 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; ASD; AVGW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199965823
- ISBN
- 9780199965823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.36
€ 86.36
Paperback. Provides an insight into the complex work and personal experiences of exotic dancers. Based upon interviews and five years of research at clubs around the country, this book looks at why these women began stripping, the initial excitement and financial rewards, the dangers of the life, and the difficulties in staying in this business over time. Num Pages: 195 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ASD; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799338
- ISBN
- 9780814799338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99
€ 29.99
Paperback. Series: Academic Monographs. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Edition
- Print on Demand
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522851458
- ISBN
- 9780522851458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.47
€ 56.47
paperback. From his experience of 40 years in ballet as a student, performer, ballet master and dedicated teacher, John White offers this work of inspiration and step-by-step instruction on the art and craft of teaching classical dance. Num Pages: 240 pages, 97 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ASDL; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 222 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813013954
- ISBN
- 9780813013954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. This expanded edition contains new text, sketches and photographs that describe 32 new poses and lifts, along with new information about strengthening exercises and balance points. It is adaptable to instruction based on the Royal Academy of Dancing and the Cecchetti methods. Num Pages: 184 pages, 39 b&w photographs, 148 line drawings. BIC Classification: ASDL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813017686
- ISBN
- 9780813017686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30