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Dance

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ASD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 181 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Booth-Clibborn Editions United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861541734
ISBN
9781861541734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 42.14

Paperback. Offers an analysis of the development of the jook, an underground cultural institution created by the black working class with other dance arenas in African-American culture. Presenting the effects of African slaves' middle passage experience on their traditional dances, this work traces the unique dance culture that developed in the rural South. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ASD; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
Temple University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877229568
ISBN
9780877229568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.59

Hardback. Her performing days numbered, Josephine Baker did something outrageous: she transformed her chateau into a theme park whose main attraction was her Rainbow Tribe--12 children from around the globe, adopted as the family of the future. Matthew Pratt Guterl concludes that Baker was a serious activist, determined to make a positive difference. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; ASD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 212 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047556
ISBN
9780674047556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.27

Paperback. Beyond biography: a legendary performer's legacy of symbolism Num Pages: 392 pages, 51 photographs. BIC Classification: APB; ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074127
ISBN
9780252074127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.90

paperback. A collection of writings by and about Katherine Dunham, the African American dancer, choreographer, anthropologist, and social activist. This edition includes scholarly articles, Dunham's essays on dance and anthropology, press reviews, interviews, and chapters from Dunham's unpublished volume of memoirs, "Minefields". Editor(s): Clark, Veve A.; Johnson, Sara E. Num Pages: 576 pages, 26 b&w photos. BIC Classification: ASD; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299212742
ISBN
9780299212742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.12

Hardback. This new biography of American dancer and choreographer Katherine Dunham draws upon a vast, never-utilized archival record to show how she was more than a dancer and anthropologist, but also an intellectual and activist. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDT; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190264871
ISBN
9780190264871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.06

Paperback. An exploration of the possibility that co-ordinated rhythmic movement and the shared feelings it evokes has been a powerful force in holding human groups together. The author maintains that people who move together to the same beat tend to bond, and examines dance as a shaper of evolution. Num Pages: 216 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: ASD; JFC; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674502307
ISBN
9780674502307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.74

Paperback. Series: Circumpolar Research Series. Num Pages: 113 pages. BIC Classification: ASDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
CCI Press
Edition
Unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780919058743
ISBN
9780919058743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Dance is in motion all over the world, and with it the knowledge that it holds. But what does body knowledge in motion constitute, how is it produced, how can it be researched and conveyed? This title describes the unique potential of dance as an archive and medium as well as its significance at the interface between art and science. Editor(s): Gehm, Sabine; Husemann, Pirkko; Von Wilcke, Katharina. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ASD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9783899428094
ISBN
9783899428094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

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
€ 15.96

Paperback. Landscape of the Now takes readers on a deep journey into the underlying processes and structures of movement improvisation. Based on interviews with Steve Paxton, Simone Forti, Nancy Stark Smith, and others, this book offers the rare opportunity to find some clarity in what is often a complex and confusing creative experience. Num Pages: 208 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: AN; ASD; AV; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199988266
ISBN
9780199988266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.21

Hardcover. Building on ethnographic research in multiple locations, this book reveals the complexity of odissi as it is practiced today, at the intersection of identity, nationalism, tradition, and neoliberal economics. Series: Dance & Performance Studies. Num Pages: 292 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ASD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785333682
ISBN
9781785333682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.80

hardcover. Editor(s): Aloff, Mindy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780813035703
ISBN
9780813035703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.82

Hardback. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork in New York & Dakar, this book explores the Senegalese dance-rhythms Sabar from the research position of a dance student. It features a comparative analysis of the pedagogical techniques used in dance classes in New York & Dakar, which in turn shed light on different aesthetics and understandings of dance. Series: Dance & Performance Studies. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 ills. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; ASD; AVRJ; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782382560
ISBN
9781782382560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.47

Paperback. Determination meets dance in this memoir by the history-making ballerina Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 photographs in plate section. BIC Classification: ASDL; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751565638
ISBN
9780751565638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.28

Paperback. Misty Copeland reveals her inspiring journey to becoming the only African-American ballerina in the world-class American Ballet Theatre Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 pg 4-c photo insert. BIC Classification: ASDL; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Touchstone
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476737997
ISBN
9781476737997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.05

Hardback. Discusses the development of dance from 1949 to 1984 and examines the work of dancers and choreographers. Num Pages: 284 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780231062787
ISBN
9780231062787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.31

Paperback. Series: Danish Humanist Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DND; 3JH; ASDL; AVGC4; AVH; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772892979
ISBN
9788772892979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.60

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

€ 42.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Gordon and Breach Netherlands
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789056995928
ISBN
9789056995928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.81

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