Dance
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Dance
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
€ 47.99€ 39.93
€ 47.99
€ 39.93
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
€ 30.99€ 27.37
€ 30.99
€ 27.37
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
€ 48.99€ 47.17
€ 48.99
€ 47.17
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
€ 42.99€ 36.04
€ 42.99
€ 36.04
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€ 16.93
€ 20.99
€ 16.93
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
€ 23.99€ 17.86
€ 23.99
€ 17.86
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€ 15.90
€ 19.99
€ 15.90
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€ 15.90
€ 19.99
€ 15.90
Hardback. Marie Duffy is the undisputed queen of Irish dancing: she has trained more world champions than any other teacher, and has been Michael Flatley's right-hand woman for twenty years. Get a behind-the-scenes view of the world of professional Irish dance, and heart Marie's own fascinating & inspiring life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; ASDC; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847179265
- ISBN
- 9781847179265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.44
€ 19.99
€ 16.44
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
€ 71.66
€ 71.66
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
€ 163.82
€ 163.82
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
€ 163.45
€ 163.45
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€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
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
€ 20.99€ 18.29
€ 20.99
€ 18.29
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
€ 104.24€ 79.32
€ 104.24
€ 79.32
Paperback. "Luigi's Jazz Warm Up: An Introduction to Jazz Style & Technique" is for the beginning or intermediate student of any age. Num Pages: 181 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton Book Company United States
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780871272027
- ISBN
- 9780871272027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.94
€ 32.94
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
€ 38.99€ 28.11
€ 38.99
€ 28.11
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. 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
€ 65.33
€ 65.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ASD; MQTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 189 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138995512
- ISBN
- 9781138995512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.25
€ 60.25
Paperback. Written by the author who was raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China's Cultural Revolution, this book tells the story of how he came to be Mao's last dancer. Num Pages: 448 pages, Black and white inset. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPL; ASD; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141040226
- ISBN
- 9780141040226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. This is the biography of the much-loved dancer, Margot Fonteyn, generally considered to be the best British ballerina of her generation. She was one of the rare artists whose name means as much to the ordinary man and woman as to devotees of their particular art. Num Pages: 704 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: ASDL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 44. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140165302
- ISBN
- 9780140165302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.45
€ 25.99
€ 19.45
Paperback. A compilation of interviews with Martha Graham's "family" of dancers, teachers, choreographers and actors, which also includes biographical material about her life and influence as the creator of classic modern dance. The book features a syllabus of Graham's work. Num Pages: 336 pages, 50 b&w photos, bibliog. BIC Classification: APB; ASDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813024738
- ISBN
- 9780813024738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. In 1987, a small, aspirant dance group with a striking name made its debut on the London fringe. In 1996, Adventures in Motion Pictures made history as the first modern dance company to open a production in London's West End. Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; ASD; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 57. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571235889
- ISBN
- 9780571235889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.36
€ 26.99
€ 18.36