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hardcover. Henning Kronstam's story reveals the achievement of professional and personal victory over illness, family disapproval and private torments. The author documents Kronstam's major roles, as recounted in his own words in 200 hours of interviews, with accompanying photographs from his career. Num Pages: 608 pages, 155 b&w photographs, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ASDL; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813025469
ISBN
9780813025469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.26

Paperback. Edwin Denby (1903-1983) was one of the most important and influential American dance critic of the 20th century. His reviews and essays were possessed of a voice, vision, and passion as compelling and inspiring as his subject. This book presents his reviews from "Modern Music" and the "Tribune" in chronological order. Editor(s): Cornfield, Robert; MacKay, William. Num Pages: 624 pages, bibliographic essay, index. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813030579
ISBN
9780813030579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.58

hardcover. For centuries, ballet companies have been transporting audiences beyond their workaday worlds, one performance at a time. Beyond the flash of lights onstage is a world of physical trainers and fundraisers, artistic directors and executive boards, all laboring to ensure that the show goes on. This book looks at the life of Boston Ballet company. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 colour & 35 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; ASDL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813033532
ISBN
9780813033532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.53

Paperback. Contact improvization is an underground, experimental movement in modern dance, that captures artistic and social forces in transition. This book considers the development of this dance form within its historical, social and cultural contexts. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299124441
ISBN
9780299124441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.36

paperback. The 1960s was a pivotal decade in dance, an era of intense experimentation and rich invention. In this volume a range of dance critics and scholars examine the pioneering choreographers and companies of the era. Editor(s): Banes, Sally; Harris, Andrea. Num Pages: 200 pages, 17 b&w photographs, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299180140
ISBN
9780299180140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.89

paperback. David Gere, who came of age as a dance critic at the height of the AIDS epidemic, examines the interplay of AIDS and choreography in the United States, specifically in relation to gay men. Num Pages: 352 pages, 45 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ASD; JFFH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299200848
ISBN
9780299200848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.43

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. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: ASD; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 180. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
366
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634830966
ISBN
9781634830966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 303.97
€ 224.05

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 454 pages. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691629889
ISBN
9780691629889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 210.13

Hardback. This original and cross-disciplinary book studies the experiences of Yosemite park visitors in order to understand human connection with & within natural landscapes. It grounds a sophisticated semiotic analysis in the lived experiences of parkgoers, assembling a collective account that will be of interest in a range of disciplines. Series: Dance & Performance Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; ASD; JHBS; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 208 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785331169
ISBN
9781785331169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.63

Paperback. Series: Studies in Dance History. Num Pages: 280 pages, 31 photographs. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 291 x 20. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299305949
ISBN
9780299305949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.50

Hardback. Dancing Boys is one of the few scholarly works that demystify the largely unknown challenges of adolescent males in dance. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30, 8 figures. BIC Classification: ASD; JFSJ2; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442648678
ISBN
9781442648678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.33

Hardback. Across varied domains, music and dance both emerge from and give rise to intimate collaboration. This theoretically rich collection takes an ethnographic approach to understanding the collaborative dimension of sound and movement in everyday life. Editor(s): Chrysagis, Evangelos. Series: Dance & Performance Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 17 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: ASD; AV; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785334535
ISBN
9781785334535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.23

Paperback. Editor(s): Blasing, Bettina; Puttke, Martin; Schack, Thomas. Num Pages: 304 pages, 45 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white tables, 20 black & white halftones, 30 bl. BIC Classification: ASD; JMM; JMR; MFGV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138847866
ISBN
9781138847866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.33

Paperback. A unique perspective on the social history and cultural complexity of Afro-Brazilian dance. Series: Arts & Politics of the Everyday. Num Pages: 192 pages, 13 b&w photos, 9 figures. BIC Classification: ASD; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253209566
ISBN
9780253209566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.47

Paperback. From Christiane Vaussard in Paris, to David Howard in New York City and Larisa Sklyanskaya in San Francisco, Gretchen Warren profiles ten world-renowned master ballet teachers to capture their philosophies, training methods and the classroom presence that makes their instruction magical. Num Pages: 408 pages, 31 b&w photographs, charts, drawings, exercises, notes, bibliography, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ASDL; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813017112
ISBN
9780813017112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.26

Hardback. In Wilde Times, Joel Lobenthal brings the world of Wilde thrillingly to life. With unfettered access to Wilde and her family, friends, and colleagues, Lobenthal takes the reader backstage to some of the greatest ballet triumphs of the modern era-and some of the greatest tragedies. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; ASDL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
University Press of New England
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611688030
ISBN
9781611688030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.70

Hardback. Interprets the explosion of German body culture between the two wars - nudism and nude dancing, gymnastics and dance training, dance photography and criticism, and diverse genres of performance from solo dancing to mass movement choirs. This book presents the work of such well-known figures as Rudolf Laban, Mary Wigman, and Oskar Schlemmer. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 439 pages, 84. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; ASD; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 890.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
439
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
y First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520206632
ISBN
9780520206632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.57

Hardcover. A title that offers views of the dancers rehearsals, the creation of the sets and gallery installations, and dozens of photographs of the performances themselves, that take you behind the scenes to see the processes and people involved in transforming the artists vision into a finished production. Num Pages: 182 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 500 x 900 x 50. Weight in Grams: 99963.
Publisher
Art / Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
182
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Special edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908970077
ISBN
9781908970077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 870.17
€ 835.49

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

€ 49.40

Hardback. A modern history of India's female and transgender dancers and the forces of in- clusion/exclusion that have shaped Indian performing arts. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ASDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042789
ISBN
9781849042789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.01
€ 56.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, 32 b/w & 6 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; ANF; ASDX; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837636697
ISBN
9783837636697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.20
€ 41.09

Paperback. Outlines four models for representation in dance which are illustrated through an analysis of the works of contemporary choreographers and through historical examples beginning with court ballets of the Renaissance. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 209 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586. Bodies and Subjects in Contemporary American Dance. 224 pages, illustrations. Outlines four models for representation in dance which are illustrated through an analysis of the works of contemporary choreographers and through historical examples beginning with court ballets of the Renaissance. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: ASDL. Dimension: 232 x 209 x 23. Weight: 584.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520063334
ISBN
9780520063334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.83

Paperback. Aimed at students of dance and movement, this book offers an introduction to the life and work of Rudolf Laban, and how this work has been extended into the fields of movement therapy, communications, early childhood development, and other fields. Num Pages: 180 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415977289
ISBN
9780415977289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.47

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