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Hardcover. This book explores the nexus between gender, ageing and culture in dancers practicing a variety of genres. It challenges existing cultural norms which equate ageing with bodily decline and draws on an interdisciplinary theoretical framework to explore alternatives for developing a culturally valued mature subjectivity through the practice of dance. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230276406
- ISBN
- 9780230276406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Hardcover. With a companion website that includes short online film episodes, this book proposes expansive ways of deconstructing and re-constituting sexuality and gender and thus more embodied and ethical ways of 'doing' life, and offers an understanding and critique of embodiment through an integration of performance, psychotherapy and feminist philosophy. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230245938
- ISBN
- 9780230245938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Hardcover. Bringing the study of Chinese theatre into the 21st-century, Lei discusses ways in which traditional art can survive and thrive in the age of modernization and globalization. Building on her previous work, this new book focuses on various forms of Chinese 'opera' in locations around the Pacific Rim, including Hong Kong, Taiwan and California. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AN; ASD; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230245655
- ISBN
- 9780230245655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Paperback. This ground-breaking study of cross-cultural theatre in the Australasian region focuses on theatrical events and practices in avant-garde and mainstream contexts. It explores the cultural and political dimensions of Australia's engagement with Asia and sheds light on international arts marketing and trends in cross-cultural performance training. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MB; AN; ASZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230234024
- ISBN
- 9780230234024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.13
€ 66.13
Paperback. This book, now available in paperback, contains readings of international postmodern dances, exploring the roles dance and space play in constructing subjectivity and reading dances 'against the grain' to reveal their potential for troubling conventional notions of subjectivity associated with a white, Western, heterosexual, able-bodied, male norm. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ASD; JFC; JHBA; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229792
- ISBN
- 9780230229792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Hardcover. A far-reaching examination of exoticism, cultural internationalism and modernism's encounters with Indonesian tradition, Performing Otherness examines how Indonesia entered world stages through imperialism as an antimodern phantasm and through nationalism became a means of intercultural communication and cultural diplomacy. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; AN; ASD; ASZM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498. Java and Bali on International Stages, 1905-1952. Series: Studies in International Performance. 304 pages, 0, 18 black & white halftones. A far-reaching examination of exoticism, cultural internationalism and modernism's encounters with Indonesian tradition, Performing Otherness examines how Indonesia entered world stages through imperialism as an antimodern phantasm and through nationalism became a means of intercultural communication and cultural diplomacy. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FMN; AN; ASD; ASZM. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 23. Weight: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224629
- ISBN
- 9780230224629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.57
€ 128.57
Hardcover. The highly performative categories of 'Irish culture' and 'Irishness' are in need of critical address, prompted by recent changes in Irish society, the arts industry and modes of critical inquiry. This book broaches this task by considering Irish expressive culture through some of the paradigms and vocabularies offered by performance studies. Num Pages: 269 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; ASZP; AVGH; DSBH; DSG; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Basingstoke, UK
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219984
- ISBN
- 9780230219984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. The first full-length study of comedy on the burlesque stage, this book takes the reader inside the burlesque houses of the 1930s, looks at the role comedy played in an entertainment form known mostly for striptease, and explores how these sketch performers approached their craft. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ASZB; ASZH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116795
- ISBN
- 9780230116795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.93€ 48.01
€ 52.93
€ 48.01
Paperback. Founder of the Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO) and the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts, Joan Myers Brown's personal and professional histories reflect the hardships as well as the advances of African-Americans in the artistic and social developments of the second half of the twentieth and the early twenty-first centuries. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASDL; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230114098
- ISBN
- 9780230114098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.55€ 55.66
€ 62.55
€ 55.66
Hardcover. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ANF; AS; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230113312
- ISBN
- 9780230113312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.06€ 84.43
€ 101.06
€ 84.43
Hardcover. In the beginning of the 21st century, European theatre-makers have sought to consider the disastrous events of the 20th century as the unfinished business of the contemporary. In this book, Kear argues that by thinking through the logic of the event, contemporary performance offers an affective interrogation of 'the event' of the European century. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; AN; AS; DSG; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230008083
- ISBN
- 9780230008083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Paperback. Presents an illustrated reference to various aspects of jazz dance by one of the art's most respected teachers. Series: A dance horizons book. Num Pages: 209 pages, b&w illus. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton Book Company United States
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871271822
- ISBN
- 9780871271822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.00
€ 39.00
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
€ 59.40
€ 58.89
hardcover. A unique technique of guiding the body from everyday movements and into dance Num Pages: 216 pages, 155 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: ASD; VXHA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 193 x 20. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252036019
- ISBN
- 9780252036019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.48
€ 119.48
paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, 30 black and white himages. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; ASDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300. Paperback, cover slightly scuffed, otherrwise in good condition.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KRF2233826
- ISBN
- 9781623170554
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 12.99€ 4.99
€ 12.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ASZD; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 185.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Counterpoint United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781593764128
- ISBN
- 9781593764128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.26
€ 22.26
paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 halftones, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZP; JFCA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816647903
- ISBN
- 9780816647903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.21
€ 24.99
€ 23.21
paperback. Shows how concert parties combined an eclectic array of cultural influences, adapting characters and songs from American movies, popular British ballads, and local storytelling traditions into a spirited blend of comedy and social commentary. Num Pages: 216 pages, 26 b&w photos, 3 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; ASZH; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214362
- ISBN
- 9780253214362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
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
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. A survey of community-based performance in the US from its roots, to its flourishing during the 1960s, to present-day popular culture. It provides descriptions of performances and processes, first-person stories, and analysis and shows how ritualism reinforces community identification while aestheticism enables locals to transgress cultural norms. Series: Rutgers Series: The Public Life of the Arts. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; ASZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813535500
- ISBN
- 9780813535500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.95
€ 44.99
€ 39.95