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Dance & other performing arts
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Dance & other performing arts
Paperback. Series: John Milton and Ruth Neils Ward Collection, Harvard Theatre Collection S. Num Pages: 400 pages, Ill.35col.ill. BIC Classification: 1DST; ASDL; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 271 x 214 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780974396316
- ISBN
- 9780974396316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.73
€ 54.99
€ 46.73
Paperback. Molissa Fenley, one of the most influential artists of postmodern dance, has had a lasting impact on performance. This is a vivid and probing portrait of Fenley's four-decade career, written by her fellow artists. It offers several scholarly analyses of the choreographer's work, and is, above all, a vibrant record from the field. Editor(s): Murphy, Ann; Fenley, Molissa. Num Pages: 224 pages, 48 halftones. BIC Classification: ASDC; ASDT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857422194
- ISBN
- 9780857422194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.66
€ 45.99
€ 35.66
Paperback. The devil is a defiant, nefarious figure, the emblem of evil, and harbinger of the damned. However, the festive devil, turns the most hideous acts into playful transgressions. This volume presents a transnational and performance-centered approach to this character of fiestas, street festivals, and carnivals in North, Central, and South America. Editor(s): Riggio, Milla Cozart; Marino, Angela; Vignolo, Paolo. Num Pages: 384 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: 1K; ASZP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857421791
- ISBN
- 9780857421791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.66
€ 45.99
€ 35.66
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857210258
- ISBN
- 9780857210258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.46
€ 12.46
Paperback. Unveils the radical roots of modern dance and recalls the excitement and energy of New York City in the 1930s. This book explores the relationship between the modern dance movement and leftist political activism in this period. Num Pages: 264 pages, 58 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; ASD; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822319481
- ISBN
- 9780822319481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.75
€ 30.99
€ 27.75
Hardcover. A dazzling exploration of a seductive, glittery culture Num Pages: 294 pages, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDR; JFCA; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814722664
- ISBN
- 9780814722664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.21
€ 45.21
Hardcover. Traditional agriculture and emerging biofuels technology produce a number of wastes and by-products, ranging from corn fiber and glycerin to animal manure, that have the potential to serve as the basis for additional sources of bioenergy that includes both liquid biofuels and biogas. Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AS; RN; TVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813802527
- ISBN
- 9780813802527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 269.40
€ 269.40
Paperback. A study of the nineteenth century response in the intersections of dance, literature and medicine, to the connections between illness, madness, poetry and performance with a view to illuminating French literature and culture in the nineteenth century, dance history and feminist performance theory and modern medicine. In the WRITING SCIENCE series. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 half-tones. BIC Classification: ASD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804735247
- ISBN
- 9780804735247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. This is three books in one: an impressionistic account (based on the aestheticism of Walter Pater) of the dancer's homoerotic career, a deconstructive analysis of his gay male reception (drawn from the semiotics of Roland Barthes), and an exploration of the limitations of that analysis. Num Pages: 240 pages, 23 half-tones. BIC Classification: ASDL; BG; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804729499
- ISBN
- 9780804729499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.68
€ 80.68
Paperback. This is the paperback edition of a landmark book that confronts the reality of being a dancer and offers practical and much-needed advice for grappling with the challenges dancers face. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ASD; VFJ; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787964061
- ISBN
- 9780787964061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.38
€ 23.99
€ 19.38
Paperback. Most people who sing or play a musical instrument get nervous when having to perform in public, whether in school, at a church recital, before friends or guests, or before a paying public. This text discusses how to overcome these often debilitating jitters. Num Pages: 232 pages, index. BIC Classification: AS; AV; VFJS; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787943783
- ISBN
- 9780787943783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.27
€ 36.27
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics Publishers United States
- Edition
- Pap/DVD
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780736080231
- ISBN
- 9780736080231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.40€ 64.47
€ 65.40
€ 64.47
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics Publishers United States
- Edition
- Pap/Com/Ps
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780736067904
- ISBN
- 9780736067904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 48.87
€ 53.99
€ 48.87
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics Publishers United States
- Edition
- Pap/Cdr
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780736057882
- ISBN
- 9780736057882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.64
€ 51.99
€ 46.64
Hardback. Series: Toni Morrison Lecture Series. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 259 x 21. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691162706
- ISBN
- 9780691162706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.43
€ 30.99
€ 22.43
Paperback. Rising from a small-time vaudeville career in the States, Loie Fuller attained international celebrity as a dancer, inventor, and one of the first women filmmakers in the world. This book demonstrates that Fuller was an artist of great psychological, emotional, and sexual expressiveness whose work illuminates the centrality of dance to modernism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 44 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: APFB; ASD; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141091
- ISBN
- 9780691141091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.19
€ 43.99
€ 31.19
Paperback. The jali - a member of a hereditary group of Mandinka professional performers - is a charismatic but contradictory figure. This book shows how the jali's talents at performance make him a genius at representation - the ideal figure to tell us about the "Africa" that the world imagines, which is always a thing of illusion, magic, and contradiction. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; AS; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691074894
- ISBN
- 9780691074894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. In the late 19th century, Scandinavian urban dwellers developed a passion for a modern sort of visual spectacle: objects and effigies brought to life in realistic scenes. The period 1880-1910 was the high point of mannequin display in Europe. This title explores this phenomenon. Num Pages: 352 pages, 77 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1DNN; 1DNS; ASZ; GM; HBT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050744
- ISBN
- 9780691050744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.40€ 51.49
€ 65.40
€ 51.49
Paperback. Traversing a range of discourse and imagery about kitharoidia - poetic and prose texts, iconography, inscriptions - this book offers an account of the aesthetic and socio-cultural complexities of citharodic song and examines the iconic role of the song makers in the popular imagination. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 230 pages, 5 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AS; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1084.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021389
- ISBN
- 9780674021389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.68
€ 20.99
€ 19.68
Hardcover. Despite Taiwan's rise as an economic force in the world, modernity has not led to a Weberian process of disenchantment or curbed religiosity. To the contrary, other factors - social, economic, political - have stimilated religion. How and why this has happened are central issues in this book. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, 38 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJ; ASZ; HRKN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010970
- ISBN
- 9780674010970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.46
€ 50.99
€ 42.46
Paperback. Was Christmas always as commercialized as it is today? Is Thanksgiving a religious or secular holiday? When did we begin trick-or-treating on Halloween? This book reveals answers to questions about each holiday's traditions. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5H; ASZP; HBJK; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284722
- ISBN
- 9780520284722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.55
€ 27.99
€ 21.55
Paperback. From risque cabaret performances to engrossing after-hours shop talk, this title offers a look inside the secretive subculture of modern magicians. It follows the day-to-day lives of some of France's most renowned performers, revealing not only how secrets are created and shared, but also how they are stolen and destroyed. Num Pages: 308 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; APB; ASZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434. Inside the Magician's Craft. 308 pages, illustrations. From risque cabaret performances to engrossing after-hours shop talk, this title offers a look inside the secretive subculture of modern magicians. It follows the day-to-day lives of some of France's most renowned performers, revealing not only how secrets are created and shared, but also how they are stolen and destroyed. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DDF; APB; ASZG. Dimension: 161 x 229 x 20. Weight: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270473
- ISBN
- 9780520270473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Anna Halprin pioneered what became known as 'postmodern dance', creating work that was key to unlocking the door to experimentation in theater, music, Happenings, and performance art. This biography examines Halprin's life in the context of American culture - in particular popular culture and the West Coast as a center of artistic experimentation. Num Pages: 464 pages, 60 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: ASDT; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260054
- ISBN
- 9780520260054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Explains the Western's popularity. This study deals with the question of the Western as an American myth, will lead us into abstract structural theory as well as economic and political history. It takes you into the movies, and sagebrush of the cinema. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: AS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520034914
- ISBN
- 9780520034914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06