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Dance & other performing arts

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Dance & other performing arts

Paperback. A renewed interest in nature, the ancient Greeks, and the freedom of the body was to transform dance and physical culture in the early twentieth century. The book discusses the creative individuals and developments in science and other art forms that shaped the evolution of modern dance in its international context. Editor(s): Carter, A. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349326211
ISBN
9781349326211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.86

Paperback. Through discussion of a dazzling array of artists in India and the diaspora, this bookdelineates a new language of dance on the global stage. Myriad movement vocabularies intersect the dancers' creative landscape, whilecutting-edge creative choreography parodies gender and cultural stereotypes, and represents social issues." Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; ASD; HBJF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349326334
ISBN
9781349326334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

paperback. Considering both making political performance and making performance politically, this collection explores engagements of political resistance, public practice and performance media, on various scales of production within structures of neoliberal and liberal government and power. Editor(s): Lichtenfels, Peter; Rouse, John. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; AS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349326358
ISBN
9781349326358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.40

paperback. "Modern international studies of world theatre and drama have begun to acknowledge the Arab world only after the contributions of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Within the Arab world, the contributions of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco to modern drama and to post-colonial expression remain especially neglected, a problem that this book addresses"-- Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349326570
ISBN
9781349326570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.28

Paperback. Moving across the boundaries of mainstream and experimental circuits, from the affective pleasures of commercially successful shows such as Calendar Girls and Mamma Mia! to the feminist possibilities of new burlesque and stand-up, this book offers a lucid and accessible account of popular feminisms in contemporary theatre and performance. Series: Performance Interventions. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; AS; D; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349327997
ISBN
9781349327997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.42

Paperback. This book explores an under-researched body of work from the early decades of the twentieth century, connecting plays, performances and practitioners together in dynamic dialogues. Moving across national, generational and social borders, the book reads experiments in Britain during this period alongside theatrical innovations overseas. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AP; AS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349330829
ISBN
9781349330829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.37

Paperback. Why is folly essential to the functioning of a healthy society? Why is theatre a natural home for madness? The answers take the reader on a journey embracing Shakespeare and Jonson, Brecht and Beckett, Buchner and Boal. From Falstaff to Fo via Figaro, this study examines the art of telling truth to power and surviving long enough to have a laugh. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 357.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349332076
ISBN
9781349332076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349332427
ISBN
9781349332427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.01

Paperback. Based on presentations given at a session of a 2009 international conference sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society of Great Britain. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AS; GTB; JFC; JFCX; JFD; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349332670
ISBN
9781349332670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.37

Paperback. Stories are told today through many formats and young interpreters bring multimedia experience to bear on every narrative format they encounter. In this book, twelve young people read a novel, watch a film and play a video game from beginning to end. Their responses inform a new framework of contemporary themes of narrative comprehension. Series: Critical Approaches to Children's Literature. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AS; DSA; DSBH; DSY; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349332694
ISBN
9781349332694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Asking whether a genuinely shared European memory is possible while addressing the dangers of a single, homogenized European memory, Gluhovic examines the contradictions, specificities, continuities and discontinuities in the European shared and unshared pasts as represented in the works of Pinter, Tadeusz Kantor, Heiner Muller and Artur Zmijewski. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS; DS; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349334308
ISBN
9781349334308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.30

Paperback. Performances in hospices and on beaches; cross-cultural myth making in Wales, New Zealand and the US; communal poetry among mental health system survivors: this book, now in paperback, presents a senior practitioner/critic's exploration of arts-based research processes sustained over more than a decade - a subtle engagement with disability culture. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; AS; JFSR; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349334391
ISBN
9781349334391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 201 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; AS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349334483
ISBN
9781349334483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 137.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AF; AS; JFC; JFD; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349334674
ISBN
9781349334674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.11

Paperback. This project investigates the implications of technology on identity in embodied performance, exploring the interrelationship of & between identities in performance practices & considering how identity is formed, de-formed, blurred & celebrated within diverse approaches to technological performance practice. Editor(s): Broadhurst, Susan; Machon, Josephine. Series: Palgrave Studies in Performance and Technology. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349335107
ISBN
9781349335107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Paperback. The stage portrayal of the Victorians in recent times is a key reference point in understanding notions of Britishness, and the profound politicisation of that debate over the last four decades. This bookthrows new light on works by canonical playwrights like Bond, Edgar, and Churchill, linking theatre to the wider culture at large." Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349335121
ISBN
9781349335121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.34

Paperback. This book examines experimental Irish theatre that ran counter to the naturalistic 'peasant' drama synonymous with Irish playwriting. Focusing on four marginalised playwrights after Yeats, it charts a tradition linking the experimentation of the early Irish theatre movement with the innovation of contemporary Irish and international drama. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349336609
ISBN
9781349336609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.13

Paperback. Kristi McKimoffers close-analyses of films in which attachment and detachment, intimacy and distance, ephemera and endurance become more visible and meaningful.Films discussedincludeWim Wenders' Wings of Desire, Agnes Varda's Jacquot de Nantes, Doris Dorrie's Cherry Blossoms and Olivier Assayas' Summer Hours." Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFN; AS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349337019
ISBN
9781349337019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.86

Paperback. The plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries has inspired interpretations in every genre and medium. This book offers perspectives on the ways in which practitioners have used Renaissance drama to address contemporary concerns and reach new audiences. It provides a resource for those interested in the creative reception of Renaissance drama. Editor(s): Brown, S.; McCulloch, L. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS; DSA; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
337
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339365
ISBN
9781349339365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; AS; HPC; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349340088
ISBN
9781349340088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.52

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