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The Burlesque Handbook

par Jo Weldon ...

“Jo Weldon is the gold-standard for New Burlesque. I am proud to call her my friend, and unashamed to admit she’s my idol.” — Lily Burana, author of Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across AmericaFrom one of the stars of the New Burlesque scene, Jo Weldon, comes a definitive, easy-to-use, and indispensable guide to the art form, with a foreword by superstar comedian and burlesque ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

“Jo Weldon is the gold-standard for New Burlesque. I am proud to call her my friend, and unashamed to admit she’s my idol.” — Lily Burana, author of Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across AmericaFrom one of the stars of the New Burlesque scene, Jo Weldon, comes a definitive, easy-to-use, and indispensable guide to the art form, with a foreword by superstar comedian and burlesque
... En savoir plus
Bottom of the Pyramid

A Memoir of Persevering, Dancing for Myself, and Starring in My Own Life

par Nia Sioux ...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Sioux’s harrowing reality TV ordeal cuts deep, and her subsequent self-assurance is endearing and infectious. It adds up to an inspiring account of reclaiming artistic agency.” - Publisher’s WeeklyWhen you’ve been told over and over that you belong at the bottom, how do you come out on top? Dance Moms star and triple threat Nia Sioux shows the way via her story of ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Sioux’s harrowing reality TV ordeal cuts deep, and her subsequent self-assurance is endearing and infectious. It adds up to an inspiring account of reclaiming artistic agency.” - Publisher’s WeeklyWhen you’ve been told over and over that you belong at the bottom, how do you come out on top? Dance Moms star and triple threat Nia Sioux shows the way via her story of
... En savoir plus
William Forsythe and the Practice of Choreography

It Starts From Any Point

par Steven Spier ...

William Forsythe’s reinvigoration of classical ballet during his 20-year tenure at the Ballett Frankfurt saw him lauded as one of the greatest choreographers of the postwar era. His current work with The Forsythe Company has gone even further to challenge and investigate fundamental assumptions about choreography itself.William Forsythe and the Practice of Choreography presents a diverse range of ... En savoir plus

$71.45 CAD

William Forsythe’s reinvigoration of classical ballet during his 20-year tenure at the Ballett Frankfurt saw him lauded as one of the greatest choreographers of the postwar era. His current work with The Forsythe Company has gone even further to challenge and investigate fundamental assumptions about choreography itself.William Forsythe and the Practice of Choreography presents a diverse range of
... En savoir plus
Valuing Dance

Commodities and Gifts in Motion

par Susan Leigh Foster ...

Because dance materializes through and for people, because we learn to dance from others and often present dance to others, the moment of its transmission is one of dance's central and defining features. Valuing Dance looks at the occasion when dancing passes from one person to another as an act of exchange, one that is redolent with symbolic meanings, including those associated with its history ... En savoir plus

$47.51 CAD

Because dance materializes through and for people, because we learn to dance from others and often present dance to others, the moment of its transmission is one of dance's central and defining features. Valuing Dance looks at the occasion when dancing passes from one person to another as an act of exchange, one that is redolent with symbolic meanings, including those associated with its history
... En savoir plus
The Pina Bausch Sourcebook

The Making of Tanztheater

Modifié par Royd Climenhaga ...

Pina Bausch’s work has had tremendous impact across the spectrum of late twentieth-century performance practice, helping to redefine the possibilities of what both dance and theater can be. This edited collection presents a compendium of source material and contextual essays that examine Pina Bausch's history, practice and legacy, and the development of Tanztheater as a new form, with sections ... En savoir plus

$91.16 CAD

Pina Bausch’s work has had tremendous impact across the spectrum of late twentieth-century performance practice, helping to redefine the possibilities of what both dance and theater can be. This edited collection presents a compendium of source material and contextual essays that examine Pina Bausch's history, practice and legacy, and the development of Tanztheater as a new form, with sections
... En savoir plus
George Balanchine

The Ballet Maker

par Robert Gottlieb ...

Collections Livre 48 - Eminent Lives
"Gottlieb captures both the divine and human, offering an elegant, sharp, and sophisticated take on the choreographer's life." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)Written by the gifted author, editor, and dance critic Robert Gottlieb, George Balanchine describes the life and art of the celebrated, revolutionary ballet choreographer and founder of The New York City Ballet.The foremost contemporary ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

"Gottlieb captures both the divine and human, offering an elegant, sharp, and sophisticated take on the choreographer's life." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)Written by the gifted author, editor, and dance critic Robert Gottlieb, George Balanchine describes the life and art of the celebrated, revolutionary ballet choreographer and founder of The New York City Ballet.The foremost contemporary
... En savoir plus
Buzz

The Life and Art of Busby Berkeley

par Jeffrey Spivak ...

Collections series Screen Classics
A biography of the director and choreographer who kept America entertained through the Great Depression: "[A] fascinating read." — PlaybillCharacterized by grandiose song-and-dance numbers featuring ornate geometric patterns and mimicked in many modern films, Busby Berkeley's unique artistry is as recognizable and striking as ever. From his years on Broadway to the director's chair, Berkeley is ... En savoir plus

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A biography of the director and choreographer who kept America entertained through the Great Depression: "[A] fascinating read." — PlaybillCharacterized by grandiose song-and-dance numbers featuring ornate geometric patterns and mimicked in many modern films, Busby Berkeley's unique artistry is as recognizable and striking as ever. From his years on Broadway to the director's chair, Berkeley is
... En savoir plus
Choreography

Creating and Developing Dance for Performance

par Kate Flatt ...

Choreography is the highly creative process of interpreting and coordinating movement, music and space in performance. By tracing different facets of development and exploring the essential artistic and practical skills of the choreographer, this book offers unique insights for apprentice dance makers. With key concepts and ideas expressed through an accessible writing style, the creative tasks ... En savoir plus

$19.43 CAD

Choreography is the highly creative process of interpreting and coordinating movement, music and space in performance. By tracing different facets of development and exploring the essential artistic and practical skills of the choreographer, this book offers unique insights for apprentice dance makers. With key concepts and ideas expressed through an accessible writing style, the creative tasks
... En savoir plus
Dance History

An Introduction

Modifié par Janet Adshead-Lansdale, June Layson ...

Originally published in 1983 the first edition rapidly established itself as a core student text. Now fully revised and up-dated it remains the only book to address the rationale, process, techniques and methodologies specific to the study of dance history. For the main body of the text which covers historical studies of dance in its traditional and performance contexts, the editors have brought ... En savoir plus

$68.98 CAD

Originally published in 1983 the first edition rapidly established itself as a core student text. Now fully revised and up-dated it remains the only book to address the rationale, process, techniques and methodologies specific to the study of dance history. For the main body of the text which covers historical studies of dance in its traditional and performance contexts, the editors have brought
... En savoir plus
Du bist die beste Tanzlehrerin der Welt

par Jana Leske ...

Erfolgreich das Hobby Tanzen zum Beruf machen, das ist der Traum vieler tanzbegabter Quereinsteiger. Dieses Buch vermittelt dir das nötige Wissen, wie du erfolgreich deine Tanzschule aufbaust, auch wenn du keine berufliche Ausbildung in diesem Bereich hast. Es enthält viele praktische Tipps zur Unterrichtsgestaltung, Motivierung deiner Schüler, Entspannungs-, Aufwärm- und Spieleanregungen sowie ... En savoir plus

$13.99 CAD

Erfolgreich das Hobby Tanzen zum Beruf machen, das ist der Traum vieler tanzbegabter Quereinsteiger. Dieses Buch vermittelt dir das nötige Wissen, wie du erfolgreich deine Tanzschule aufbaust, auch wenn du keine berufliche Ausbildung in diesem Bereich hast. Es enthält viele praktische Tipps zur Unterrichtsgestaltung, Motivierung deiner Schüler, Entspannungs-, Aufwärm- und Spieleanregungen sowie
... En savoir plus
Paroles à danser

par Jean-François Vazelle ...

Après "Ce que la danse m'a dit...", parcours d'un spectateur, une nouvelle expérience de dramaturge. Dix années d'écriture pour des oeuvres revisitées, des créations originales qui ont vu le jour sur quelques scènes prestigieuses et des sujets sur lesquels j'ai souhaité travailler. Les réunir ici, en forme de synthèse ; mes contes et légendes pour la danse. Comme il y avait jadis des chansons à ... En savoir plus

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Après "Ce que la danse m'a dit...", parcours d'un spectateur, une nouvelle expérience de dramaturge. Dix années d'écriture pour des oeuvres revisitées, des créations originales qui ont vu le jour sur quelques scènes prestigieuses et des sujets sur lesquels j'ai souhaité travailler. Les réunir ici, en forme de synthèse ; mes contes et légendes pour la danse. Comme il y avait jadis des chansons à
... En savoir plus
Re-Choreographing Cortical & Cartographic Maps

Going West to Find East Going East to Find West

par Henry Daniel ...

A transdisciplinary approach to practice-as-research, complete with its own elaborate theory of practice and a set of four multi-year-performance research projects through which the theory plays out. Its methodology is at times ethnographic as Henry Daniel deftly inserts himself and his Caribbean West African ancestry into a series of complex cortical and geographic maps, which become ... En savoir plus

$94.31 CAD

A transdisciplinary approach to practice-as-research, complete with its own elaborate theory of practice and a set of four multi-year-performance research projects through which the theory plays out. Its methodology is at times ethnographic as Henry Daniel deftly inserts himself and his Caribbean West African ancestry into a series of complex cortical and geographic maps, which become
... En savoir plus
Tammy's Love Story: The Development of Empatharian Movement for Peace

par Loanda Cullen ...

Now perhaps, the world is ready for Empatharian Movement for Peace. With a perpetual state of no-win war, even the corporate executives realize that our losses in war are too great. So many people and countries now want to mediate this peace, which looks so impossibly far away, it just might happen. Empatharian can be an intrinsic part, helping to create a new culture of peace-making, where ... En savoir plus

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Now perhaps, the world is ready for Empatharian Movement for Peace. With a perpetual state of no-win war, even the corporate executives realize that our losses in war are too great. So many people and countries now want to mediate this peace, which looks so impossibly far away, it just might happen. Empatharian can be an intrinsic part, helping to create a new culture of peace-making, where
... En savoir plus
Prze-pisać taneczny modernizm: sieci. Re-writing Dance Modernism: Networks

Modifié par Julia Hoczyk, Wojciech Klimczyk ...

Dance modernism is not only a part of cultural history. It is also, perhaps above all, a multicolored reference for thinking about the dancing body’s past and presence as well as its many practices. Finally, dance modernism is a story of modern longings and anxieties. The story has been constantly re-written, with a growing awareness of its global and collective character. An outcome of a meeting ... En savoir plus

$36.71 CAD

Dance modernism is not only a part of cultural history. It is also, perhaps above all, a multicolored reference for thinking about the dancing body’s past and presence as well as its many practices. Finally, dance modernism is a story of modern longings and anxieties. The story has been constantly re-written, with a growing awareness of its global and collective character. An outcome of a meeting
... En savoir plus
Movement Directors in Contemporary Theatre

Conversations on Craft

par Ms Ayse Tashkiran ...

Collections series Theatre Makers
'When directors understand the value of a movement director they remove any sense of hierarchy within the room and place movement directors firmly by their side for they are and should be their co-pilot, navigating and creating the world of the play.'- Joan IyiolaMovement directors work with the physical, living bodies at the heart of theatre productions, creating movement languages with actors ... En savoir plus

$34.01 CAD

'When directors understand the value of a movement director they remove any sense of hierarchy within the room and place movement directors firmly by their side for they are and should be their co-pilot, navigating and creating the world of the play.'- Joan IyiolaMovement directors work with the physical, living bodies at the heart of theatre productions, creating movement languages with actors
... En savoir plus
Dance Code

Dance Steps As A Code

par Anna Ursyn ...

Many people relax when coding is introduced as a language, rather than math. Even if someone creates alone, the technology involved in the process has already been developed by somebody else. Even one person's business requires professional input from others, and collaborations are often performed online. This book mixes experiences in art, coding, music, dance, choreography, video, and stage ... En savoir plus

$72.68 CAD

Many people relax when coding is introduced as a language, rather than math. Even if someone creates alone, the technology involved in the process has already been developed by somebody else. Even one person's business requires professional input from others, and collaborations are often performed online. This book mixes experiences in art, coding, music, dance, choreography, video, and stage
... En savoir plus
Choreographing Empathy

Kinesthesia in Performance

par Susan Foster ...

"This is an urgently needed book � as the question of choreographing behavior enters into realms outside of the aesthetic domains of theatrical dance, Susan Foster writes a thoroughly compelling argument." � Andr�epecki, New York University"May well prove to be one of Susan Foster�s most important works." � Ramsay Burt, De Montford University, UKWh ... En savoir plus

$108.41 CAD

"This is an urgently needed book � as the question of choreographing behavior enters into realms outside of the aesthetic domains of theatrical dance, Susan Foster writes a thoroughly compelling argument." � Andr�epecki, New York University"May well prove to be one of Susan Foster�s most important works." � Ramsay Burt, De Montford University, UKWh
... En savoir plus
Dance Composition

A Practical Guide to Creative Success in Dance Making

par Jacqueline M. Smith-Autard ...

Dance composition - the discipline that translates ideas into dances - is an important part of dance education. For over twenty years, Dance Composition has been the leading guide to creative success in dance making, useful to everyone interested in dance composition, at both high school and college levels. This revised and updated edition includes a new chapter exploring creative processes in ... En savoir plus

$64.05 CAD

Dance composition - the discipline that translates ideas into dances - is an important part of dance education. For over twenty years, Dance Composition has been the leading guide to creative success in dance making, useful to everyone interested in dance composition, at both high school and college levels. This revised and updated edition includes a new chapter exploring creative processes in
... En savoir plus
Jasmin Vardimon's Dance Theatre

Movement, memory and metaphor

par Libby Worth, Jasmin Vardimon ...

Jasmin Vardimon’s Dance Theatre offers an unusual, intimate insight into the devising and training processes of a choreographer in the midst of her practice. Libby Worth and Jasmin Vardimon take a collaborative approach to recording and exploring the working processes of Vardimon and her company, chronicling the development of specific productions rather than offering a single choreographic ... En savoir plus

$72.68 CAD

Jasmin Vardimon’s Dance Theatre offers an unusual, intimate insight into the devising and training processes of a choreographer in the midst of her practice. Libby Worth and Jasmin Vardimon take a collaborative approach to recording and exploring the working processes of Vardimon and her company, chronicling the development of specific productions rather than offering a single choreographic
... En savoir plus
Mastering Movement

The Life and Work of Rudolf Laban

par John Hodgson ...

Like Picasso in painting, Stravinsky in music, or Stanislavski in theatre, Rudolf Laban (1879–1958) has been a seminal influence in contemporary arts.This is the first major study of Laban's movement theories and practice, exploring the ideas on mastering movement and giving the reader a practical understanding of balance and harmony in the human body – the core of Laban's thinking. John Hodgson ... En savoir plus

$71.45 CAD

Like Picasso in painting, Stravinsky in music, or Stanislavski in theatre, Rudolf Laban (1879–1958) has been a seminal influence in contemporary arts.This is the first major study of Laban's movement theories and practice, exploring the ideas on mastering movement and giving the reader a practical understanding of balance and harmony in the human body – the core of Laban's thinking. John Hodgson
... En savoir plus
Flexible Bodies

British South Asian Dancers in an Age of Neoliberalism

par Anusha Kedhar ...

Flexible Bodies honors the lives and labor of British South Asian dancers and celebrates their contributions to a distinct and dynamic sector of British dance. Drawing on expertise gained from over seven years dancing in Britain, author Anusha Kedhar presents a multifaceted picture of British South Asian dance as its own distinctive genre.ÂAnalyzing dance works, dance films, rehearsals, and ... En savoir plus

$30.23 CAD

Flexible Bodies honors the lives and labor of British South Asian dancers and celebrates their contributions to a distinct and dynamic sector of British dance. Drawing on expertise gained from over seven years dancing in Britain, author Anusha Kedhar presents a multifaceted picture of British South Asian dance as its own distinctive genre.ÂAnalyzing dance works, dance films, rehearsals, and
... En savoir plus
Dance to the Piper

par Agnes de Mille ...

Born into a family of successful playwrights and producers, Agnes de Mille was determined to be an actress. Then one day she witnessed the Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova, and her life was altered forever. Hypnotized by Pavlova’s beauty, in that moment de Mille dedicated herself to dance. Her memoir records with lighthearted humor and wisdom not only the difficulties she faced—the resistance of ... En savoir plus

$12.95 CAD

Born into a family of successful playwrights and producers, Agnes de Mille was determined to be an actress. Then one day she witnessed the Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova, and her life was altered forever. Hypnotized by Pavlova’s beauty, in that moment de Mille dedicated herself to dance. Her memoir records with lighthearted humor and wisdom not only the difficulties she faced—the resistance of
... En savoir plus
Balanchine Finds His America

A Tale of Love Lost and Ballet Reborn

par Elizabeth Kendall ...

In 1933, George Balanchine arrived in the United States, brought by even younger sponsors who had dreamed of inventing an American ballet. He came with extraordinary skills: he had trained as a child in Russia's imperial dance academy, he had absorbed the utopian ideals of the Russian revolution, and he had spent nine years in a culturally volatile interwar Europe. But on a new continent, his ... En savoir plus

$29.15 CAD

In 1933, George Balanchine arrived in the United States, brought by even younger sponsors who had dreamed of inventing an American ballet. He came with extraordinary skills: he had trained as a child in Russia's imperial dance academy, he had absorbed the utopian ideals of the Russian revolution, and he had spent nine years in a culturally volatile interwar Europe. But on a new continent, his
... En savoir plus
Ce que la Danse m'a dit ...

Volume 2

par Jean-François Vazelle ...

Le parcours d'un spectateur "fou" de Danse, devenu agent d'artistes, directeur artistique et maintenant dramaturge... En collaboration avec Manuel Legris, directeur du Ballet de La Scala de Milan et Patrick De Bana, ancien soliste du Lausanne-Béjart Ballet. Dramaturgies : Cléopâtre-Ida Rubinstein (2013) Théâtre des Champs-Elysées à Paris. Apollon (2014) Spring Festival Tokyo. Sacre du Printemps ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

Le parcours d'un spectateur "fou" de Danse, devenu agent d'artistes, directeur artistique et maintenant dramaturge... En collaboration avec Manuel Legris, directeur du Ballet de La Scala de Milan et Patrick De Bana, ancien soliste du Lausanne-Béjart Ballet. Dramaturgies : Cléopâtre-Ida Rubinstein (2013) Théâtre des Champs-Elysées à Paris. Apollon (2014) Spring Festival Tokyo. Sacre du Printemps
... En savoir plus

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