Choreography and Dance Studies Series – serie
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35 produkter
Dancing in the Vortex
The Story of Ida Rubinstein
Av Vicki Woolf
Häftad, 2012
772 kr
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Paris at the turn of the century - Art Nouveau, Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec and the Folies Bergere. This was the atmosphere which nurtured the artistic development of the remarkable dancer and choreographer Ida Rubinstein.This long-awaited biography gives us a unique insight into the life of a …
Jose Limon
An Artist Re-viewed
Av June Dunbar
Häftad, 2002
672 kr
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Jose Limn is universally recognized as one of the most important modern dancers of the 20th century. His technique is still taught at major colleges and dance schools; his dance company continues to revive his works, plus presents new works. His most famous work, The Moor's Pavanne, has been …
Merce Cunningham
Creative Elements
Inbunden, 2016
3156 kr
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Merce Cunningham reached the age of 75 in 1994, an age at which many creative artists are content to rest on their laurels, or at least to leave behind whatever controversies they may have caused during their careers. No so Cunningham. In the first place, his 70s have been a time of intense …
Doople\aa
The Eternal Law of African Dance
Inbunden, 2016
2586 kr
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The African dancer requires complete technical mastery and must respect the precise rules handed down by the society of the Masques de Sagesse. Alphonse Tirou is from the Ouenon people of the Ivory Coast. His major study is the first written record of this oral tradition and it explains the …
Upward Panic
The Autobiography of Eva Palmer-Sikelianos
Inbunden, 2021
2666 kr
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First Published in 1993.A complete autobiography of Evalina Palmer-Sikelianos (1874-1952), a woman of immense spiritual strength who fought for the arts against the background of war. She contributed impressively throughout her life to the revival of interest in classical Greece, the theatre and …
Elements of Performance
A Guide for Performers in Dance, Theatre and Opera
Häftad, 1993
622 kr
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Elements of Performance is based on Pauline Koner's course of the same name taught at the Juilliard School in New York. It discusses her theories of the primary and secondary elements of the art of performing. The primary elements are Emotion, Motivation, Focus and Dynamics and the secondary are …
Doople\aa
The Eternal Law of African Dance
Häftad, 1992
937 kr
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The African dancer requires complete technical mastery and must respect the precise rules handed down by the society of the Masques de Sagesse. Alphonse Tirou is from the Ouenon people of the Ivory Coast. His major study is the first written record of this oral tradition and it explains the …
Upward Panic
The Autobiography of Eva Palmer-Sikelianos
Häftad, 1993
1275 kr
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First Published in 1993.A complete autobiography of Evalina Palmer-Sikelianos (1874-1952), a woman of immense spiritual strength who fought for the arts against the background of war. She contributed impressively throughout her life to the revival of interest in classical Greece, the theatre and …
Antonio Triana and the Spanish Dance
A Personal Recollection
Häftad, 1994
687 kr
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This book also traces the evolution of the Spanish Dance technique, marked as it is by a turbulent history. Antonio Triana was a dancer of mature artistry, dignity and power. His physical and technical achievements went beyond what is generally known about Spanish Dance. His dance presented the …
Modern Dance in Germany and the United States
Crosscurrents and Influences
Inbunden, 1997
2586 kr
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First Published in 1995. In Modern Dance in Germany and the United States: Crosscurrents and Influences Isa PartschBergsohn discusses the phenomenon of the modem dance movement between 1902 and 1986 in an international context, focussing on its beginnings in Europe and its philosophy as formulated …
Modern Dance in Germany and the United States
Crosscurrents and Influences
Häftad, 1997
652 kr
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First Published in 1995. In Modern Dance in Germany and the United States: Crosscurrents and Influences Isa PartschBergsohn discusses the phenomenon of the modem dance movement between 1902 and 1986 in an international context, focussing on its beginnings in Europe and its philosophy as formulated …
East Meets West in Dance
Voices in the Cross-Cultural Dialogue
Inbunden, 1997
2586 kr
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East Meets West in Dance chronicles this development in the words of many of its best known and most active exponents. This collection of articles provides a theoretical discussion of the promises and pitfalls inherent in transplanting art forms from one culture to another; it offers practical …
Dance Words
Inbunden, 1997
2586 kr
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In her unique collection of the verbal language of dance practitioners and researchers, Valerie Preston-Dunlop presents a comprehensive view of people in dance: what they do, their movement, their sound, and the space in which they work - from the standpoint of the performers, choreographers, …
East Meets West in Dance
Voices in the Cross-Cultural Dialogue
Häftad, 1997
937 kr
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East Meets West in Dance chronicles this development in the words of many of its best known and most active exponents. This collection of articles provides a theoretical discussion of the promises and pitfalls inherent in transplanting art forms from one culture to another; it offers practical …
Dance Words
Häftad, 1997
622 kr
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In her unique collection of the verbal language of dance practitioners and researchers, Valerie Preston-Dunlop presents a comprehensive view of people in dance: what they do, their movement, their sound, and the space in which they work - from the standpoint of the performers, choreographers, …
Alvin Ailey
An American Visionary
Av Muriel Topaz
Häftad, 1996
637 kr
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During its three and half decades, the Alvin Ailey Company has left lasting markers on the playing field of American Modern Dance. It has established a reputation for precise but spectacular dancing, for depicting an African American ethos with sensitivity and elegance, and set standards for …
First We Take Manhattan
Four American Women and the New York School of Dance Criticism
Inbunden, 1997
2586 kr
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Four American women: Marcia Siegel, Deborah Jowitt, Arlene Croce and Nancy Goldner are writers who became dance critics partly by design. By showing us extensive examples from their vivid writing about dance, Diana Theodores presents a detailed and illuminating analysis of their styles and ideas …
You Call Me Louis, Not Mr. Horst
Inbunden, 1997
1940 kr
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Dorothy Madden's lively book about Louis Horst (You don't call me Mr. Horst, you call me Louis, he always said) makes for compulsive reading. She follows Horst's extraordinary life, punctuating her narrative with reminiscences, illuminating anecdotes from her personal store of memories, as well as …
First We Take Manhattan
Four American Women and the New York School of Dance Criticism
Häftad, 1997
832 kr
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Four American women: Marcia Siegel, Deborah Jowitt, Arlene Croce and Nancy Goldner are writers who became dance critics partly by design. By showing us extensive examples from their vivid writing about dance, Diana Theodores presents a detailed and illuminating analysis of their styles and ideas …
Modern Dance in France (1920-1970)
An Adventure
Inbunden, 1998
2197 kr
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It was indeed an adventure for those pioneers in France who struggled for the recognition of the new-born dance of the twentieth century - from the free dance of Isadora Duncan, through the absolute dance of Mary Wigman, to the modern dance of Martha Graham. Jacqueline Robinson has lived at the …
Modern Dance in France (1920-1970)
An Adventure
Häftad, 1998
997 kr
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It was indeed an adventure for those pioneers in France who struggled for the recognition of the new-born dance of the twentieth century - from the free dance of Isadora Duncan, through the absolute dance of Mary Wigman, to the modern dance of Martha Graham. Jacqueline Robinson has lived at the …
Dancing Female
Av S. Friedler, Sharon E. Friedler m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
1312 kr
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How do women set up institutions? How has higher education helped or hindered women in the world of dance? These are some of the questions addressed through interviews and researched by the educators and dancers Sharon E. Friedler and Susan B. Glazer in Dancing Female . In dealing with some of the …
What's So Funny?
Sketches from My Life
Av Lotte Goslar
Inbunden, 1998
2586 kr
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Illustrated by Lotte Goslar herself, this extraordinary book provides, through her vivid sketch-like texts, a moving and humorous account of her life during a traumatic period in world history. Her acute observations of daily human foibles and vanities are interspersed with her interactions with …
What's So Funny?
Sketches from My Life
Av Lotte Goslar
Häftad, 1998
487 kr
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Illustrated by Lotte Goslar herself, this extraordinary book provides, through her vivid sketch-like texts, a moving and humorous account of her life during a traumatic period in world history. Her acute observations of daily human foibles and vanities are interspersed with her interactions with …
Anna Sokolow
The Rebellious Spirit
Av Larry Warren
Inbunden, 1998
3262 kr
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A pioneer choreographer in modern American dance, Anna Sokolow has led a bewildering, active international life. Her meticulous biographer Larry Warren once looked up Anna Sokolow in a few reference books and found that she was born in three different years and that her parents were from Poland …
Anna Sokolow
The Rebellious Spirit
Av Larry Warren
Häftad, 1998
1237 kr
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A pioneer choreographer in modern American dance, Anna Sokolow has led a bewildering, active international life. Her meticulous biographer Larry Warren once looked up Anna Sokolow in a few reference books and found that she was born in three different years and that her parents were from Poland …
Christensen Brothers
An American Dance Epic
Häftad, 1998
966 kr
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With members of four generations deeply involved in music and dancing, the Christensen Brothers are indisputably the United States' closest equivalent to the European tradition of dance dynasties. Their story sheds light on the history of ballet in twentieth-century America, both through their …
Doris Humphrey
A Centennial Issue
Häftad, 1998
727 kr
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In honour of Doris Humphrey's centennial, which was celebrated worldwide in 1995, this issue explores her legacy to the world of dance and her place in history. The varied aspects of her work are covered including choreography, teaching approach, Labanotation scores, reconstruction/recreations, and …
Frontiers
American Modern Dancer and Dance Educator
Inbunden, 1998
2666 kr
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The daily life of Bonnie Bird, as an American modern dancer in the 1930s, is uniquely revealed in this book. Karen Bell-Kanner shares with the reader her fascinating interviews with Bonnie Bird and the intimate letters that Bonnie Bird wrote to her family in Seattle from New York when she was …
Frontiers
American Modern Dancer and Dance Educator
Häftad, 1998
672 kr
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The daily life of Bonnie Bird, as an American modern dancer in the 1930s, is uniquely revealed in this book. Karen Bell-Kanner shares with the reader her fascinating interviews with Bonnie Bird and the intimate letters that Bonnie Bird wrote to her family in Seattle from New York when she was …
