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Your Move: A New Approach to the Study of Movement and Dance - Exercise Sheets (Hardcover): Ann Hutchinson Guest Your Move: A New Approach to the Study of Movement and Dance - Exercise Sheets (Hardcover)
Ann Hutchinson Guest
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Dance Theatre of Kurt Jooss (Hardcover): Suzanne Walther The Dance Theatre of Kurt Jooss (Hardcover)
Suzanne Walther
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First Published in 1997. This is Volume 3, Part 2 in the Choreography and Dance journal and looks at the dance and the theatre of Kurt Jooss, in context of his times of birth, his evolution of as an artist, Jooss as a teacher and his ballets.

Moves - A Sourcebook of Ideas for Body Awareness and Creative Movement (Hardcover): Katya Bloom, Rosa Shreeves Moves - A Sourcebook of Ideas for Body Awareness and Creative Movement (Hardcover)
Katya Bloom, Rosa Shreeves
R3,906 Discovery Miles 39 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The aim of this publication is to deepen awareness of the body and the self through meditative movement and dance, rekindle the imagination by developing greater self-awareness, and to provide starting points to create expressive movement. The book suggests a wealth of exercises which stem from the natural movement of the body.

Anna Sokolow - The Rebellious Spirit (Paperback, 2 Rev Ed): Larry Warren Anna Sokolow - The Rebellious Spirit (Paperback, 2 Rev Ed)
Larry Warren
R2,171 Discovery Miles 21 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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 except when they were in Russia, and found many other inaccuracies. Drawing on material from nearly 100 interviews, Larry Warren has created a fascinating account and assessment of the life and work of Anna Sokolow, whose nomadic career was divided between New York, Mexico, and Israel. Setting her work on more than 70 dance companies, Anna Sokolow not only pioneered the development of a personal approach to movement, which has become part of the language of contemporary dance, but also created such masterpieces as Rooms, dealing with loneliness and alienation, and Dreams, which concerns the inner torment of victims of the Nazi Holocaust.

Jasmin Vardimon's Dance Theatre - Movement, memory and metaphor (Hardcover): Libby Worth, Jasmin Vardimon Jasmin Vardimon's Dance Theatre - Movement, memory and metaphor (Hardcover)
Libby Worth, Jasmin Vardimon
R3,913 Discovery Miles 39 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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 blueprint. Focusing on the techniques, strategies and creative activities necessitated by each project, Worth and Vardimon address: The initial 'triggers' which lead to research, expansion, and performance; The social, political and psychological content of Vardimon's work; The relationship between accessibility of content and complexity of ideas; Drawing on texts to enhance and shape a piece of dance work; The editing process, and its inherent messiness; The contribution of a company's different voices and viewpoints to the development of a production. Based on extended conversations and interviews, this highly illustrated, full -colour volume is a unique reflection on Jasmin Vardimon's vibrant, continually developing practice. It is a must-read for students and practitioners of dance and physical theatre.

Moves - A Sourcebook of Ideas for Body Awareness and Creative Movement (Paperback): Katya Bloom, Rosa Shreeves Moves - A Sourcebook of Ideas for Body Awareness and Creative Movement (Paperback)
Katya Bloom, Rosa Shreeves
R1,169 Discovery Miles 11 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The aim of this publication is to deepen awareness of the body and the self through meditative movement and dance, rekindle the imagination by developing greater self-awareness, and to provide starting points to create expressive movement. The book suggests a wealth of exercises which stem from the natural movement of the body.

Alien Bodies - Representations of modernity, 'race' and nation in early modern dance (Hardcover): Ramsay Burt Alien Bodies - Representations of modernity, 'race' and nation in early modern dance (Hardcover)
Ramsay Burt
R3,918 Discovery Miles 39 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Alien Bodies is a fascinating examination of dance in Germany, France, and the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Ranging across ballet and modern dance, dance in the cinema and Revue, Ramsay Burt looks at the work of European, African American, and white American artists.
Among the artists who feature are:
* Josephine Baker
* Jean Borlin
* George Balanchine
* Jean Cocteau
* Valeska Gert
* Katherine Dunham
* Fernand Leger
* Kurt Jooss
* Doris Humphrey
Concerned with how artists responded to the alienating experiences of modern life, Alien Bodies focuses on issues of:
* national and 'racial' identity
* the new spaces of modernity
* fascists uses of mass spectacles
* ritual and primitivism in modern dance
* the 'New Woman' and the slender modern body

Alien Bodies - Representations of Modernity, 'Race' and Nation in Early Modern Dance (Paperback): Ramsay Burt Alien Bodies - Representations of Modernity, 'Race' and Nation in Early Modern Dance (Paperback)
Ramsay Burt
R1,523 Discovery Miles 15 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Alien Bodies is a fascinating examination of dance in Germany, France, and the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Ranging across ballet and modern dance, dance in the cinema and Revue, Ramsay Burt looks at the work of European, African American, and white American artists.
Among the artists who feature are:
* Josephine Baker
* Jean Borlin
* George Balanchine
* Jean Cocteau
* Valeska Gert
* Katherine Dunham
* Fernand Leger
* Kurt Jooss
* Doris Humphrey
Concerned with how artists responded to the alienating experiences of modern life, Alien Bodies focuses on issues of:
* national and 'racial' identity
* the new spaces of modernity
* fascists uses of mass spectacles
* ritual and primitivism in modern dance
* the 'New Woman' and the slender modern body

The Dance Theatre of Kurt Jooss (Paperback): Suzanne Walther The Dance Theatre of Kurt Jooss (Paperback)
Suzanne Walther
R1,181 Discovery Miles 11 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First Published in 1997. This is Volume 3, Part 2 in the Choreography and Dance journal and looks at the dance and the theatre of Kurt Jooss, in context of his times of birth, his evolution of as an artist, Jooss as a teacher and his ballets.

Nordic Dance Spaces - Practicing and Imagining a Region (Paperback): Petri Hoppu Nordic Dance Spaces - Practicing and Imagining a Region (Paperback)
Petri Hoppu; Edited by Karen Vedel
R1,532 Discovery Miles 15 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Dance has been connected to the practices and ideologies that have shaped notions of a Nordic region for more than a century and it is ingrained into the culture and society of the region. This book investigates different dance phenomena that have either engaged with or dismantled notions of Nordicness. Looking to the motion of dancers and dance forms between different locations, organizations and networks of individuals, its authors discuss social dancing, as well as historical processes associated with collaborations in folk dance and theatre dance. They consider how similarities and differences between the Nordic countries may be discerned, for instance in patterns of reception at the arrival of dance forms from outside the Nordic countries - and vice versa, how dance from the Nordic countries is received in other parts of the world, as seen for example in the Nordic Cool Festival at the Kennedy Centre in 2013. The book opens a rare window into Nordic culture seen through the prism of dance. While it grants the reader new insights into the critical role of dance in the formation and imagining of a region, it also raises questions about the interplay between dance practices and politics.

Creative Ballet Teaching - Technique and Artistry for the 21st Century Ballet Dancer (Hardcover): Cadence Whittier Creative Ballet Teaching - Technique and Artistry for the 21st Century Ballet Dancer (Hardcover)
Cadence Whittier
R4,063 Discovery Miles 40 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How do teachers create a classroom environment that promotes collaborative and inquiry-based approaches to learning ballet? How do teachers impart the stylistic qualities of ballet while also supporting each dancer's artistic instincts and development of a personal style? How does ballet technique education develop the versatility and creativity needed in the contemporary dance environment? Creative Ballet Teaching draws on the fields of Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis (L/BMA), dance pedagogy, and somatic education to explore these questions. Sample lesson plans, class exercises, movement explorations, and journal writing activities specifically designed for teachers bring these ideas into the studio and classroom. A complementary online manual, Creative Ballet Learning, provides students with tools for technical and artistic development, self-assessment, and reflection. Offering a practical, exciting approach, Creative Ballet Teaching is a must-read for those teaching and learning ballet.

British Dance: Black Routes (Hardcover): Christy Adair, Ramsay Burt British Dance: Black Routes (Hardcover)
Christy Adair, Ramsay Burt
R3,904 Discovery Miles 39 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

British Dance, Black Routes is an outstanding collection of writings which re-reads the achievements of Black British dance artists, and places them within a broad historical, cultural and artistic context. Until now discussion of choreography by Black dance practitioners has been dominated by the work of African-American artists, facilitated by the civil rights movement. But the work produced by Black British artists has in part been within the context of Britain's colonial legacy. Ramsay Burt and Christy Adair bring together an array of leading scholars and practitioners to review the singularity and distinctiveness of the work of British-based dancers who are Black and its relation to the specificity of Black British experiences. From sub-Saharan West African and Caribbean dance forms to jazz and hip-hop, British Dance, Black Routes looks afresh at over five decades of artistic production to provide an unparalleled resource for dance students and scholars.

Transmission in Motion - The Technologizing of Dance (Hardcover): Maaike Bleeker Transmission in Motion - The Technologizing of Dance (Hardcover)
Maaike Bleeker
R3,909 Discovery Miles 39 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How can various technologies, from the more conventional to the very new, be used to archive, share and understand dance movement? How can they become part of new ways of creating dance? What does this tell us about the ways in which technology is part of how we make sense and think? Well-known choreographers and dance collectives including William Forsythe, Siohban Davis, Merce Cunningham, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and BADco. have initiated projects to investigate these questions, and in so doing have inaugurated a new era for dance archives, education, research and creation. Their work draws attention to the intimate relationship between the technologies we use and the ways in which we think, perceive, and make sense. Transmission in Motion examines these extraordinary projects 'from the inside', presenting in-depth analyses by the practitioners, artists and collectives involved in their development. These studies are framed by scholarly reflection, illuminating the significance of these projects in the context of current debates on dance, the (multi-media) archive, immaterial cultural heritage and copyright, embodied cognition, education, media culture and the knowledge society.

Moving Words - Re-Writing Dance (Hardcover): Gay Morris Moving Words - Re-Writing Dance (Hardcover)
Gay Morris
R3,920 Discovery Miles 39 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This work provides a direct line into the most pressing issues in contemporary dance scholarship, as well as discussion of the ways in which which dance contributes to and creates culture. Instead of representing a single viewpoint, the essays in this volume reflect a range of perspectives. The contributors confront basic questions of definition and interpretation within dance studies, while at the same time examining broader issues, such as the body, gender, class, race, nationalism and cross-cultural exchange. Specific essays address such topics as the black male body in dance, gender and subversions in the dances of Mark Morris, race and nationalism in Martha Graham's American Document, and the history of oriental dance. The text should be of interest to historians and critics in a variety of fields. It offers students, scholars and critics of performance and culture an overview of the debates swirling within dance, as well as research articles in dance history, theory and criticism.

Alvin Ailey - An American Visionary (Paperback): Muriel Topaz Alvin Ailey - An American Visionary (Paperback)
Muriel Topaz
R1,130 Discovery Miles 11 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Moving Words - Re-Writing Dance (Paperback, New): Gay Morris Moving Words - Re-Writing Dance (Paperback, New)
Gay Morris
R1,285 Discovery Miles 12 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Moving Words provides a direct line into the most pressing issues in contemporary dance scholarship, as well as insights into ways in which dance contributes to and creates culture. Instead of representing a single viewpoint, the essays in this volume reflect a range of perspectives and represents the debates swirling within dance.
The contributors confront basic questions of definition and interpretation within dance studies, while at the same time examining broader issues, such as the body, gender, class, race, nationalism and cross-cultural exchange. Specific essays address such topics as the black male body in dance, gender and subversions in the dances of Mark Morris, race and nationalism in Martha Graham's 'American Document', and the history of oriental dance.

Dance, Modernity and Culture (Paperback): Helen Thomas Dance, Modernity and Culture (Paperback)
Helen Thomas
R1,617 Discovery Miles 16 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days




eBook available with sample pages: HB:0415087937

Dynastic Marriages 1612/1615 - A Celebration of the Habsburg and Bourbon Unions (Paperback): Margaret M. McGowan Dynastic Marriages 1612/1615 - A Celebration of the Habsburg and Bourbon Unions (Paperback)
Margaret M. McGowan
R1,532 Discovery Miles 15 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The union of the two royal houses - the Habsburgs and the Bourbons - in the early seventeenth century illustrates the extent to which marriage was a tool of government in Renaissance Europe, and festivals a manifestation of power and cultural superiority. With contributions from scholars representing a range of disciplines, this volume provides an all-round view of the sequence of festivals and events surrounding the dynastic marriages which were agreed upon in 1612 but not celebrated until 1615 owing to the constant interruption of festivities by protestant uprisings. The occasion inspired an extraordinary range of records from exchanges of political pamphlets, descriptions of festivities, visual materials, the music of songs and ballets, and the impressions of witnesses and participants. The study of these remarkable sources shows how a team of scholars from diverse disciplines can bring into focus again the creative genius of artists: painters, architects and costume designers, musicians and poets, experts in equestrianism, in pyrotechnics, and in the use of symbolic languages. Their artistic efforts were staged against a background of intense political diplomacy and continuing civil strife; and yet, the determination of Marie de Medicis and her advisers and of the Duke of Lerma brought to a triumphant conclusion negotiations and spectacular commemorations whose legacy was to inform festival art throughout European courts for decades. In addition to printed and manuscript sources, the volume identifies ways of giving future researchers access to festival texts and studies through digitization, making the book both an in-depth analysis of a particular occasion and a blueprint for future engagement with digital festival resources.

Your Move: A New Approach to the Study of Movement and Dance - Exercise Sheets (Paperback): Ann Hutchinson Guest Your Move: A New Approach to the Study of Movement and Dance - Exercise Sheets (Paperback)
Ann Hutchinson Guest
R1,163 Discovery Miles 11 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Flamenco, Regionalism and Musical Heritage in Southern Spain (Hardcover): Matthew Machin-Autenrieth Flamenco, Regionalism and Musical Heritage in Southern Spain (Hardcover)
Matthew Machin-Autenrieth
R4,206 Discovery Miles 42 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Flamenco, Regionalism and Musical Heritage in Southern Spain explores the relationship between regional identity politics and flamenco in Andalusia, the southernmost autonomous community of Spain. In recent years, the Andalusian Government has embarked on an ambitious project aimed at developing flamenco as a symbol of regional identity. In 2010, flamenco was recognised as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, a declaration that has reinvigorated institutional support for the tradition. The book draws upon ethnomusicology, political geography and heritage studies to analyse the regionalisation of flamenco within the frame of Spanish politics, while considering responses among Andalusians to these institutional measures. Drawing upon ethnographic research conducted online and in Andalusia, the book examines critically the institutional development of flamenco, challenging a fixed reading of the relationship between flamenco and regionalism. The book offers alternative readings of regionalism, exploring the ways in which competing localisms and disputed identities contribute to a fresh understanding of the flamenco tradition. Matthew Machin-Autenrieth makes a significant contribution to flamenco scholarship in particular and to the study of music, regionalism and heritage in general.

Dance As Education - Towards A National Dance Culture (Hardcover): Peter Brinson Dance As Education - Towards A National Dance Culture (Hardcover)
Peter Brinson
R3,921 Discovery Miles 39 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Dance, Music and Cultures of Decolonisation in the Indian Diaspora (Paperback): Tina K. Ramnarine Dance, Music and Cultures of Decolonisation in the Indian Diaspora (Paperback)
Tina K. Ramnarine
R1,225 Discovery Miles 12 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Dance, Music and Cultures of Decolonisation in the Indian Diaspora provides fascinating examples of dance and music projects across the Indian Diaspora to highlight that decolonisation is a creative process, as well as a historical and political one. The book analyses creative processes in decolonising projects, illustrating how dance and music across the Indian Diaspora articulate socio-political aspirations in the wake of thinkers such as Gandhi and Ambedkar. It presents a wide range of examples: post-apartheid practices and experiences in a South African dance company, contestations over national identity politics in Trinidadian music competitions, essentialist and assimilationist strategies in a British dance competition, the new musical creativity of second-generation British-Tamil performers, Indian classical dance projects of reform and British multiculturalism, feminist intercultural performances in Australia, and performance re-enactments of museum exhibits that critically examine the past. Key topics under discussion include postcolonial contestations, decolonising scholarship, dialogic pedagogies and intellectual responsibility. The book critically reflects on decolonising aims around respect, equality and the colonial past's redress as expressed through performing arts projects. Presenting richly detailed case studies that underline the need to examine creative processes in the cultures of decolonisation, Dance, Music and Cultures of Decolonisation in the Indian Diaspora will be of great interest to scholars of South Asian Studies, Diaspora Studies, Performing Arts Studies and Anthropology. The chapters were originally published as a special issue of South Asian Diaspora.

No One Taught Me To Tango (Hardcover): Trevor Grove No One Taught Me To Tango (Hardcover)
Trevor Grove
R597 R483 Discovery Miles 4 830 Save R114 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Grove chronicles not only his own fascinating Anglo-Argentinian background growing up in Buenos Aires but also the political history of the tango. He writes, 'In the troubled times of Juan and Evita Peron, the middle classes detested the music and dance so adored by portenos, the ordinary people of Buenos Aires. Too proletarian, sexy and subversive. These days the tango has enthusiasts worldwide, from Finland to Japan, but I didn't see anyone dance it until I was 18 and didn't attempt it myself until I was nearly 60.' He also details the terrifying moment his father was kidnapped by urban guerrillas and his anguish over the Falklands war.

Sounding the Dance, Moving the Music - Choreomusicological Perspectives on Maritime Southeast Asian Performing Arts... Sounding the Dance, Moving the Music - Choreomusicological Perspectives on Maritime Southeast Asian Performing Arts (Hardcover)
Mohd Anis Nor, Kendra Stepputat
R4,345 Discovery Miles 43 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Performing arts in most parts of Maritime Southeast Asia are seen as an entity, where music and dance, sound and movement, acoustic and tactile elements intermingle and complement each other. Although this fact is widely known and referenced, most scholarly works in the performing arts so far have either focused on "music" or "dance" rather than treating the two in combination. The authors in this book look at both aspects in performance, moreover, they focus explicitly on the interrelation between the two, on both descriptive-analytical and metaphorical levels. The book includes diverse examples of regional performing art genres from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. All case studies are composed from the perspective of the relatively new approach and field of ethno-choreomusicology. This particular compilation gives an exemplary overview of various phenomena in movement-sound relations, and offers for the first time a thorough study of the phenomenon that is considered essential for the performing arts in Maritime Southeast Asia - the inseparability of movement and sound.

Antonio Triana and the Spanish Dance - A Personal Recollection (Paperback): Rita Vega de Triana Antonio Triana and the Spanish Dance - A Personal Recollection (Paperback)
Rita Vega de Triana
R1,251 Discovery Miles 12 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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 essence of the Spanish character and, in his choreography, he used his traditional background for his brilliant inspirations. He partnered the legendary La Argentinita, Pilar Lopez and Carmen Amaya with spirit and gallantry. Over the years he developed a very distinct method of teaching and he became one of the foremost Spanish Flamenco dancers and teachers of his time.
Rita Vega de Triana formed the Triana Ballet Espanol with her late husband. She currently teaches Hispanic dance and related subjects at the University of Texas at El Paso and directs her own school as well as performing around the United States as a guest artist and choreographer.

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