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The Play-party In Indiana - A Collection Of Folk-songs And Games, With Descriptive Introduction And Correlating Notes... The Play-party In Indiana - A Collection Of Folk-songs And Games, With Descriptive Introduction And Correlating Notes (Hardcover)
Leah Jackson Wolford; Created by Indiana Historical Commission
R798 Discovery Miles 7 980 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Capoeira Connections - A Memoir in Motion (Hardcover): Katya Wesolowski Capoeira Connections - A Memoir in Motion (Hardcover)
Katya Wesolowski
R2,505 Discovery Miles 25 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is freely available in an open access edition thanks to TOME (Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem)-a collaboration of the Association of American Universities, the Association of University Presses, and the Association of Research Libraries-and the generous support of Duke University. A portrait of the game of capoeira and its practice across borders. Originating in the Black Atlantic world as a fusion of dance and martial art, capoeira was a marginalized practice for much of its history. Today it is globally popular. This ethnographic memoir weaves together the history of capoeira, recent transformations in the practice, and personal insights from author Katya Wesolowski's thirty years of experience as a capoeirista.Capoeira Connections follows Wesolowski's journey from novice to instructor while drawing on her decades of research as an anthropologist in Brazil, Angola, Europe, and the United States. In a story of local practice and global flow, Wesolowski offers an intimate portrait of the game and what it means in people's lives. She reveals camaraderie and conviviality in the capoeira ring as well as tensions and ruptures involving race, gender, and competing claims over how this artful play should be practiced. Capoeira brings people together and yet is never free of histories of struggle, and these too play out in the game's encounters. In her at once clear-sighted and hopeful analysis, Wesolowski ultimately argues that capoeira offers opportunities for connection, dialogue, and collaboration in a world that is increasingly fractured. In doing so, capoeira can transform lives, create social spheres, and shape mobile futures. Publication of this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Dancing with Unity - Transcending Racism Globally (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition): Jan Ford Dancing with Unity - Transcending Racism Globally (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition)
Jan Ford
R448 Discovery Miles 4 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Body Knowledge - Performance, Intermediality, and American Entertainment at the Turn of the Twentieth Century (Hardcover): Mary... Body Knowledge - Performance, Intermediality, and American Entertainment at the Turn of the Twentieth Century (Hardcover)
Mary Simonson
R3,921 Discovery Miles 39 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the early twentieth century, female performers regularly appeared on the stages and screens of American cities. Though advertised as dancers, mimics, singers, or actresses, they often exceeded these categories. Instead, their performances adopted an aesthetic of intermediality, weaving together techniques and elements drawn from a wide variety of genres and media, including ballet, art music, photography, early modern dance, vaudeville traditions, film, and more. Onstage and onscreen, performers borrowed from existing musical scores and narratives, referred to contemporary shows, films, and events, and mimicked fellow performers, skating neatly across various media, art forms, and traditions. Behind the scenes, they experimented with cross-promotion, new advertising techniques, and various technologies to broadcast images and tales of their performances and lives well beyond the walls of American theaters, cabarets, and halls. The performances and conceptions of art that emerged were innovative, compelling, and deeply meaningful. Body Knowledge: Performance, Intermediality, and American Entertainment at the Turn of the Twentieth Century examines these performances and the performers behind them, highlighting the Ziegfeld Follies and The Passing Show revues, Salome dancers, Isadora Duncan's Wagner dances, Adeline Genee and Bessie Clayton's "photographic" danced histories, Hazel Mackaye and Ruth St. Denis's pageants, and Anna Pavlova's opera and film projects. By destabilizing the boundaries between various media, genres, and performance spaces, each of these women was able to create performances that negotiated turn-of-the-century American social and cultural issues: contemporary technological developments and the rise of mass reproduction, new modes of perception, the commodification of art and entertainment, the evolution of fan culture and stardom, changing understandings of the body and the self, and above all, shifting conceptions of gender, race, and sexual identity. Tracing the various modes of intermediality at work on- and offstage, Body Knowledge re-imagines early twentieth-century art and entertainment as both fluid and convergent.

Of Mice and Men (hardback) - Mental Enfeeblement, Racism, and Mercy-Killing In 1939 Hollywood (Hardcover): Gregory William Mank Of Mice and Men (hardback) - Mental Enfeeblement, Racism, and Mercy-Killing In 1939 Hollywood (Hardcover)
Gregory William Mank
R1,049 Discovery Miles 10 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Morris Book - With a Description of Dances as Performed by the Morris Men of England; Volume 4 (Hardcover): Cecil James... The Morris Book - With a Description of Dances as Performed by the Morris Men of England; Volume 4 (Hardcover)
Cecil James Sharp, Herbert C MacIlwaine
R797 Discovery Miles 7 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The English Country Dance, Graded Series. Containing the Description of the Dances Together With the Tunes by Cecil J. Sharp;... The English Country Dance, Graded Series. Containing the Description of the Dances Together With the Tunes by Cecil J. Sharp; Volume 6 (Hardcover)
Cecil J. 1859-1924 Sharp
R714 Discovery Miles 7 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Science of Splits and Bridges - The Bender's Textbook (Hardcover): Kathryn E Glaspey The Science of Splits and Bridges - The Bender's Textbook (Hardcover)
Kathryn E Glaspey; Foreword by Gwyn Scott; Photographs by Tom Lawton
R1,957 Discovery Miles 19 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
HowExpert Guide to Dance and Choreography - 101 Tips to Learn How to Dance, Improve Your Choreography Skills, and Become a... HowExpert Guide to Dance and Choreography - 101 Tips to Learn How to Dance, Improve Your Choreography Skills, and Become a Better Performer (Hardcover)
Howexpert, Sydney Skipper
R792 Discovery Miles 7 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Lilly - The First Latina Rockette (Hardcover): Lillian Colon Lilly - The First Latina Rockette (Hardcover)
Lillian Colon
R938 Discovery Miles 9 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dancing - Technical Encyclopaedia of the Theory and Practice of the Art of Dancing (Hardcover): Charles Louis Napoleon D'... Dancing - Technical Encyclopaedia of the Theory and Practice of the Art of Dancing (Hardcover)
Charles Louis Napoleon D' 1809 Albert
R868 Discovery Miles 8 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Tap Talk, Tidbits, and Tips for Dilettante Tappers - The World's Only Completely Nonessential Guide to Tap Dancing... Tap Talk, Tidbits, and Tips for Dilettante Tappers - The World's Only Completely Nonessential Guide to Tap Dancing (Hardcover)
Bernard M Patten
R508 R478 Discovery Miles 4 780 Save R30 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Have Chignon-Will Travel (Hardcover): Elizabeth Dale Phillips Have Chignon-Will Travel (Hardcover)
Elizabeth Dale Phillips
R582 Discovery Miles 5 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Anna Pavlova in Art & Life (Hardcover): Victor Dandr e Anna Pavlova in Art & Life (Hardcover)
Victor Dandr e
R788 Discovery Miles 7 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Two essays on Stepanov dance notation. (Hardcover): Alexander  Gorsky Two essays on Stepanov dance notation. (Hardcover)
Alexander Gorsky; Translated by Roland John Wiley
R703 Discovery Miles 7 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Performance, Dance and Political Economy - Bodies at the End of the World (Hardcover): Katerina Paramana, Anita Gonzalez Performance, Dance and Political Economy - Bodies at the End of the World (Hardcover)
Katerina Paramana, Anita Gonzalez
R2,246 Discovery Miles 22 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines the relation between bodies and political economies at micro and macro levels. It stands in the space between ends and beginnings - some long-desired, such as the end of capitalism and racism, and others long-dreaded, such as the climate catastrophe - and reimagines what the world can be like instead. It offers an original investigation into the relation between performance, dance, and political economy, looking at the points where politics, economics, ethics, and culture intersect. Arising from live conversations and exchanges among the contributors, this book is written in an interdisciplinary and dialogical manner by leading scholars and artists in the fields of Performance Studies, Dance, Political Theory, Economics, and Social Theory: Marc Arthur, Melissa Blanco Borelli, Anita Gonzalez, Alexandrina Hemsley, Jamila Johnson-Small, Elena Loizidou, Tavia Nyong'o, Katerina Paramana, Nina Power, and Usva Seregina. Their critical and creative examinations of the relation between bodies and political economy offer insights for both imagining and materializing a world beyond the present.

Alphabet of Movements of The Human Body (Hardcover): Vladimir Ivanovich Stepanov Alphabet of Movements of The Human Body (Hardcover)
Vladimir Ivanovich Stepanov; Translated by Raymond Lister
R378 Discovery Miles 3 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Scientific Perspectives and Emerging Developments in Dance and the Performing Arts (Hardcover): Barbara Pessali-Marques Scientific Perspectives and Emerging Developments in Dance and the Performing Arts (Hardcover)
Barbara Pessali-Marques
R5,835 Discovery Miles 58 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the last few years, concerns about dancers' health and the consequences of physical training have increased considerably. The physical requirements and type of training dancers need to achieve to reach their highest level of performance while decreasing the rate of severe injuries has awakened the necessity of more scientific knowledge concerning the area of dance, in part considering its several particularities. Scientific Perspectives and Emerging Developments in Dance and the Performing Arts is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research designed to reduce the gap between the scientific theory and the practice of dance. While highlighting topics such as burnout, mental health, and sport psychology, this publication explores areas such as nutrition, psychology, and education, as well as methods of maintaining the general wellbeing and quality of the health, training, and performance of dancers. This book is ideally designed for dance experts, instructors, sports psychologists, researchers, academicians, and students.

Thamar Karsavina (Hardcover): Valerien Svetlov Thamar Karsavina (Hardcover)
Valerien Svetlov
R960 Discovery Miles 9 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Periodization - A Framework for Dance Training (Hardcover): Matthew Wyon, Gaby Allard Periodization - A Framework for Dance Training (Hardcover)
Matthew Wyon, Gaby Allard
R2,419 Discovery Miles 24 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The training of elite dancers has not changed in the last 60 years; it is often only those that have survived the training that go on to have a career, not necessarily the most talented. It is time to challenge and change how we train tomorrow's professional dancers. This book brings you the reasons why and all tools to implement change. 10 years ago, Matthew Wyon and Gaby Allard introduced a new pedagogical approach to training vocational dancers: Periodization. This ground-breaking new methodology provides an adaptable framework to optimise training - it's goal-focused, fits to performance schedules, and is highly sustainable for the dancer. It is the future. For the first time, Wyon and Allard have put their discoveries to paper. Periodization provides clear context to why change is needed, and explores the theoretical underpinnings of this new approach and how it can be effectively applied to a dance environment.

Dance Pedagogy and Education in China - A personal narrative of teaching in, about and through dance education (Hardcover, 1st... Dance Pedagogy and Education in China - A personal narrative of teaching in, about and through dance education (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Ralph Buck
R1,420 Discovery Miles 14 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This pivot offers an innovative approach to dance education, bringing a creative and inclusive dance education pedagogy into Chinese dance classrooms. Associate Professor Ralph Buck's experiences of teaching dance at the Beijing Dance Academy and the possible implications for dance education in China lie at the heart of this text. Through a critical examination of personal teaching practice, pedagogical issues, trends and rationales for dance education in the curriculum are highlighted. Informed by constructivist ideals that recognise dialogue and interaction, this pivot suggests that dance can be re-positioned and valued within educational contexts when pedagogical strategies and objectives are framed in terms of teaching and learning in, about and through dance education.

Putting My Heels Down (Hardcover): Kara Tatelbaum Putting My Heels Down (Hardcover)
Kara Tatelbaum
R735 Discovery Miles 7 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pussy Yoga - Pelvic Floor Training for Radiance, Confidence, and a Fulfilling Love Life (Hardcover): Coco Berlin Pussy Yoga - Pelvic Floor Training for Radiance, Confidence, and a Fulfilling Love Life (Hardcover)
Coco Berlin
R831 Discovery Miles 8 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Performance Psychology for Dancers (Paperback): Erin Sanchez, Dave Collins, Aine MacNamara Performance Psychology for Dancers (Paperback)
Erin Sanchez, Dave Collins, Aine MacNamara
R554 R495 Discovery Miles 4 950 Save R59 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Professional dance careers are both highly rewarding and exceptionally challenging, so success as a dancer requires robust preparation. Performance Psychology for Dancers is an accessible and practical guide to talent development, offering dancers and those around them support to navigate the challenges of training and the psychological strategies that underlie success. As coaches, parents and experienced practitioners themselves, the authors share their passion and expertise in talent development from experience working with in-training and professional dancers, athletes, and the military. Additionally, a variety of current industry experts provide key insights and reflections on talent development, mental health and psychological skills for performance.

How To Be a Professional Dancer (Hardcover): Howexpert, Elly Sarfert How To Be a Professional Dancer (Hardcover)
Howexpert, Elly Sarfert
R771 Discovery Miles 7 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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