Dance & Performing arts books

This book explores the relationship of the life and work of the remarkable Parisian-Jewish writer Georges Perec...  Read More >>

The powerfully moving story of the Russian Jewish choreographer who used dance to challenge despotism  Read More >>

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This biography tells the story of Muppet performer Richard Hunt, who created a colorful range of characters on The...  Read More >>

This biography tells the story of Muppet performer Richard Hunt, who created a colorful range of characters on The...  Read More >>

The story of William Waters, Black street performer in Regency London, and how his huge celebrity took on a life...  Read More >>

How do filmmakers guide viewer attention through the frame using the movement of bodies on screen? What do they...  Read More >>

Book chronicles the history of the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet from its founding in 1955 to 2015. The Italian...  Read More >>

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Enter the groundbreaking world of queer dance in this gorgeous collection of stories and photographs. Two women...  Read More >>

Since the late 19th century, film has been the ultimate medium by which to express and illuminate the darker, wilder...  Read More >>

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Imagine a powerful listening experience that you want to share with others. You could describe it to someone with...  Read More >>

This book explores postmodern choreographic engagements of pregnant bodies in the US over the last 70 years.  Read More >>

The circus is the only home that Florence has ever known. Every night, Florence and the performers of the Brilliant...  Read More >>

Aideen O'Connor and Ria Mooney have different backgrounds, ambitions and creative visions. They come of age in an...  Read More >>

A vibrant life on the stage offset by grief, Petal Ashmole Winstanley's extraordinary story is peppered with optimism...  Read More >>

Explores the impact of the Greek financial crisis (2009-19) on the performing arts sector in Greece, and especially...  Read More >>

Considers the full depth of the link between humanity and motion, exploring our relationship with movement, how...  Read More >>

Theorizes dance technique as the Greek techne translated as art, and shows how movement can inspire epistemic, philosophical...  Read More >>

Architecture and Choreography: Collaborations in Dance, Space, and Time examines the field of archi-choreographic...  Read More >>

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The 'Female' Dancer aims to question dancers’ relationships with ‘female’ through the examination and understandings...  Read More >>

In this intriguing work from 1885, William Alfred Hovey delves into the enigmatic world of telepathy and parapsychology....  Read More >>

The 'Female' Dancer aims to question dancers’ relationships with ‘female’ through the examination and understandings...  Read More >>