Dance books

A collection of essays by dance and theater artists about performance in visual arts contexts, BEING WORK captures...  Read More >>

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Aesthetic Collectives works to name, describe, and analyse the notion of collectivity in performance.  Read More >>

ASHÉ: Ritual Poetics in African Diasporic is a collection of interdisciplinary essays contributed by international...  Read More >>

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This book focuses on how in/security works in and through Jamaican dancehall, and on the insights that Jamaican...  Read More >>

Butoh America unearths the people and networks that popularized Butoh dance in the Americas through a focused look...  Read More >>

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Jean-Gaspard Deburau analyses the nature of the mime art of Deburau and of the pantomime performances of the Théâtre...  Read More >>

This book explores the genealogy of Jamaican dancehall while questioning whether dancehall has a spiritual underscoring,...  Read More >>

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Interweave the worlds of paleontology and dance to uncover ancient rhythms and prehistoric dances, leaving readers...  Read More >>

God is revealing Himself more and more through the Arts, which are proving to be more visible and are impacting...  Read More >>

"The moral dangers of the too common and too fashionable amusements of dancing are pointed out, with as much force...  Read More >>

This book is devoted to tracing the variety of ways that theatre, theatricality, and performance are embedded in...  Read More >>

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This book discusses how an internationally renowned ballet company sustained itself without financial support for...  Read More >>

Die Autorin verfolgt in den Aufsatzen und Essays dieses Buches Strukturen von Zeit als gestaltendem Faktor von Choreografien....  Read More >>

Dorothea Eitel versteht das Choreografieren als einen Akt, der auf einer bewusst entschiedenen Lebenshaltung als...  Read More >>

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Part memoir, part guide, Allison Orr reflects on her major collaborations and shares insight into the creative process....  Read More >>

Dance Partnering Basics teaches partnering positions, movements, and techniques for students of all ages, levels,...  Read More >>

This first-of-its-kind book brings together writing by artists and scholars to survey the field of Puerto Rican...  Read More >>

This book is an innovative study that places performance and dance studies in conversation with ecology by exploring...  Read More >>