Ballet

Agrippina Vaganova (1879-1951) is revered as the visionary who first codified the Russian system of classical ballet training.

Wayne Sleep has lived an action-packed life among the great and the good of his generation.

Teaching Dance Improvisation serves as an introduction to, and a springboard for the author's theories, practices, and curriculum building of dance improvisation as a technique.

As an introduction to ballet's history, culture, and meanings, this book draws on the latest ballet scholarship to describe the trajectory of a dance form that has risen to global ubiquity and benefited from many diverse influences along the way.

The Dancer's Handbook offers a holistic exploration of the dance industry's challenges, authored by dancers intimately familiar with its complexities.

As an introduction to ballet's history, culture, and meanings, this book draws on the latest ballet scholarship to describe the trajectory of a dance form that has risen to global ubiquity and benefited from many diverse influences along the way.

In 2012 Joy Womack made history when she became the first American ballerina to sign a contract with the Bolshoi Ballet Theater in Moscow, Russia.

In 2012 Joy Womack made history when she became the first American ballerina to sign a contract with the Bolshoi Ballet Theater in Moscow, Russia.

Dancing Shakespeare is the first history of ballets based on William Shakespeare's works from the birth of the dramatic story ballet in the eighteenth century to the present.

Roni Mahler spent her formative years in a ballet studio under the tutelage of Madame Maria Yurieva Swoboda and at Yankee Stadium, where she cheered for her idol, Mickey Mantle.

Teaching Dance Improvisation serves as an introduction to, and a springboard for the author's theories, practices, and curriculum building of dance improvisation as a technique.

The Dancer's Handbook offers a holistic exploration of the dance industry's challenges, authored by dancers intimately familiar with its complexities.

Dancing Shakespeare is the first history of ballets based on William Shakespeare's works from the birth of the dramatic story ballet in the eighteenth century to the present.

Dance Pedagogy is a comprehensive resource designed for dance students and teaching artists to develop skills and strategies in the multifaceted practice of teaching dance.

Corps de ballet literally means the "e;body"e; of the ballet company, and it refers to the group of dancers who are not principals.

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

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

This book commences with the history of Indian, Egyptian, Arab, and flamenco dance, then compares and contrasts the history of both classical ballet and flamenco.

Predominantly white casting in ballet has led many to wonder, "e;Where are all the black swans?

This book commences with the history of Indian, Egyptian, Arab, and flamenco dance, then compares and contrasts the history of both classical ballet and flamenco.

Predominantly white casting in ballet has led many to wonder, "e;Where are all the black swans?

When Misty Copeland first placed her hands on the ballet barre at an after-school community centre, no one expected the undersized, underprivileged and anxious thirteen-year-old to become one of America's most groundbreaking dancers.

In Oscar Wildes SALOME wird die biblische Geschichte von Salome, der Stieftochter des Tetrarchen Herodes, neu interpretiert.

MIT WAGANOWA ZEITGEMÄSS BALLETT LERNENVor knapp 100 Jahren hat die visionäre Ballettpädagogin Agrippina Waganowa ihre Ausbildungsmethode in dem Buch "Grundlagen des Klassischen Tanzes" niedergelegt.

The Architecture of Exhibitions embarks on a comprehensive exploration of creativity and design innovation within exhibition spaces.

Belle epoque Paris adored dance.

Is the ballerina's desire too strong to resist?

This new collection of essays and interviews assembles research on teaching methods, choreographic processes, and archival material that challenges systemic exclusions and provides practitioners with accessible steps to creating more equitable teaching environments, curricula, classes, and artistic settings.

This new collection of essays and interviews assembles research on teaching methods, choreographic processes, and archival material that challenges systemic exclusions and provides practitioners with accessible steps to creating more equitable teaching environments, curricula, classes, and artistic settings.

Dancing makes you feel heaps better DianaIn 1981, after the wedding of the century, Anne Allan, a dancer, and ballet mistress with the London City Ballet, was offered an unusual assignment.

This book is a groundbreaking exploration of black masculinity and sexual passing in American contemporary dance.

ERFOLGREICH UND UMSICHTIG BALLETT UNTERRICHTENBallett ist ein klassischer Tanz, der dem menschlichen Körper äußerste Präzision und jahrelanges Training abverlangt.

This edited collection examines the potential of dance training for developing socially engaged individuals capable of forging ethical human relations for an ever-changing world and in turn frames dance as a fundamental part of human experience.

As principal dancer with Montr al-based company La La La Human Steps, Louise Lecavalier was among the most iconic dancers of her generation: strong, muscled, androgynous, punk.

As principal dancer with Montr al-based company La La La Human Steps, Louise Lecavalier was among the most iconic dancers of her generation: strong, muscled, androgynous, punk.

A Company of Swans is a sweeping tale of romance, freedom and the beauty of dance, from bestselling award-winner Eva Ibbotson.

YOU, THE CHOREOGRAPHER, Creating and Crafting Dance offers a synthesis of histories, theories, philosophies, and creative practices across diverse genres of concert dance choreography.

The subTexte series of the IPF-Institute for the Performing Arts and Film, is dedicated to presenting original research within two fields of inquiry: Performative Practice and Film.

Wenn man als Tänzer erfolgreich sein möchte, muss man verstehen, wie man seinen Körper optimal trainiert, vorbereitet und schützt.

Este es un proyecto de investigación creación en el interior del proyecto curricular Arte Danzario de la Facultad de Artes ASAB, de la Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas.

This book explores the crossroads between autobiographical narratives and musical composition in Alban Berg's Lulu, unveiling aspects of encoded social customs, gender identity, and personal experiences within musical structures.