Dance

This volume brings a critical lens to dance and culture within North East India.

Lorsqu’un comédien va entrer en scène, on lui dit « Merde !

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

"Traumberuf Tänzer" ist ein unentbehrliches Handbuch für alle, die sich über die Situation und beruflichen Möglichkeiten professioneller Tänzer informieren möchten.

Berührend, stimmig, echt!

De una palabra puede emerger un cuerpo y, de ahí, muchos más.

Sonia Abadi recorre los múltiples espacios vinculados con el tango dejando en ellos su inconfundible señal.

Making a movie may be part art and part science, but it's 100 percent business.

This book explores how we go about creating the connections within us that allow us to become fully embodied human beings in the world.

This anthology negotiates the influential, yet silent educational presence of spiritualities within the field of somatic movement dance education internationally.

In examining ideokinesis and its application to the teaching and practice of dancing, Drid Williams introduces readers to the work of Dr.

Don't Just Present.

Modes of Explanation is the first book in decades to attempt to bring these conflicting approaches together and to offer a compelling narrative to explore how the paradox of 'explanation' can converge.

The powerfully moving story of the Russian Jewish choreographer who used dance to challenge despotism Everyone has heard of George Balanchine, but few outside Russia know of Leonid Yakobson, Balanchine’s contemporary and arguably his equal, who remained in Lenin’s Russia and survived censorship during the darkest days of Stalin.

The effort to win federal protection for dance in the United States was a racialized and gendered contest.

Tracing the historical figure of Vaslav Nijinsky in contemporary documents and later reminiscences, Dancing Genius opens up questions about authorship in dance, about critical evaluation of performance practice, and the manner in which past events are turned into history.

While remapping the region by examining enduring historical and cultural connections, this study discusses multiple traditions and practices of theatre and performance in five South Asian countries within their specific political and socio-cultural contexts.

Performing Temporality in Contemporary European Dance develops a new framework to understand how temporality is performed in contemporary dance.

Dieses grundlegende Lehrbuch der Anatomie und Sportmedizin ist aus der jahrzehntelangen Arbeit des Autors mit Tänzern hervorgegangen.

Examining performers from the ancient Mediterranean world to the modern Islamic Middle East, including India and Pakistan, Shay explores the careers, artistic performances, and legacies of these individuals who were forced to produce entertainment and art for, and have sex with, any and all patrons.

Salsa is both an American and transnational phenomenon, however women in salsa have been neglected.

Required reading for all screenwriters, the most complete guide available on the art, craft, and business of screenwriting for movies and television.

This book examines modern dance as a form of embodied resistance to political and cultural nationalism in India through the works of five selected modern dance makers: Rabindranath Tagore, Uday Shankar, Shanti Bardhan, Manjusri Chaki Sircar and Ranjabati Sircar.

This book elucidates the technical aspects of improvised dance performance and reframes the notion of labour in the practice from one that is either based on compositionally formal logic or a mysterious impulse, to one that addresses the (in)corporeal dimensions of practice.

This book elucidates the technical aspects of improvised dance performance and reframes the notion of labour in the practice from one that is either based on compositionally formal logic or a mysterious impulse, to one that addresses the (in)corporeal dimensions of practice.

This book develops an original theory of performative beauty.

This book develops an original theory of performative beauty.

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.

El presente texto es resultado de la primera investigación en danza, desarrollada desde la Facultad de Artes ASAB, procura al ser un proyecto precursor en el país, contribuir a dar soluciones de tipo metodológico y pedagógico en la enseñanza de la danza, reconociendo la pertinencia de cimentar conceptualmente un campo relativamente nuevo en la educación superior.

Magic moments and memories from the world capital of dance Ask a Strictly star at the start of their journey what their goal is and the chances are they'll say 'Getting to Blackpool.

LUI et ELLE ; le père et la fille.

Dans cette courte pièce au personnage unique, c’est une ville, Matera, qui s’adresse à nous.

This book is a study of the Bharata Natyam dance genre "e;padam"e; focusing on its patrons and composers and its formal structure, texts, and music.

This book is a study of the Bharata Natyam dance genre "e;padam"e; focusing on its patrons and composers and its formal structure, texts, and music.

« — Faites-le taire !

Unlock the transformative power of movement as a life-changing spiritual practice.

After spending years researching his ancestry and finally gaining the knowledge of past generations, Jim Neglia can now begin to understand his connection to the past.

Schon um 1900 beschrieben Besucher früher Filmvorführungen das Flackern auf der Leinwand als "Tanz der Bilder".

While it is widely recognized that music contributes to the health and well-being of societies, the reverse is not necessarily true.

The Memory Palace of Bones: Exploring Embodiment Through the Skeletal System is an unprecedented exploration of the anatomy of the bones of the body, and a unique set of reflections on the role each individual bone plays in our lives, looking at both its physical and energetic contributions.

This book examines three years of Beyonce's career as a pop mega star using critical race, feminist and performance studies methodologies.

This book examines three years of Beyonce's career as a pop mega star using critical race, feminist and performance studies methodologies.

Dances with Sheep presents the methodology of Felt Thinking in Movement as an eco-somatic practice inspired by re-thinking nature of being human, as well as contextualises it within wider frameworks of cultural, philosophical and therapeutic viewpoints on wellbeing.

Dances with Sheep presents the methodology of Felt Thinking in Movement as an eco-somatic practice inspired by re-thinking nature of being human, as well as contextualises it within wider frameworks of cultural, philosophical and therapeutic viewpoints on wellbeing.

Discover what goes on behind the curtains of your favorite musical Do you want to know more about the fascinating history of Broadway musicals, the stars of yesterday and today, and what goes on behind the curtain of a musical production?

If you were born to dance, but are having difficulty with the first steps to stardom, this is the book for you.

Sarah Thomas's study moves beyond the image of the brooding, destructive man at odds with employers and his own star status to explore the complexity of Mason's career and star persona.

Theatre and war have long been bedfellows.

Jazz players tend to be good sharers and good listenersthe qualities are virtually obligatory in often spontaneously conceived ensemble music.

This book details how bias affects the brain, perception and decision-making--and identifies how these factors affect the field of dance.