Dance

Empire of Ecstasy offers a novel interpretation of the explosion of German body culture between the two wars-nudism and nude dancing, gymnastics and dance training, dance photography and criticism, and diverse genres of performance from solo dancing to mass movement choirs.

Includes the plays The Big Sea and Vinegar and Brown Paper

The Big Sea is based on the French Medieval Mardi Gras play Le Bataille de Charnau contre Caresme.

The autobiography of Dame Beryl Grey, now in paperback.

Lyn Gardner's The Guardian Recommended Shows 2017Exeunt recommended shows 2017, The Word of Mouth FavouritesLeah and Sophie have been together, here, for a long time.

Smack That (a conversation) documents a participatory performance created with and performed by survivors of domestic abuse.

'Maybe this is the year, this is the moment, this is the dance where your lives will start!

It is 1950s America, the Deep South; a world on the verge of change but still tainted by everyday injustices and the remnants of slavery.

The countries surrounding the Baltic Sea - Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Sweden - have experienced immense social and political change, from the territorial maneuverings of Sweden, Russia, and Denmark, the reunification of Germany, to more recent moves towards independence of Eastern Bloc countries as the Soviet Union crumbled.

The Ballets Russes was perhaps the most iconic, yet at the same time mysterious, ballet company of the twentieth century.

The countries surrounding the Baltic Sea - Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Sweden have experienced immense social and political change, from the territorial maneuverings of Sweden, Russia, and Denmark, the reunification of Germany, to more recent moves towards independence of Eastern Bloc countries as the Soviet Union crumbled.

The Ballets Russes was perhaps the most iconic, yet at the same time mysterious, ballet company of the twentieth century.

The story behind the scandalous first performance of one of the most influential works in the history of music, as part of the stunning Landmark Library series.

There was a time is screen culture when the facial close-up was a spectacular and mysterious image.

'Downton with dance, perfect!

The Sunday Times bestseller!

Situated at the crossroads of performance practice, museology, and cultural studies, live arts curation has grown in recent years to become a vibrant interdisciplinary project and a genuine global phenomenon.

Considering the concept of power in capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian ritual art form, Varela describes ethnographically the importance that capoeira leaders (mestres) have in the social configuration of a style called Angola in Bahia, Brazil.

Across spatial, bodily, and ethical domains, music and dance both emerge from and give rise to intimate collaboration.

Widely believed to be the oldest Indian dance tradition, odissi has transformed over the centuries from a sacred temple ritual to a transnational genre performed and consumed throughout the world.

Every year, countless young adults from affluent, Western nations travel to Brazil to train in capoeira, the dance/martial art form that is one of the most visible strands of the Afro-Brazilian cultural tradition.

As an international ecotourism destination, Yosemite National Park welcomes millions of climbers, sightseers, and other visitors from around the world annually, all of whom are afforded dramatic experiences of the natural world.

This book explores the process of improvisation and outlines the ideal conditions for an inspirational creative state.

This comprehensive book will serve as a step-by-step guide to Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis, updating and expanding concepts and practices.

Every hour in the UK, two people are told they have Parkinson's disease.

Maud Allan, the famous exotic dancer was destroyed by the infamous libel trial brought by charismatic British Member of Parliament.

Anne Bean: Self Etc.

Anne Bean: Self Etc.

Increasingly, choreographic process is examined, shared and discussed in a variety of academic, artistic and performative contexts.

Increasingly, choreographic process is examined, shared and discussed in a variety of academic, artistic and performative contexts.

Bringing together a range of perspectives to examine the full impact of political, socio-economic or psychological experiences of exile, Performing Exile: Foreign Bodies presents an inclusive mix of voices from varied cultural and geographic affiliations.

Choreographer Jacky Lansley has been practicing and performing for more than four decades.

Western contemporary dance and body-mind education have engaged in a pas de deux for more than four decades.

Vienna may not be synonymous with fashion like its metropolitan counterparts Paris and Milan, but it is a fashionable city, one that historically has been structured by changing fashions and fashionable appearances.

Vienna may not be synonymous with fashion like its metropolitan counterparts Paris and Milan, but it is a fashionable city, one that historically has been structured by changing fashions and fashionable appearances.

Martha Graham's name was internationally recognized as part of the modern dance world, and though trends in choreography continue to change, her influence on dance as an art form endures.

Martha Graham's name was internationally recognized as part of the modern dance world, and though trends in choreography continue to change, her influence on dance as an art form endures.

Following the first collection of story drama structures, Into the Story 2: More Stories!

Following the first collection of story drama structures, Into the Story 2: More Stories!

This book offers a series of compelling responses to the Jasmin Vardimon Company's production of Justitia, a multilayered, multimedia dance theatre piece.

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

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

JARMAN (all this maddening beauty) and Other Plays is a collection of three radically poetic works for live performance by OBIE award-winning playwright Caridad Svich.

JARMAN (all this maddening beauty) and Other Plays is a collection of three radically poetic works for live performance by OBIE award-winning playwright Caridad Svich.

There are many skills one needs to produce a piece of dance.

Part clown manual, part storytelling and part rant The Clown Manifesto covers the experiences, philosophies and methods of the clown performer/director/teacher Nalleslavski.

Foreword by Cate BlanchettWith contributions by Geoffrey Rush, Baz Luhrmann, Miranda Otto and Hugo Weaving amongst others.

Steven McRae - Dancer in the Fast Lane gives a close up look at the ballet and dance world's newest, flame-haired star.

'How I wish this book had been available to me when I started my voiceover career!

'I came to Birmingham with the view to being creative, and today I believe we have not only successfully secured the future of the Company, but the whole dance culture in the city of Birmingham.