Dance

From Acting to Performance collects for the first time major essays by performance theorist and critic Philip Auslander.

Europe Dancing examines the dance cultures and movements which have developed in Europe since the Second World War.

Europe Dancing examines the dance cultures and movements which have developed in Europe since the Second World War.

Experiencing disco, hip hop, house, techno, drum 'n' bass and garage, Discographies plots a course through the transatlantic dance scene of the last last twenty-five years.

Experiencing disco, hip hop, house, techno, drum 'n' bass and garage, Discographies plots a course through the transatlantic dance scene of the last last twenty-five years.

Kathakali Dance-Drama provides a comprehensive introduction to the distinctive and colourful dance-drama of Kerala in South-West India for the first time.

Kathakali Dance-Drama provides a comprehensive introduction to the distinctive and colourful dance-drama of Kerala in South-West India for the first time.

Many people relax when coding is introduced as a language, rather than math.

Born in Vienna in 1890, Gertrud Bodenwieser became a leading exponent of Ausdruckstanz (Expressionist Dance) during the 1920s and 1930s, developing a definitive personal style and a philosophy of dance that distinguished her from all her contemporaries.

The daily life of Bonnie Bird, as an American modern dancer in the 1930s, is uniquely revealed in this book.

First Published in 2000.

First Published in 2000.

Born in Vienna in 1890, Gertrud Bodenwieser became a leading exponent of Ausdruckstanz (Expressionist Dance) during the 1920s and 1930s, developing a definitive personal style and a philosophy of dance that distinguished her from all her contemporaries.

The daily life of Bonnie Bird, as an American modern dancer in the 1930s, is uniquely revealed in this book.

With members of four generations deeply involved in music and dancing, the Christensen Brothers are indisputably the United States' closest equivalent to the European tradition of dance dynasties.

With members of four generations deeply involved in music and dancing, the Christensen Brothers are indisputably the United States' closest equivalent to the European tradition of dance dynasties.

Designed specifically for university-level study, Moving Notation will benefit students and teachers of both dance and music, offering a complete introduction to the theory and practice of musical rhythm and elementary Labanotation.

Designed specifically for university-level study, Moving Notation will benefit students and teachers of both dance and music, offering a complete introduction to the theory and practice of musical rhythm and elementary Labanotation.

Illustrated by Lotte Goslar herself, this extraordinary book provides, through her vivid sketch-like texts, a moving and humorous account of her life during a traumatic period in world history.

Illustrated by Lotte Goslar herself, this extraordinary book provides, through her vivid sketch-like texts, a moving and humorous account of her life during a traumatic period in world history.

First Published in 1998.

First Published in 1998.

Choreomusicology: Dialogues in Music and Dance is a distinguished collection of chapters by leading scholars presenting research that redefines and rethinks the question of what dance and music are, together and apart, and which promotes new ideas and voices in the discipline.

Indian Dance is not what it was.

Indian Dance is not what it was.

How do women set up institutions?

How do women set up institutions?

It was indeed an adventure for those pioneers in France who struggled for the recognition of the new-born dance of the twentieth century - from the free dance of Isadora Duncan, through the absolute dance of Mary Wigman, to the modern dance of Martha Graham.

It was indeed an adventure for those pioneers in France who struggled for the recognition of the new-born dance of the twentieth century - from the free dance of Isadora Duncan, through the absolute dance of Mary Wigman, to the modern dance of Martha Graham.

The writings of six choreographers are assembled in this book and the leap they have taken to go from the medium of choreography into written text constitutes a form of translation.

The writings of six choreographers are assembled in this book and the leap they have taken to go from the medium of choreography into written text constitutes a form of translation.

Here for the first time is an account of how each of thirteen historical as well as present-day systems cope with indicating body movement, time, space (direction and level) and other basic movement aspects of paper.

Here for the first time is an account of how each of thirteen historical as well as present-day systems cope with indicating body movement, time, space (direction and level) and other basic movement aspects of paper.

Four American women: Marcia Siegel, Deborah Jowitt, Arlene Croce and Nancy Goldner are writers who became dance critics partly by design.

Four American women: Marcia Siegel, Deborah Jowitt, Arlene Croce and Nancy Goldner are writers who became dance critics partly by design.

During its three and half decades, the Alvin Ailey Company has left lasting markers on the playing field of American Modern Dance.

During its three and half decades, the Alvin Ailey Company has left lasting markers on the playing field of American Modern Dance.

Merce Cunningham reached the age of 75 in 1994, an age at which many creative artists are content to rest on their laurels, or at least to leave behind whatever controversies they may have caused during their careers.

Merce Cunningham reached the age of 75 in 1994, an age at which many creative artists are content to rest on their laurels, or at least to leave behind whatever controversies they may have caused during their careers.

This detailed portrait of George Balanchine presents new approaches to his choreography.

This detailed portrait of George Balanchine presents new approaches to his choreography.

This book also traces the evolution of the Spanish Dance technique, marked as it is by a turbulent history.

First Published in 1995.

First Published in 1995.

East Meets West in Dance chronicles this development in the words of many of its best known and most active exponents.

East Meets West in Dance chronicles this development in the words of many of its best known and most active exponents.

In her unique collection of the verbal language of dance practitioners and researchers, Valerie Preston-Dunlop presents a comprehensive view of people in dance: what they do, their movement, their sound, and the space in which they work - from the standpoint of the performers, choreographers, audiences, administrators, and teachers.

In her unique collection of the verbal language of dance practitioners and researchers, Valerie Preston-Dunlop presents a comprehensive view of people in dance: what they do, their movement, their sound, and the space in which they work - from the standpoint of the performers, choreographers, audiences, administrators, and teachers.

In Inner Rhythm, Naomi Benari provides exciting new ways to teach dance to the profoundly deaf by showing: methods and games she devised with children to heighten their awareness of rhythm, music and the breath inherent in every dance movement; how the knowledge of music is the basis for dance teaching and how this knowledge can enhance the raining of hearing dancers; opportunities for children to express their unarticulated feelings and thoughts; how children can learn to socialize and to explore the world in which they live; and how to teach dance to the profoundly deaf in a vareity of schools and settings.

In Inner Rhythm, Naomi Benari provides exciting new ways to teach dance to the profoundly deaf by showing: methods and games she devised with children to heighten their awareness of rhythm, music and the breath inherent in every dance movement; how the knowledge of music is the basis for dance teaching and how this knowledge can enhance the raining of hearing dancers; opportunities for children to express their unarticulated feelings and thoughts; how children can learn to socialize and to explore the world in which they live; and how to teach dance to the profoundly deaf in a vareity of schools and settings.