In this delightful and gently humorous book, Diana Melly takes us on an eye-opening tour of dance halls up and down the country, introducing us to everything from tango to swing.
';Captivatingequal parts memoir and cultural history, Henry Alford seamlessly interweaves heartwarming and hilarious anecdotes about his deep dive into all things dance' (Misty Copeland, The New York Times Book Review).
Poetry for Pages, Stages & Phases transports you through terrains, emotional pains, tuneful performance refrains, journey through Londontown, Atlanta fall, and Jamdown, & Afrikan drum rolls
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.
A new collection of immersive essays from the most acclaimed editor of the second half of the twentieth centuryThis new collection from the legendary editor Robert Gottlieb features twenty or so pieces he's written mostly for The New York Review of Books, ranging from reconsiderations of American writers such as Dorothy Parker, Thornton Wilder, Thomas Wolfe ("e;genius"e;), and James Jones, to Leonard Bernstein, Lorenz Hart, Lady Diana Cooper ("e;the most beautiful girl in the world"e;), the actor-assassin John Wilkes Booth, the scandalous movie star Mary Astor, and not-yet president Donald Trump.
This stimulating introduction to laughter in theatre and performance examines laughter among actors, among audience, and the interaction between the two.
This stimulating introduction to laughter in theatre and performance examines laughter among actors, among audience, and the interaction between the two.
This stimulating introduction to laughter in theatre and performance examines laughter among actors, among audience, and the interaction between the two.
Mary Wigman (1896-1973), die Tänzerin, die «den Expressionismus in Bewegung umgesetzt hat», wie Oskar Kokoschka schreibt, gehört zu den interessantesten Persönlichkeiten des 20.
