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Site Dance: Choreographers and the Lure of Alternative Spaces
ISBN: 9780813036939 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Explore dance outside the theater with the world's most innovative choreographers
"Kloetzel and Pavlik have created a valuable resource, documenting a wide range of site-specific dance events through a combination of interviews, practitioners' accounts, and stunning images. This volume raises useful questions about the politics of art's interventions into the public realm and gives insight into the pragmatic challenges of making site dance."--Fiona Wilkie, Roehampton University In recent years, site-specific dance has grown in popularity. In the wake of groundbreaking work by... Explore dance outside the theater with the world's most innovative choreographers
"Kloetzel and Pavlik have created a valuable resource, document... |
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A Pickpocket's History of Argentine Tango
ISBN: 9781453801970 / Angielski / Miękka / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A Pickpockets History of Argentine Tango explores the rise of Tango in Argentina: its social and political climate, its characters, music, dance, song and poetry. Many fine books have been written on how to dance Tango. This is not one of those. This is a history book whose protagonist is Tango. The Author brings a unique perspective to his reader with a Ph.D. in International Relations and extensive knowledge of world politics and Argentine culture. His incisive acumen as a psychotherapist provides a window into the soul of the Tango world. The psychology of the Tango is found in the poetry...
A Pickpockets History of Argentine Tango explores the rise of Tango in Argentina: its social and political climate, its characters, music, dance, song...
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The Secret Language of Belly Dancing
ISBN: 9788875076160 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bellydance is incredibly popular today, but many prejudices remain about this art because it is not understood deeply enough. In the Secret Language of Bellydance, the author Maria Strova, renown dancer and master teacher, reveals the inner meaning of this dance, far beyond the taboos of the body and the imaginary images of the harem - where the dance is erroneously considered to have originated. This confusion has influenced, not always in a positive way, the image of bellydance even today. But where did bellydance originate? What inspired its gestures, what is the meaning of the veil, the...
Bellydance is incredibly popular today, but many prejudices remain about this art because it is not understood deeply enough. In the Secret Language o...
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Dancing, Out of Germany: a bicultural reflection
ISBN: 9781462001439 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Jo Savino a Dream, Love and Dedication: Dancing on Four Continents
ISBN: 9781456732967 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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You Were Created To Dance
ISBN: 9781452805580 / Angielski / Miękka / 34 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The beauty of dance and the wonders of human creation infuse, as young ballerinas learn how each unique characteristic they possess enhances their ability to dance. The talented students of the McClendon Performing Arts Institute, in Atlanta, Ga., give visual interpretation to this story. Let it awaken the dancer in you
The beauty of dance and the wonders of human creation infuse, as young ballerinas learn how each unique characteristic they possess enhances their abi...
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Tango: A History of Obsession
ISBN: 9781439214626 / Angielski / Miękka / 458 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. New Revised Edition for 2012 Delving into five hundred years of political, social, and cultural mores, the author offers a chronology of the evolution of the Tango as intricate as the dance itself. Readers are invited into a world as remarkable as it is compelling. The Tango originated in the slums of Buenos Aires as a partnered dance between two men and evolved into the most sophisticated, elegant and physically demanding social dance. Originally relegated to the lower classes, it eventually earned its place as a respected art form, embraced by millions of dancers and spectators around the...
New Revised Edition for 2012 Delving into five hundred years of political, social, and cultural mores, the author offers a chronology of the evolutio...
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Black Social Dance in Television Advertising: An Analytical History
ISBN: 9780786459445 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The influence of dance upon consumers has long been understood by advertisers. This historical work investigates the anthropologic aesthetic of black social dance in television advertising. Covering the 1950s through the 2010s in the United States, each decade is explored in detail as dance is shown to provide value to brands, thus effecting consumption experiences. An interdisciplinary work drawing upon anthropological, phenomenological and cultural theoretical approaches, the text provides a theory of dance for a culture that has consistently drawn upon African-American arts to sell...
The influence of dance upon consumers has long been understood by advertisers. This historical work investigates the anthropologic aesthetic of black ...
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Danse Et Ecologie
ISBN: 9786131565212 / Francuski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Si l''art faAonne notre regard et notre rapport A la Nature depuis toujours, il n''a peut-Aatre jamais A(c)tA(c) aussi engagA(c) depuis l''A(c)mergence d''un mouvement d''art contemporain dit A(c)cologique. Les A(c)co-artistes directement inspirA(c)s de l''A(c)cologie scientifique, revisitent la relation Homme-Nature, et recherchent un nouveau vivre-ensemble pour tous les Aatres vivants nouant A(c)troitement esthA(c)tique et A(c)thique environnementale. Dans cet ouvrage, je me focalise sur un champ artistique particuliA]rement pertinent: la danse contemporaine. L''absence de langage verbal...
Si l''art faAonne notre regard et notre rapport A la Nature depuis toujours, il n''a peut-Aatre jamais A(c)tA(c) aussi engagA(c) depuis l''A(c)mergenc...
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Embodied Performances: Sexuality, Gender, Bodies
ISBN: 9780230245938 / Angielski / Twarda / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With a companion website that includes short online film episodes, this book proposes expansive ways of deconstructing and re-constituting sexuality and gender and thus more embodied and ethical ways of 'doing' life, and offers an understanding and critique of embodiment through an integration of performance, psychotherapy and feminist philosophy.
With a companion website that includes short online film episodes, this book proposes expansive ways of deconstructing and re-constituting sexuality a...
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The Dancing Word: An Embodied Approach to the Preparation of Performers and the Composition of Performances
ISBN: 9789042033306 / Angielski / Miękka / 219 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The product of over eighteen years of embodied research by the author, "The Dancing Word "presents a systemic and phenomenological description of a contemporary intercultural theatre practice. This volume offers a blueprint for both training and collaborative performance creation that integrates the best of western laboratory theatre with the practice and ontological underpinnings of Chinese martial ("Wushu") and healing/self care ("Qigong") arts. This is a book for theatre practitioners, students, scholars, and those interested in exploring transcultural methodologies.
The product of over eighteen years of embodied research by the author, "The Dancing Word "presents a systemic and phenomenological description of a co...
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Teach Like a Pro: The Ultimate Guide for Ballroom Dance Instructors
ISBN: 9780983526100 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Imagine being a dance teacher who does not look for students but has students looking for you Never before has there been such a comprehensive, richly detailed resource for the art and science of teaching ballroom dancing. With this one of a kind book, you'll develop the confidence and professionalism to quickly and easily go from being a good teacher to a GREAT one, and gain the skills needed to skyrocket your career. With his book you will: Learn a clear, precise system for easily teaching and reviewing figures Confidently teach dance frames, lead and follow, and connection Motivate and...
Imagine being a dance teacher who does not look for students but has students looking for you Never before has there been such a comprehensive, richl...
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How To Become A Good Dancer
ISBN: 9781447416760 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
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Emerging Bodies: The Performance of Worldmaking in Dance and Choreography
ISBN: 9783837615968 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The concept of "worldmaking" is based on the idea that the world is not given, but rather produced through language, actions, ideas and perception. This collection of essays takes a closer look at various hybrid and disparate worlds related to dance and choreography. Coming from a broad range of different backgrounds and disciplines, the authors inquire into the ways of producing dance worlds: through artistic practice, discourse and media, choreographic form and dance material. The essays in this volume critically reflect the predominant topos of dance as something fleeting and ephemeral--an...
The concept of "worldmaking" is based on the idea that the world is not given, but rather produced through language, actions, ideas and perception. Th...
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It Takes Two to Tango: Achieving Peak Performance in Dancing with EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)
ISBN: 9781492175100 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Nine Ways of Seeing a Body
ISBN: 9781908009326 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book presents nine lenses through which the body is conventionally viewed. The body as object, the body as subject, the phenomenological body, the contextual body, the interdependent body, the environmental body, the cultural body and, finally, the ecological body. Designed to be a guide and stimulus for teachers, students and practitioners of dance, performance, movement, somatics and the arts therapies - and for anyone troubled by the idea of a brain on legs.
This book presents nine lenses through which the body is conventionally viewed. The body as object, the body as subject, the phenomenological body, th...
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Character Dance
ISBN: 9780903102902 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The art of character dancing in classical ballet is now almost lost, but when this unique book was first published in Russia in 1939 it still thrived. The authors, all brilliant character dancers themselves, were teachers at the Kirov Ballet and its school, and were establishing a five-year course in character dance at the Kirov School. The first part of the book is devoted to class character exercises and the second part gives specific character dances in various national styles. "Character Dance" has been translated and adapted by Joan Lawson, a noted specialist in the subject, who herself...
The art of character dancing in classical ballet is now almost lost, but when this unique book was first published in Russia in 1939 it still thrived....
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Dancing in Montreal: Seeds of a Choreographic History
ISBN: 9780965351935 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Iro Tembeck s Dancing in Montreal examines the complex web of artistic, social, and political forces that have made the cosmopolitan city of Montreal one of North America s most vibrant dance centers. A native of Egypt, Tembeck moves easily within the many dance worlds of Montreal and among the practitioners of many idioms, from ballet to traditional forms of modern dance and its many postmodern progeny. Tembeck writes with the eye of a critic, the judiciousness of a historian, and the sensory radar of an ethnographer. The result is an exemplary study of multiple cultures inhabiting...
Iro Tembeck s Dancing in Montreal examines the complex web of artistic, social, and political forces that have made the cosmopolitan city of Mo...
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Dance and Somatics: Mind-Body Principles of Teaching and Performance
ISBN: 9780786458806 / Angielski / Miękka / 235 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Training in somatic techniques-- holistic body-centered movement that promotes psycho-physical awareness and well-being--provides an effective means of improving dance students' efficiency and ease of movement. However, dance educators do not always have the resources to incorporate this knowledge into their classes. This volume explains the importance of somatics, introduces fundamental somatic principles that are central to the dance technique class, and offers tips on incorporating these principles into a dance curriculum. The authors demystify somatic thinking by explaining the processes...
Training in somatic techniques-- holistic body-centered movement that promotes psycho-physical awareness and well-being--provides an effective means o...
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The Revival of Banned Dances: A Worldwide Study
ISBN: 9780786465941 / Angielski / Miękka / 227 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Throughout history, humans have used dance as a benefit for mind, body, and soul. In some cases, governments or churches have banned certain dances for a variety of reasons. This work provides an exploration of dances banned around the world, then revived by a handful of brave proponents. The sixteen case studies--ranging from Argentina's Tango and Cambodia's Royal Classical Ballet to Brazil's Samba and Ireland's Step Dance--reveal the meaning of the dance to each culture and the importance of the art form to the creation of healthy sociological and political climates. Chapters detail each...
Throughout history, humans have used dance as a benefit for mind, body, and soul. In some cases, governments or churches have banned certain dances fo...
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