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Creolizing Contradance in the Caribbean
ISBN: 9781592137350 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The contradance and the quadrille, in their diverse forms, were the most popular and important genres of creole Caribbean music and dance in the nineteenth century. Throughout the region, they were sites of interaction for musicians and musical elements of different racial, social, and ethnic origins, and they became crucibles for the evolution of genres like the Cuban danzon and son, the Dominican merengue, and the Haitian mereng. Creolizing Contradance in the Caribbean, the first book to explore this phenomenon in detail and with a pan-regional perspective, includes chapters on the...
The contradance and the quadrille, in their diverse forms, were the most popular and important genres of creole Caribbean music and dance in the ninet...
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117,02 zł |
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Creativity: POWER OF COMMITMENT Establish Visibility: Creative Thoughts/Build Your Belly Dance Business
ISBN: 9781502815569 / Angielski / Miękka / 166 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Book 3 in the series of books on Creativity: POWER of COMMITMENT. To be an artist in the dance world one needs the same professional attitude as any other artistic endeavor. This book will help you with that and also how not to get overwhelmed by it all. It will also be helpful for you to open up the creative side of your work. These are daily ideas that start in Book 1 Get Going, Book 2 Find Your Stride and finally to here. There is also Book 4 Success Finish Line Here. I wrote these books daily for over a year. I took the commitment, now it is your turn. Be the best belly dancer you can...
Book 3 in the series of books on Creativity: POWER of COMMITMENT. To be an artist in the dance world one needs the same professional attitude as any o...
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32,25 zł |
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Embodying Brazil: An Ethnography of Diasporic Capoeira
ISBN: 9781138672482 / Angielski / Twarda / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The practice of capoeira, the Brazilian dance-fight-game, has grown rapidly in recent years. It has become a popular leisure activity in many cultures, as well as a career for Brazilians in countries across the world including the US, the UK, Canada and Australia. This original ethnographic study draws on the latest research conducted on capoeira in the UK to understand this global phenomenon. It not only presents an in-depth investigation of the martial art, but also provides a wealth of data on masculinities, performativity, embodiment, globalisation and rites of passage. ...The practice of capoeira, the Brazilian dance-fight-game, has grown rapidly in recent years. It has become a popular leisure activity in man... |
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780,44 zł |
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Shaping the Landscape: Celebrating Dance in Australia
ISBN: 9781138660083 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This, the fourth book in the series 'Celebrating Dance in Asia and the Pacific', explores the current dance scene in Australia from a wide perspective that mirrors the creative engagement of artists with Australian culture and the landscape. It looks at Indigenous dance, choreography beyond theatre, youth and community dance, Australian dancers' versatility and risk-taking. The comprehensive essays recount immigrant influences, the legacy of the Ballets Russes and Bodenwieser companies, dance on stage and screen, education and training and the story of Ausdance - the unique nation-wide... This, the fourth book in the series 'Celebrating Dance in Asia and the Pacific', explores the current dance scene in Australia from a wide perspect... |
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243,84 zł |
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Dance Theatre in Ireland: Revolutionary Moves
ISBN: 9781349442270 / Angielski / Miękka / 227 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dance theatre has become a site of transformation in the Irish performance landscape. This book conducts a socio-political and cultural reading of dance theatre practice in Ireland from Yeats' dance plays at the start of the 20th century to Celtic-Tiger-era works of Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre and CoisCeim Dance Theatre at the start of the 21st."
Dance theatre has become a site of transformation in the Irish performance landscape. This book conducts a socio-political and cultural reading of dan...
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201,72 zł |
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Dancing in the English Style: Consumption, Americanisation and National Identity in Britain, 1918-50
ISBN: 9781784994334 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As it emerged from the First World War, Britain entered what was often described as a dance 'craze.' Over the next three decades dancing became one of the nation's most influential leisure practices. Dancing in the English style explores this process, charting the development, experience, and cultural representation of popular dance in this period. It describes the rise of modern ballroom dancing as Britain's dominant popular style, as well as the opening of hundreds of affordable dancing schools and purpose-built dance halls around the country. The book focuses in particular on... As it emerged from the First World War, Britain entered what was often described as a dance 'craze.' Over the next three decades dancing became one... |
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436,43 zł |
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Languid Bodies, Grounded Stances: The Curving Pathway of Neoclassical Odissi Dance
ISBN: 9781785333682 / Angielski / Twarda / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Building on ethnographic research in multiple locations, this book reveals the complexity of odissi as it is practiced today, at the intersection of identity, nationalism, tradition, and neoliberal economics.
Building on ethnographic research in multiple locations, this book reveals the complexity of odissi as it is practiced today, at the intersection of i...
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507,29 zł |
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Freedom's Dance: Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs in New Orleans
ISBN: 9780807168837 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Freedom's Dance is a photographic and scholarly overview of the social, aid, and pleasure club (SAPC) parade culture in New Orleans, tracking its origins in African cultures and subsequent development throughout the centuries in black New Orleans culture. Containing over 175 photographs by Eric Waters, Freedom's Dance offers the first complete look at the SAPC Second Line tradition, ranging from ideological approaches to the parade, the contributions of musicians, parade rituals such as elaborately decorated fans and sashes, and adherence to and development of traditions among...
Freedom's Dance is a photographic and scholarly overview of the social, aid, and pleasure club (SAPC) parade culture in New Orleans, tracking i...
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172,75 zł |
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Dancing Bodies of Devotion: Fluid Gestures in Bharata Natyam
ISBN: 9780739195840 / Angielski / Miękka / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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204,87 zł |
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Styling Blackness in Chile: Music and Dance in the African Diaspora
ISBN: 9780253041135 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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326,81 zł |
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History Dances: Chronicling the History of Traditional Mandinka Dance
ISBN: 9781138369344 / Angielski / Twarda / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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707,28 zł |
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Styling Blackness in Chile: Music and Dance in the African Diaspora
ISBN: 9780253041142 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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121,89 zł |
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Flamenco Nation: The Construction of Spanish National Identity
ISBN: 9780299321802 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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184,84 zł |
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Dancing Spirit, Love, and War: Performing the Translocal Realities of Contemporary Fiji
ISBN: 9780299322007 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Meke, a traditional rhythmic dance accompanied by singing, signifies an important piece of identity for Fijians. Evadne Kelly performs close readings of the dance in relation to an evolving landscape, following the postcolonial reclamation that provided dancers with political agency and a strong sense of community.
Meke, a traditional rhythmic dance accompanied by singing, signifies an important piece of identity for Fijians. Evadne Kelly performs close readings ...
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175,60 zł |
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Cultural Resistance and Security from Below: Power and Escape Through Capoeira
ISBN: 9780367024932 / Angielski / Twarda / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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707,28 zł |
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Irish Dancing: The Festival Story
ISBN: 9780648592075 / Angielski / Miękka / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A history of the festival tradition of Irish dancing, tracing its story from the folk dances of the 1700s to the modern festivals still held throughout Northern Ireland. The book narrates the story of how Catholic and Protestant children danced together in halls throughout Ulster, even when bombs splintered communities and deepened mistrust.
A history of the festival tradition of Irish dancing, tracing its story from the folk dances of the 1700s to the modern festivals still held throughou...
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64,56 zł |
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Folk Theatres of North India: Contestation, Amalgamation and Transference
ISBN: 9780367334741 / Angielski / Twarda / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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707,28 zł |
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Focus: Irish Traditional Music
ISBN: 9780367244019 / Angielski / Twarda / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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707,28 zł |
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Focus: Irish Traditional Music
ISBN: 9780367244026 / Angielski / Miękka / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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229,20 zł |
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Dancing Women: Choreographing Corporeal Histories of Hindi Cinema
ISBN: 9780190938741 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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163,37 zł |