Kategoria BISAC: Performing Arts >> Dance - History & Criticism

British Dance, Black Routes is an outstanding collection of writings which re-reads the achievements of Black British dance artists, and places them within a broad historical, cultural and artistic context.

Until now discussion of choreography by Black dance practitioners has been dominated by the work of African-American artists, facilitated by the civil rights movement. But the work produced by Black British artists has in part been within the context of Britain s colonial legacy.

Ramsay Burt and Christy Adair bring together an array of leading...

British Dance, Black Routes is an outstanding collection of writings which re-reads the achievements of Black British dance artists, and places them within a broad historical, cultural and artistic context.

Until now discussion of choreography by Black dance practitioners has been dominated by the work of African-American artists, facilitated by the civil rights movement. But the work produced by Black British artists has in part been within the context of Britain s colonial legacy.

Ramsay Burt and Christy Adair bring together an array of leading...

If the strength of dance is visual communication and if we live in a culture that communicates visually, why aren't Christian dancers being mobilized as a visual tool for the communication of the gospel? _ The answer doesn't seem simple, but it can be. Dance is Prayer in Motion: Soul to Sole Choreography for Christian Dance Ministry clarifies how to use dance as a communication and ministry tool for the gospel. It educates Christian dancers, pastoral staff, and ministry leaders using clear guidelines for successful dance ministry. Mary Margaret Bawden presents practical material for dance...

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...

A Dancer's Pocket Guide to Embodied Performance takes an inside, experiential view of the art of dance performance. It encourages dancers to reach through and beyond technique into the rich landscape of expression that sensory embodiment allows. Whether exploring this broader territory as a student, performer, teacher or audience member, the concepts presented will help the reader gain insight into the expressive elements of the art of dance.

The two volumes of Perspectives on American Dance are the first anthologies in over twenty-five years to focus exclusively on American dance practices across a wide span of American culture. They show how social experience, courtship, sexualities, and other aspects of life in America are translated through dancing into spatial patterns, gestures, and partner relationships. Essays in these collections address rarely-studied topics in American dance and offer unexpected perspectives on commonly studied dance forms.

The first volume, The Twentieth Century, explores a variety of...