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Sharon Lowen ,
Alka Raghuvanshi
[Hardcover 2009]
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This overview of the classical dance of Orissa spans its historical development from the 2nd century B.C. It traverses through the feminine temple dance tradition to the medieval spreading of spiritual consciousness through the bhakti inspired dance of young boys in the gotipua tradition. And most importantly, its revival in... more
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James Penrod ,
Janice Gudde Plastino
[Paperback 2004, 5th Edition]
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Ramsay Burt ,
Ramsey Burt ,
Burt Ramsay
[Paperback 1995]
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In this challenging and lively book, Ramsey Burt examines the representation of masculinity in twentieth century dance. Taking issue with formalist and modernist accounts of dance, which dismiss gender and sexuality as irrelevant, he argues that prejudices against male dancers are rooted in our ideas about the male body and... more
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V Midgelow ,
Vida Midgelow
[Paperback 2007]
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Challenging and unsettling their predecessors, modern choreographers such as Matthew Bourne, Mark Morris and Masaki Iwana have courted controversy and notoriety by reimagining the most canonical of Classical and Romantic ballets. In this book, Vida L. Midgelow illustrates the ways in which these contemporary reworkings destroy and recreate their source... more
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Davesh Soneji
[2012]
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Bharatanatyam is one of the world's fastest-growing dance forms. It engenders complex, transnational social histories, varied aesthetic practices, and is one of the most dynamic living cultural practices of modern South Asia. In Bharatanatyam: A Reader, Davesh Soneji brings together some of the most important writings related to Bharatanatyam in... more
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Shovana Narayan
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About the Book India'a rich cultural legacy has been founded on the abiding faith of the Indians in the divine power, whose worship had found expression through dance. 'Bhakti' or devotion was the underlying essence of the various dance forms that developed in India. Indian Classical Dances is a unique... more
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Meredith Daneman
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Daneman, a novelist and a former dancer, shares the fascinating story of Peggy Hookham, a little girl from suburban England who grew up to become a dame of the British Empire and the most famous ballerina in the world. The legend of Margot Fonteyn has touched every ballerina who has... more
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Lesley Kinney
[Paperback 2008]
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The purpose of this volume is to reveal as much information as possible on the nature of dance in Old Kingdom Egypt. This is achieved through the thorough examination of the primary evidence pertaining to dance in the old Kingdom, which comes to us in the... more
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Christina Aleta Haskin ,
Rosalie O Connor
[Hardcover 2007]
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The Dancer's Book of Ballet Crafts A Celebration of Dance in - Photographs - Watercolors - Famous quotes - A fill-in journal - 35 easy projects: legwarmers, sweaters, a tiara and necklace, scrunchies, tote bags, a memory box, scrapbook, and much, much... more
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Laura A Jacobs
[Hardcover 2006]
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This book is an engaging collection of essays by dance critis, novelist, and Vanity Fair contributing editor Laura Jacobs. Ideas in the areas of dance composition, performance, production, criticism, education, history, theory presentation, anthropology,... more
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David W Barber ,
Dave Donald ,
Karen Kain
[Paperback 2000]
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In his latest book, Tutus, Tights and Tiptoes, popular music historian and humorist David W. Barber casts a wicked, witty and insightful eye at the history of ballet from its earliest beginnings in the French court to its later heights in such classics as... more
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Dieter Blum ,
H F Ullmann
[Hardbound 2009]
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Melanie Bales ,
Rebecca Nettl Fiol
[Paperback 2008]
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This rich collection of essays and interviews explores modern-dance technique training from the last fifty years. Focusing on the culture of dance, editors Melanie Bales and Rebecca Nettl-Fiol examine choreographic process and style, dancer agency and par This rich collection of essays and interviews explores modern-dance technique training from the... more
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Angela Sterling ,
Francia Russell ,
Maurice Sendak
[Hardcover 2005]
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For more than 20 years, the Pacific Northwest Ballet's performance of "Nutcracker has been "the Christmas family event to attend in the Northwest. Highlighted by Maurice Sendak's stunning production design and Kent Stowell's inventive choreography (which... more
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Igor Stravinsky
[Paperback 1988]
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Definitive original edition of the 20th-century classic: Stravinsky's score for the Ballets Russes masterpiece "Petrushka," the bizarre tale of three dancing puppets brought to life. First produced in Paris in 1911. Finest inexpensive edition.... more
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Sondra Horton Fraleigh ,
Penelope Hanstein
[Paperback 1999]
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In "Researching Dance," an introduction to research methods in dance addressed primarily to graduate students, the editors explore dance as evolutional, defining it in view of its intrinsic participatory values, its developmental aspects, and its purposes... more
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Alex C Ewing
[Hardcover 2009]
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Morris S Levy ,
John Milton Ward
[Paperback 2005]
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For the second catalogue of materials from the John Milton and Ruth Neils Ward Collection of the Harvard Theatre Collection, Professor Ward has selected over 2,100 items relating to Italian ballet from the seventeenth through the twentieth century. "Itali... more
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Janet Anderson ,
Elizabeth A Hanley
[Hardcover 2004]
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This series explores various genres of dance, including forms indigenous to particular regions and cultures. These books provide not only a historical overview and cultural context of the dances' development but also technical insight into movement. Moder This series explores various genres of dance, including forms indigenous to particular regions... more
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Mark Franko
[Paperback 2002]
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