Theatre & Performing Arts
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The Dancer Within [Hardback]
Aron Hirt-Manheimer (Editor); Rose Eichenbaum (Author)
£21.95ISBN: 9780819568809
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
The Dancer Within is a collection of photographic portraits and short essays based on confessional interviews with forty dancers and entertainers, many of them world-famous. Well-known on the concert stage, on Broadway, in Hollywood musicals, and ... .... Learn More -
Traces of Light [Hardback]
Ann Cooper Albright (Author)
£55.50ISBN: 9780819568427
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
One of the most famous dancers of the early 1900s, Loïe Fuller created an extraordinary sensation in Paris with her manipulations of hundreds of yards of silk, swirling high above her and lit dramatically from below. Her work inspired artists such... .... Learn More -
Traces of Light [Paperback]
Ann Cooper Albright (Author)
£20.50ISBN: 9780819568434
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
One of the most famous dancers of the early 1900s, Loïe Fuller created an extraordinary sensation in Paris with her manipulations of hundreds of yards of silk, swirling high above her and lit dramatically from below. Her work inspired artists such... .... Learn More -
The Returns of Alwin Nikolais [Paperback]
Claudia Gitelman (Editor); Randy Martin (Editor)
£20.50ISBN: 9780819565761
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
A groundbreaking choreographer, lighting designer, composer, and costumer, Alwin Nikolais (1910-1993) is recognized as one of the twentieth century's most innovative artists. Incorporating novel technological and performance tactics, he invented a... .... Learn More -
At Home in the World [Paperback]
Janet O'Shea (Author)
£19.95ISBN: 9780819568373
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
One of the most popular and widely performed dance styles in India and around the world, bharata natyam has made the transition from its beginnings in the temples and courts of southern India to a highly respected international phenomenon. In this... .... Learn More -
Glamour Addiction [Hardback]
Juliet McMains (Author)
£21.95ISBN: 9780819567741
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
In the wake of the blockbuster television success of "Dancing with the Stars," competitive ballroom dance has become a subject of new fascination-and renewed scrutiny. Known by its practitioners as DanceSport, ballroom is a significant dance form ... .... Learn More -
In Balanchine’s Company [Hardback]
Barbara Fisher (Author)
£18.95ISBN: 9780819568076
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
During her twelve years with Ballet Society and the New York City Ballet, Barbara Milberg worked under the direction of George Balanchine. She rose from corps de ballet to soloist, danced leading roles in Swan Lake and Illuminations, and performed... .... Learn More -
A Game for Dancers [Paperback]
Gay Morris (Author)
£18.50ISBN: 9780819568052
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
A Game for Dancers examines the difficulties American modern dancers faced as the Cold War took hold and the genre became institutionalized after its pioneering phase. It draws on the sociology of Pierre Bourdieu to explore the interconnections be... .... Learn More -
Excursion for Miracles [Paperback]
Mark Franko (Author)
£18.50ISBN: 9780819567444
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
Excursion for Miracles is an intimate portrait of the early choreographic careers of Donya Feuer and Paul Sanasardo, and the artistic significance of their Studio for Dance in New York City. These two dynamic individuals were committed to breaking... .... Learn More -
Legacies of Twentieth-Century Dance [Paperback]
Lynn Garafola (Author)
£24.50ISBN: 9780819566744
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
Lynn Garafola has written some of the most influential historical studies and criticism in the field of dance. Legacies of Twentieth-Century Dance is a selection of her essays and reviews that together document the extraordinary transformation of ... .... Learn More
