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Bottom of the Pyramid

A Memoir of Persevering, Dancing for Myself, and Starring in My Own Life

by Nia Sioux ...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Sioux’s harrowing reality TV ordeal cuts deep, and her subsequent self-assurance is endearing and infectious. It adds up to an inspiring account of reclaiming artistic agency.” - Publisher’s WeeklyWhen you’ve been told over and over that you belong at the bottom, how do you come out on top? Dance Moms star and triple threat Nia Sioux shows the way via her story of ... Read more

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Sioux’s harrowing reality TV ordeal cuts deep, and her subsequent self-assurance is endearing and infectious. It adds up to an inspiring account of reclaiming artistic agency.” - Publisher’s WeeklyWhen you’ve been told over and over that you belong at the bottom, how do you come out on top? Dance Moms star and triple threat Nia Sioux shows the way via her story of
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The Burlesque Handbook

by Jo Weldon ...

“Jo Weldon is the gold-standard for New Burlesque. I am proud to call her my friend, and unashamed to admit she’s my idol.” — Lily Burana, author of Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across AmericaFrom one of the stars of the New Burlesque scene, Jo Weldon, comes a definitive, easy-to-use, and indispensable guide to the art form, with a foreword by superstar comedian and burlesque ... Read more

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“Jo Weldon is the gold-standard for New Burlesque. I am proud to call her my friend, and unashamed to admit she’s my idol.” — Lily Burana, author of Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across AmericaFrom one of the stars of the New Burlesque scene, Jo Weldon, comes a definitive, easy-to-use, and indispensable guide to the art form, with a foreword by superstar comedian and burlesque
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Rudolf Nureyev

The Life

by Julie Kavanagh ...

NOW A MAJOR FILM BY RALPH FIENNES, THE WHITE CROW'A gripping account of an extraordinary life' Daily TelegraphBorn on a train in Stalin's Russia, Rudolf Nureyev was ballet's first pop icon. No other dancer of our time has generated the same excitement - both on and off stage.Nureyev's achievements and conquests became legendary: he rose out of Tatar peasant poverty to become the Kirov's thrilling ... Read more

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NOW A MAJOR FILM BY RALPH FIENNES, THE WHITE CROW'A gripping account of an extraordinary life' Daily TelegraphBorn on a train in Stalin's Russia, Rudolf Nureyev was ballet's first pop icon. No other dancer of our time has generated the same excitement - both on and off stage.Nureyev's achievements and conquests became legendary: he rose out of Tatar peasant poverty to become the Kirov's thrilling
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George Balanchine

The Ballet Maker

by Robert Gottlieb ...

Series Book 48 - Eminent Lives
"Gottlieb captures both the divine and human, offering an elegant, sharp, and sophisticated take on the choreographer's life." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)Written by the gifted author, editor, and dance critic Robert Gottlieb, George Balanchine describes the life and art of the celebrated, revolutionary ballet choreographer and founder of The New York City Ballet.The foremost contemporary ... Read more

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"Gottlieb captures both the divine and human, offering an elegant, sharp, and sophisticated take on the choreographer's life." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)Written by the gifted author, editor, and dance critic Robert Gottlieb, George Balanchine describes the life and art of the celebrated, revolutionary ballet choreographer and founder of The New York City Ballet.The foremost contemporary
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Tap Dancing at a Glance

by Jimmy Ormonde ...

You can learn tap dancing easily! This fantastic book's thirty-nine lessons will guide you to mastering the steps you've seen on stage. Each lesson is illustrated through the use of posed photographs and includes rhythm notation to aid your practice. Will the help of these lessons and some determined practice you'll be tap dancing within a month or two. Originally published in 1930, we are ... Read more

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You can learn tap dancing easily! This fantastic book's thirty-nine lessons will guide you to mastering the steps you've seen on stage. Each lesson is illustrated through the use of posed photographs and includes rhythm notation to aid your practice. Will the help of these lessons and some determined practice you'll be tap dancing within a month or two. Originally published in 1930, we are
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Understand K-pop: Deconstructing the Obsession and Toxicity in K-pop Stan Culture

Kiss, Kill, K-pop, #1

by Arushi Raj ...

Series Book 1 - Kiss, Kill, K-pop
Though K-pop has spread globally, a lot of English language discussion about it is dominated by American media. This led me to write this book to add the South Asian perspective in the discourse on this global music phenomenon.What's in the book?Delineation of all kinds of K-pop fans; from the creative ones to the crazies.Analysis of K-pop Stan culture vis-a-vis Korean Idol industries' marketing ... Read more

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Though K-pop has spread globally, a lot of English language discussion about it is dominated by American media. This led me to write this book to add the South Asian perspective in the discourse on this global music phenomenon.What's in the book?Delineation of all kinds of K-pop fans; from the creative ones to the crazies.Analysis of K-pop Stan culture vis-a-vis Korean Idol industries' marketing
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William Forsythe and the Practice of Choreography

It Starts From Any Point

by Steven Spier ...

William Forsythe’s reinvigoration of classical ballet during his 20-year tenure at the Ballett Frankfurt saw him lauded as one of the greatest choreographers of the postwar era. His current work with The Forsythe Company has gone even further to challenge and investigate fundamental assumptions about choreography itself.William Forsythe and the Practice of Choreography presents a diverse range of ... Read more

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William Forsythe’s reinvigoration of classical ballet during his 20-year tenure at the Ballett Frankfurt saw him lauded as one of the greatest choreographers of the postwar era. His current work with The Forsythe Company has gone even further to challenge and investigate fundamental assumptions about choreography itself.William Forsythe and the Practice of Choreography presents a diverse range of
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The Ballroom Blitz

The escapist and romantic novel from the nation’s favourite entertainer

by Anton Du Beke ...

Series series Buckingham
The stunning new Buckingham novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Anton Du Beke.September 1940. As the skies split apart and bombs rain down on London, it's all the staff at the famed Buckingham Hotel can do to keep their guests in the luxury they're accustomed to, and evoke the magic of the Grand ballroom for them each night.Home on leave and still reeling from the tragic events at Dunkirk, ... Read more

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The stunning new Buckingham novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Anton Du Beke.September 1940. As the skies split apart and bombs rain down on London, it's all the staff at the famed Buckingham Hotel can do to keep their guests in the luxury they're accustomed to, and evoke the magic of the Grand ballroom for them each night.Home on leave and still reeling from the tragic events at Dunkirk,
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Learn the Language of Dance That Ladies Love

by Paul Zaidman ...

When you dance, it doesn't matter whether you'rea man or woman, you cannot hide your true self,dancing is simply a window into your soul. It is amirror to your own reality. Dancing literally says tothe onlooker,"This is who I truly am" ... Read more

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When you dance, it doesn't matter whether you'rea man or woman, you cannot hide your true self,dancing is simply a window into your soul. It is amirror to your own reality. Dancing literally says tothe onlooker,"This is who I truly am"
... Read more
The Routledge Companion to Butoh Performance

Edited by Bruce Baird, Rosemary Candelario ...

Series series Routledge Companions
The Routledge Companion to Butoh Performance provides a comprehensive introduction to and analysis of the global art form butoh.Originating in Japan in the 1960s, butoh was a major innovation in twentieth century dance and performance, and it continues to shape-shift around the world. Taking inspiration from the Japanese avant-garde, Surrealism, Happenings, and authors such as Genet and Artaud, ... Read more

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The Routledge Companion to Butoh Performance provides a comprehensive introduction to and analysis of the global art form butoh.Originating in Japan in the 1960s, butoh was a major innovation in twentieth century dance and performance, and it continues to shape-shift around the world. Taking inspiration from the Japanese avant-garde, Surrealism, Happenings, and authors such as Genet and Artaud,
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Pina Bausch

by Royd Climenhaga ...

Series series Routledge Performance Practitioners
This newly-updated second edition explores Pina Bausch’s work and methods by combining interviews, first-hand accounts, and practical exercises from her developmental process for students of both dance and theatre. This comprehensive overview of her work offers new and exciting insight into the theatrical approach of a singular performance practitioner.This is an essential introduction to the life ... Read more

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This newly-updated second edition explores Pina Bausch’s work and methods by combining interviews, first-hand accounts, and practical exercises from her developmental process for students of both dance and theatre. This comprehensive overview of her work offers new and exciting insight into the theatrical approach of a singular performance practitioner.This is an essential introduction to the life
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Leaping into Dance Literacy through the Language of Dance®

by Teresa Heiland ...

The main aim of this book is to present the theory and purpose underpinning the approaches to dance literacy as explored by the Language of Dance® community in the USA and UK. Through their teacher training programs, they are changing the face of dance-based dance literacy using motif notation.Through their teacher training programs, they are changing the face of dance-based dance literacy using ... Read more

$138.99 AUD

The main aim of this book is to present the theory and purpose underpinning the approaches to dance literacy as explored by the Language of Dance® community in the USA and UK. Through their teacher training programs, they are changing the face of dance-based dance literacy using motif notation.Through their teacher training programs, they are changing the face of dance-based dance literacy using
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La distancia entre la palabra y el movimiento

by Sabrina Castillo Galluser ...

Esta colección de ensayos presenta un registro de los procesos intelectuales y creativos que han acompañado a la autora a lo largo de su quehacer como coreógrafa, en complemento con su formación en las ciencias naturales y la filosofía. El hilo conductor de los artículos es el cuerpo concebido como lugar de enunciación y preocupación fenomenológica, capturado a través de las fotografías de la ... Read more

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Esta colección de ensayos presenta un registro de los procesos intelectuales y creativos que han acompañado a la autora a lo largo de su quehacer como coreógrafa, en complemento con su formación en las ciencias naturales y la filosofía. El hilo conductor de los artículos es el cuerpo concebido como lugar de enunciación y preocupación fenomenológica, capturado a través de las fotografías de la
... Read more
Valuing Dance

Commodities and Gifts in Motion

by Susan Leigh Foster ...

Because dance materializes through and for people, because we learn to dance from others and often present dance to others, the moment of its transmission is one of dance's central and defining features. Valuing Dance looks at the occasion when dancing passes from one person to another as an act of exchange, one that is redolent with symbolic meanings, including those associated with its history ... Read more

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Because dance materializes through and for people, because we learn to dance from others and often present dance to others, the moment of its transmission is one of dance's central and defining features. Valuing Dance looks at the occasion when dancing passes from one person to another as an act of exchange, one that is redolent with symbolic meanings, including those associated with its history
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The Art of Movement

Rudolf Laban’s Unpublished Writings

Edited by Dick Mccaw ...

The Art of Movement: Rudolf Laban’s Unpublished Writings offers new perspectives on the thinking and practice of Rudolf Laban – one of the pioneers of modern European dance and movement analysis.A wealth of Laban’s previously untranslated writings broadens our understanding of his work through new perspectives on his thinking and practice. Alongside these key primary sources, interviews with Laban ... Read more

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The Art of Movement: Rudolf Laban’s Unpublished Writings offers new perspectives on the thinking and practice of Rudolf Laban – one of the pioneers of modern European dance and movement analysis.A wealth of Laban’s previously untranslated writings broadens our understanding of his work through new perspectives on his thinking and practice. Alongside these key primary sources, interviews with Laban
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Meditative Dance Theatre in Contemporary Taiwan

U-Theatre, Legend Lin Dance Theatre, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre and the Eastern Body Aesthetics

by Izabella Łabędzka ...

Series series Routledge Research on Taiwan Series
This book explores the most unique contemporary forms of Taiwanese dance theatre and the theatre of movement created by renowned choreographers whose productions are committed to the Eastern body aesthetics (dongfang shentiguan).By examining the shared backgrounds of the creators of these forms of contemporary dance theatre, the book reveals how native traditions have inspired the formation of ... Read more

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This book explores the most unique contemporary forms of Taiwanese dance theatre and the theatre of movement created by renowned choreographers whose productions are committed to the Eastern body aesthetics (dongfang shentiguan).By examining the shared backgrounds of the creators of these forms of contemporary dance theatre, the book reveals how native traditions have inspired the formation of
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Nahaufnahme Sasha Waltz

Gespräche mit Michaela Schlagenwerth

by Sasha Waltz, Michaela Schlagenwerth ...

Series series Nahaufnahme
Sasha Waltz gehört zu den bedeutendsten internationalen Tanztheater-Choreographinnen. In ausführlichen Gesprächen erkundet die Tanzkritikerin Michaela Schlagenwerth die künstlerische Arbeit der Choreographin und Regisseurin. Die Interviews geben dabei einen persönlichen Einblick in das Familienunternehmen Sasha Waltz, in Arbeitsprozesse, Herangehensweisen und Phantasien. Gleichzeitig entspannt ... Read more

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Sasha Waltz gehört zu den bedeutendsten internationalen Tanztheater-Choreographinnen. In ausführlichen Gesprächen erkundet die Tanzkritikerin Michaela Schlagenwerth die künstlerische Arbeit der Choreographin und Regisseurin. Die Interviews geben dabei einen persönlichen Einblick in das Familienunternehmen Sasha Waltz, in Arbeitsprozesse, Herangehensweisen und Phantasien. Gleichzeitig entspannt
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Through the Prism of the Senses

Mediation and New Realities of the Body in Contemporary Performance. Technology, Cognition and Emergent Research-Creation Methodologies

by Isabelle Choinière, Enrico Pitozzi, Andrea Davidson, Derrick de Kerckhove ...

Translated by Andrea Davidson ...

Over the past decades, a fundamental epistemological shift has transformed notions of performativity and representation in the arts under the influence of new technologies. Mediation has challenged both spectators’ and performers’ conventions of corporeality, embodiment, cognition and perception. Centring on contemporary synaesthetic and multimodal works, Through the Prism of the Senses examines ... Read more

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Over the past decades, a fundamental epistemological shift has transformed notions of performativity and representation in the arts under the influence of new technologies. Mediation has challenged both spectators’ and performers’ conventions of corporeality, embodiment, cognition and perception. Centring on contemporary synaesthetic and multimodal works, Through the Prism of the Senses examines
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The Golden Game

by King Poet ...

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Arts World, prepare yourselves for an unparalleled journey of intellect, creativity, strategy, and cultural authenticity. "The Golden Game: A Magnum Opus of Opera, Analysis, and Contest" is not just a book; it is a groundbreaking odyssey crafted for the true connoisseurs of art, dance, poetry, music, theater, performance, literature, and chess.Prepare to be enthralled ... Read more

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Ladies and Gentlemen of the Arts World, prepare yourselves for an unparalleled journey of intellect, creativity, strategy, and cultural authenticity. "The Golden Game: A Magnum Opus of Opera, Analysis, and Contest" is not just a book; it is a groundbreaking odyssey crafted for the true connoisseurs of art, dance, poetry, music, theater, performance, literature, and chess.Prepare to be enthralled
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Fifty Contemporary Choreographers

Edited by Jo Butterworth, Lorna Sanders ...

Series series Routledge Key Guides
Fifty Contemporary Choreographers is a unique and authoritative guide to the lives and work of prominent living contemporary choreographers; this third edition includes many new names in the field of choreography.Representing a wide range of dance genres and styles, each entry locates the individual in the context of contemporary dance and explores their impact. Those studied include:Kyle Abraham ... Read more

$70.99 AUD

Fifty Contemporary Choreographers is a unique and authoritative guide to the lives and work of prominent living contemporary choreographers; this third edition includes many new names in the field of choreography.Representing a wide range of dance genres and styles, each entry locates the individual in the context of contemporary dance and explores their impact. Those studied include:Kyle Abraham
... Read more
The Pina Bausch Sourcebook

The Making of Tanztheater

Edited by Royd Climenhaga ...

Pina Bausch’s work has had tremendous impact across the spectrum of late twentieth-century performance practice, helping to redefine the possibilities of what both dance and theater can be. This edited collection presents a compendium of source material and contextual essays that examine Pina Bausch's history, practice and legacy, and the development of Tanztheater as a new form, with sections ... Read more

$113.99 AUD

Pina Bausch’s work has had tremendous impact across the spectrum of late twentieth-century performance practice, helping to redefine the possibilities of what both dance and theater can be. This edited collection presents a compendium of source material and contextual essays that examine Pina Bausch's history, practice and legacy, and the development of Tanztheater as a new form, with sections
... Read more
Dance and Light

The Partnership Between Choreography and Lighting Design

by Kevin Dreyer ...

Dance and Light examines the interconnected relationship between movement and design, the fluid partnership that exists between the two disciplines, and the approaches that designers can take to enhance dance performances through lighting design.The book demystifies lighting for the dancer and helps designers understand how the dancer/choreographer thinks about their art form, providing insight ... Read more

$86.99 AUD

Dance and Light examines the interconnected relationship between movement and design, the fluid partnership that exists between the two disciplines, and the approaches that designers can take to enhance dance performances through lighting design.The book demystifies lighting for the dancer and helps designers understand how the dancer/choreographer thinks about their art form, providing insight
... Read more
The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Ballet

Edited by Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel, Jill Nunes Jensen ...

Series series Oxford Handbooks
In distinction to many extant histories of ballet, The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Ballet prioritizes connections between ballet communities as it interweaves chapters by scholars, critics, choreographers, and working professional dancers. The book looks at the many ways ballet functions as a global practice in the 21st century, providing new perspectives on ballet's past, present, and future. ... Read more

$293.99 AUD

In distinction to many extant histories of ballet, The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Ballet prioritizes connections between ballet communities as it interweaves chapters by scholars, critics, choreographers, and working professional dancers. The book looks at the many ways ballet functions as a global practice in the 21st century, providing new perspectives on ballet's past, present, and future.
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Pina de Wim Wenders

Les Fiches Cinéma d'Universalis

by Encyclopaedia Universalis ...

Une fiche de référence sur Pina, un chef-d'oeuvre de Wim Wenders.Cela faisait des années que Wim Wenders rêvait de filmer la danse de Pina Bausch. Depuis un soir de 1985 où Café Müller, spectacle phare donné au Teatro La Fenice de Venise, a provoqué en lui un choc : « Je n'en croyais pas mes yeux. En quarante minutes, cette femme, Pina Bausch, m'a montré plus de choses que j'avais jamais ressenti ... Read more

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Une fiche de référence sur Pina, un chef-d'oeuvre de Wim Wenders.Cela faisait des années que Wim Wenders rêvait de filmer la danse de Pina Bausch. Depuis un soir de 1985 où Café Müller, spectacle phare donné au Teatro La Fenice de Venise, a provoqué en lui un choc : « Je n'en croyais pas mes yeux. En quarante minutes, cette femme, Pina Bausch, m'a montré plus de choses que j'avais jamais ressenti
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