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Martha Graham

When Dance Became Modern

par Neil Baldwin ...

A major biography—the first in three decades—of one of the most important artistic forces of the twentieth century, the legendary American dancer and choreographer who upended dance, propelling the art form into the modern age, and whose profound and pioneering influence is still being felt today.**"Brings together all the elements of Graham’s colorful life...with wit, verve, critical discernment, ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

A major biography—the first in three decades—of one of the most important artistic forces of the twentieth century, the legendary American dancer and choreographer who upended dance, propelling the art form into the modern age, and whose profound and pioneering influence is still being felt today.**"Brings together all the elements of Graham’s colorful life...with wit, verve, critical discernment,
... En savoir plus
Bottom of the Pyramid

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

par 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 ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD

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
... En savoir plus
This Far

My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light

par Allison Holker ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“A celebration of the healing power of family and dance, Holker’s memoir shows how to heal from tragedy without wrapping everything up in a neat bow.” – Library JournalIn this candid and emotional memoir, Allison Holker opens up about her incredible dance career, her relationship with Stephen “tWitch” Boss, and the resilience that has carried her forward after his death ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“A celebration of the healing power of family and dance, Holker’s memoir shows how to heal from tragedy without wrapping everything up in a neat bow.” – Library JournalIn this candid and emotional memoir, Allison Holker opens up about her incredible dance career, her relationship with Stephen “tWitch” Boss, and the resilience that has carried her forward after his death
... En savoir plus
Beautiful Dancing

Livre lesbien, Roman lesbien

par Mélina Dicci, Homoromance Éditions – Romans Lesbiens ...

► Résumé : Après une rupture difficile, Jude une jeune femme discrète, voit son quotidien basculer lorsque sa mère l’inscrit de force à Beautiful Dancing, un concours télévisé. Problème, Jude n’a jamais dansé de sa vie. Propulsée aux côtés de Meghan Bradley, danseuse étoilée et adulée, elle devra se surpasser et sortir de sa zone de confort. Entre l’exigence de Meghan et la maladresse de Jude, ... En savoir plus

$15.99 CAD

► Résumé : Après une rupture difficile, Jude une jeune femme discrète, voit son quotidien basculer lorsque sa mère l’inscrit de force à Beautiful Dancing, un concours télévisé. Problème, Jude n’a jamais dansé de sa vie. Propulsée aux côtés de Meghan Bradley, danseuse étoilée et adulée, elle devra se surpasser et sortir de sa zone de confort. Entre l’exigence de Meghan et la maladresse de Jude,
... En savoir plus
Une nuit avec toi (Livre lesbien, roman lesbien) Roman lesbien Boss - Employée et slow burn

par Kyrian Malone, Livre Lesbien - Steditions ...

Collections series Roman lesbien
Sa patronne tient un club de danseuses... et elle va danser pour elle !Danielle Reevers connaît les projecteurs, la musique enivrante et les regards qui la déshabillent avant même qu’elle ne monte sur scène. Danseuse talentueuse dans un club de Los Angeles, elle jongle entre sa passion, ses responsabilités de mère célibataire et une vie qui semble lui échapper. Mais sa rencontre explosive avec ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

Sa patronne tient un club de danseuses... et elle va danser pour elle !Danielle Reevers connaît les projecteurs, la musique enivrante et les regards qui la déshabillent avant même qu’elle ne monte sur scène. Danseuse talentueuse dans un club de Los Angeles, elle jongle entre sa passion, ses responsabilités de mère célibataire et une vie qui semble lui échapper. Mais sa rencontre explosive avec
... En savoir plus
Tango

The Art History of Love (With a Foreword by David Byrne)

par Robert Farris Thompson ...

In this generously illustrated book, world-renowned Yale art historian Robert Farris Thompson gives us the definitive account of tango, "the fabulous dance of the past hundred years–and the most beautiful, in the opinion of Martha Graham.”Thompson traces tango’s evolution in the nineteenth century under European, Andalusian-Gaucho, and African influences through its representations by Hollywood ... En savoir plus

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In this generously illustrated book, world-renowned Yale art historian Robert Farris Thompson gives us the definitive account of tango, "the fabulous dance of the past hundred years–and the most beautiful, in the opinion of Martha Graham.”Thompson traces tango’s evolution in the nineteenth century under European, Andalusian-Gaucho, and African influences through its representations by Hollywood
... En savoir plus
Michael Jackson: In Search of Neverland

par Gloria Rhoads Berlin ...

Gloria Rhoads Berlin and her intimate account of how she and Son Will helped Michael find his slice of Heaven in the Private Valley Estate known as Neverland. Gloria co-created with son Will the Michael Jackson Worldwide Fan ClubThis is the Never-told before True Life StoryFrom there Private JourneysGloria and son Will had with they're great fun friend Michael Jackson,Fromm finding his Dream ... En savoir plus

$24.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

Gloria Rhoads Berlin and her intimate account of how she and Son Will helped Michael find his slice of Heaven in the Private Valley Estate known as Neverland. Gloria co-created with son Will the Michael Jackson Worldwide Fan ClubThis is the Never-told before True Life StoryFrom there Private JourneysGloria and son Will had with they're great fun friend Michael Jackson,Fromm finding his Dream
... En savoir plus
George Balanchine

The Ballet Maker

par Robert Gottlieb ...

Collections Livre 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 ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

"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
... En savoir plus
Dark Matter in Breaking Cyphers

The Life of Africanist Aesthetics in Global Hip Hop

par Imani Kai Johnson ...

The dance circle (called the cypher) is a common signifier of breaking culture, known more for its spectacular moves than as a ritual practice with foundations in Africanist aesthetics. Yet those foundations—evident in expressive qualities like call and response, the aural kinesthetic, the imperative to be original, and more—are essential to cyphering's enduring presence on the global stage. What ... En savoir plus

$35.99 CAD

The dance circle (called the cypher) is a common signifier of breaking culture, known more for its spectacular moves than as a ritual practice with foundations in Africanist aesthetics. Yet those foundations—evident in expressive qualities like call and response, the aural kinesthetic, the imperative to be original, and more—are essential to cyphering's enduring presence on the global stage. What
... En savoir plus
The Moving Body (Le Corps Poétique)

Teaching Creative Theatre

par Jacques Lecoq ...

Traduit par David Bradby ...

Collections series Theatre Makers
'In life, I want students to be alive and on stage I want them to be artists' Jacques LecoqJacques Lecoq was one of the most inspirational theatre teachers of our age. In The Moving Body, he shares with us first-hand his unique philosophy of performance, improvisation, masks, movement and gesture, which together form one of the greatest influences on contemporary theatre.Neutral mask, character ... En savoir plus

$31.69 CAD

'In life, I want students to be alive and on stage I want them to be artists' Jacques LecoqJacques Lecoq was one of the most inspirational theatre teachers of our age. In The Moving Body, he shares with us first-hand his unique philosophy of performance, improvisation, masks, movement and gesture, which together form one of the greatest influences on contemporary theatre.Neutral mask, character
... En savoir plus
On Site

Methods for Site-Specific Performance Creation

par Stephan Koplowitz ...

On Site: Methods for Site-Specific Performance Creation is a practical book for artists and students at all levels who create or are learning to create making sited dance works. Author Stephan Koplowitz covers specific, hands-on strategies for an array of issues to consider before, during, and after embarking upon a project, including site selection, procuring permits, designing the audience ... En savoir plus

$40.79 CAD

On Site: Methods for Site-Specific Performance Creation is a practical book for artists and students at all levels who create or are learning to create making sited dance works. Author Stephan Koplowitz covers specific, hands-on strategies for an array of issues to consider before, during, and after embarking upon a project, including site selection, procuring permits, designing the audience
... En savoir plus
The Planetary Gestures in Eurythmy

par Werner Barfod ...

Traduit par Sally Lake-Edwards ...

Celebrated eurythmist Werner Barfod details the seven planetary gestures in eurythmy and outlines how each expresses a different relationship of the human being to the world.Eurythmy is an art form that makes sounds visible through movement. As well as gestures for speech and music, eurythmy also incorporates gestures that relate to the stars and the planets, as indicated by Rudolf Steiner.In this ... En savoir plus

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Celebrated eurythmist Werner Barfod details the seven planetary gestures in eurythmy and outlines how each expresses a different relationship of the human being to the world.Eurythmy is an art form that makes sounds visible through movement. As well as gestures for speech and music, eurythmy also incorporates gestures that relate to the stars and the planets, as indicated by Rudolf Steiner.In this
... En savoir plus
Dancefilm

Choreography and the Moving Image

par Erin Brannigan ...

Dancefilm: Choreography and the Moving Image examines the choreographic in cinema - the way choreographic elements inform cinematic operations in dancefilm. It traces the history of the form from some of its earliest manifestations in the silent film era, through the historic avant-garde, musicals and music videos to contemporary experimental short dancefilms. In so doing it also examines some of ... En savoir plus

$43.19 CAD

Dancefilm: Choreography and the Moving Image examines the choreographic in cinema - the way choreographic elements inform cinematic operations in dancefilm. It traces the history of the form from some of its earliest manifestations in the silent film era, through the historic avant-garde, musicals and music videos to contemporary experimental short dancefilms. In so doing it also examines some of
... En savoir plus
Body of a Dancer

par Renee D'Aoust ...

"A remarkably clear-eyed descent into New York's surreal world of modern dance peopled by the obsessed, dispossessed, sexy, suicidal, brutal, broke, and absurd."-Lance Olsen, author of Nietzsche's KissesThe award-winning writer Renée E. D'Aoust draws from her experiences as a modern dancer in New York during the nineties. Her luminous prose spotlights this passionate, often brutal world. Trained ... En savoir plus

$15.99 CAD

"A remarkably clear-eyed descent into New York's surreal world of modern dance peopled by the obsessed, dispossessed, sexy, suicidal, brutal, broke, and absurd."-Lance Olsen, author of Nietzsche's KissesThe award-winning writer Renée E. D'Aoust draws from her experiences as a modern dancer in New York during the nineties. Her luminous prose spotlights this passionate, often brutal world. Trained
... En savoir plus
Pilobolus

A Story of Dance and Life

par Robert Pranzatelli ...

The dynamic history of the innovative, beloved, and critically acclaimed dance theater company, with revelatory behind-the-scenes details of its creators and significant worksThe ingeniously innovative and enduringly popular American dance theatre company Pilobolus has helped redefine, remix, and rejuvenate the essence of dance with its eclectic sensibility and daring athleticism. Now, for the ... En savoir plus

$20.79 CAD

The dynamic history of the innovative, beloved, and critically acclaimed dance theater company, with revelatory behind-the-scenes details of its creators and significant worksThe ingeniously innovative and enduringly popular American dance theatre company Pilobolus has helped redefine, remix, and rejuvenate the essence of dance with its eclectic sensibility and daring athleticism. Now, for the
... En savoir plus
The Greatest Pianists of All Time: Top 100

par alex trostanetskiy ...

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through The Greatest Pianists of All Time: Top 100, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating The Greatest Pianists of All Time: Top 100 did not happen quickly. It is thorough look at accuracy and ... En savoir plus

$3.96 CAD

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through The Greatest Pianists of All Time: Top 100, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating The Greatest Pianists of All Time: Top 100 did not happen quickly. It is thorough look at accuracy and
... En savoir plus
Facts and Fancies

Essays Written Mostly for Fun

par Paul Taylor ...

Witty and whimsical writings about the dance of life by the legendary choreographer.This wonderful new book by one of the preeminent dancers and choreographers consists of a range of pieces of fact and fiction that run from thoughts on friendliness and country living to animosity and city life. Taylor's first book since his autobiography ( Private Domain, 1995, Alfred A. Knopf) is a romp through ... En savoir plus

$17.59 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

Witty and whimsical writings about the dance of life by the legendary choreographer.This wonderful new book by one of the preeminent dancers and choreographers consists of a range of pieces of fact and fiction that run from thoughts on friendliness and country living to animosity and city life. Taylor's first book since his autobiography ( Private Domain, 1995, Alfred A. Knopf) is a romp through
... En savoir plus
Corps (in)croyables

Pratiques amateur en danse contemporaine

Modifié par Michel Briand ...

La figure de l'« amateur » est multiple, voire contradictoire. Elle intensifie et trouble les notions de travail, de création et de transmission, d'expertise et d'expérience. Elle déplace et transforme les normes et les catégories esthétiques, éthiques, politiques, qui sont à l'œuvre dans le spectacle et dans la pratique de la danse contemporaine. Des chœurs de mouvement aux expérimentations les ... En savoir plus

$12.99 CAD

La figure de l'« amateur » est multiple, voire contradictoire. Elle intensifie et trouble les notions de travail, de création et de transmission, d'expertise et d'expérience. Elle déplace et transforme les normes et les catégories esthétiques, éthiques, politiques, qui sont à l'œuvre dans le spectacle et dans la pratique de la danse contemporaine. Des chœurs de mouvement aux expérimentations les
... En savoir plus
The Anatomy of Art

Unlocking the Creative Process for Theater and Dance

par Alexandra Beller, Ms Marisa Tomei ...

The Anatomy of Art is a field guide for artists working in dance, theatre and performance.Twelve interrelated drivers of the creative process – including Time, Space, Relationship, Meaning, and Context & Culture – form a working map for inquiry.Through more than 1,000 questions, scores and frameworks, the book activates rehearsal, teaching and performance, keeping choice alive in the body.The book ... En savoir plus

$43.19 CAD

The Anatomy of Art is a field guide for artists working in dance, theatre and performance.Twelve interrelated drivers of the creative process – including Time, Space, Relationship, Meaning, and Context & Culture – form a working map for inquiry.Through more than 1,000 questions, scores and frameworks, the book activates rehearsal, teaching and performance, keeping choice alive in the body.The book
... En savoir plus
Martha Graham in Love and War

The Life in the Work

par Mark Franko ...

Often called the Picasso, Stravinsky, or Frank Lloyd Wright of the dance world, Martha Graham revolutionized ballet stages across the globe. Using newly discovered archival sources, award-winning choreographer and dance historian Mark Franko reframes Graham's most famous creations, those from the World War II era, by restoring their rich historical and personal context. Graham matured as an artist ... En savoir plus

$29.59 CAD

Often called the Picasso, Stravinsky, or Frank Lloyd Wright of the dance world, Martha Graham revolutionized ballet stages across the globe. Using newly discovered archival sources, award-winning choreographer and dance historian Mark Franko reframes Graham's most famous creations, those from the World War II era, by restoring their rich historical and personal context. Graham matured as an artist
... En savoir plus
Beginning Modern Dance

par Miriam Giguere ...

Beginning Modern Dance introduces undergraduate and high school students to modern dance as a performing art through participation, appreciation, and academic study in a dance technique course.In the book, 50 photos with concise descriptions support students in learning beginning modern dance technique and in creating short choreographic or improvisational studies. For those new to modern dance, ... En savoir plus

$38.79 CAD

Beginning Modern Dance introduces undergraduate and high school students to modern dance as a performing art through participation, appreciation, and academic study in a dance technique course.In the book, 50 photos with concise descriptions support students in learning beginning modern dance technique and in creating short choreographic or improvisational studies. For those new to modern dance,
... En savoir plus
Dancing Revelations

Alvin Ailey's Embodiment of African American Culture

par Thomas F. DeFrantz ...

In the early 1960s, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater was a small, multi-racial company of dancers that performed the works of its founding choreographer and other emerging artists. By the late 1960s, the company had become a well-known African American artistic group closely tied to the Civil Rights struggle. In Dancing Revelations, Thomas DeFrantz chronicles the troupe's journey from a ... En savoir plus

$43.99 CAD

In the early 1960s, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater was a small, multi-racial company of dancers that performed the works of its founding choreographer and other emerging artists. By the late 1960s, the company had become a well-known African American artistic group closely tied to the Civil Rights struggle. In Dancing Revelations, Thomas DeFrantz chronicles the troupe's journey from a
... En savoir plus
Looking at Contemporary Dance

A Guide for the Internet Age

par Marc Raymond Strauss, Myron Howard Nadel ...

With a focus on dance innovation from the late 19th century to the present, this history provides dance students with accessible information on the major contributors to the art. Organized chronologically by the decades in which innovators were born or dance organizations were founded, the study shows the similarities and generational character that arise from shared influence. Rather than ... En savoir plus

$27.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

With a focus on dance innovation from the late 19th century to the present, this history provides dance students with accessible information on the major contributors to the art. Organized chronologically by the decades in which innovators were born or dance organizations were founded, the study shows the similarities and generational character that arise from shared influence. Rather than
... En savoir plus
Gesture of Awareness

A Radical Approach to Time, Space, and Movement

par Charles Genoud ...

From a major mind of Buddhism today comes this unique philosophical work, which hearkens back to the classical verse-form, but in a modern voice that speaks directly to the twenty-first century reader and practitioner.Gesture of Awareness involves a fascinating philosophical exploration of time, space, and movement but at the same time is a manual for an embodied "practice of exploration."Genoud ... En savoir plus

$15.99 CAD

From a major mind of Buddhism today comes this unique philosophical work, which hearkens back to the classical verse-form, but in a modern voice that speaks directly to the twenty-first century reader and practitioner.Gesture of Awareness involves a fascinating philosophical exploration of time, space, and movement but at the same time is a manual for an embodied "practice of exploration."Genoud
... En savoir plus

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