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  • El Carnaval de Cádiz

    Un giornalismo cantato

    by Anna Cristini ...
    Series Book 1 - Bookmoon Saggi
    Il carnevale di Cadice è un carnevale diverso da qualsiasi altro: qualcuno afferma che è una prova generale della rivoluzione. A tutti gli effetti è una forma di comunicazione di massa irriverente, politicamente scorretta, e allo stesso tempo efficace e amata dal popolo. Racchiude più di un secolo di storia, nella cornice della bella città andalusa, e Anna Cristini in questo saggio la racconta da ... Read more

    3,99 €

  • Creating Our Own

    Folklore, Performance, and Identity in Cuzco, Peru

    by Zoila S. Mendoza ...
    In Creating Our Own, anthropologist Zoila S. Mendoza explores the early-twentieth-century development of the “folkloric arts”—particularly music, dance, and drama—in Cuzco, Peru, revealing the central role that these expressive practices played in shaping ethnic and regional identities. Mendoza argues that the folkloric productions emerging in Cuzco in the early twentieth century were integral to, ... Read more

    22,46 €

  • La Bible du Salsero

    Des danses afro-cubaines à la Salsa moderne : Histoire et guide des pratiques.

    by Timothé Fournier ...
    Depuis les années 90, les soirées Salsa abondent et inondent l’Europe ; dans les bars latino, les clubs, dans les salles de bals et les salons dansants, les Salseros sont partout ; la communauté n'a cessé de grandir, tissant sa toile parmi les nombreuses danses sociales que sont le Rock, le Tango, le Swing, la Kizomba, la Bachata.. Mais d’où vient-elle ? Qui sont ses acteurs, ses fameux Salseros ? ... Read more

    13,99 €

  • The Evergreen Legends of Kerala

    by Sreekumari Ramachandran ...
    Discover the heart of Kerala through stories that pulse with life and history. This book invites you to explore the world of sorcerers, warriors, and poets, where myth and reality intertwine. From the ancient gateway of Malabar to the vibrant communities that shaped its culture, these tales reveal the depth of Kerala’s heritage. Meet the figures behind the legends, delve into the histories that ... Read more

    3,74 €

  • Les rituels sacrés (Theyyams) au pays des dieux

    Les rituels sacrés (Theyyams)

    by Saji Madapat, Tiger Rider ...
    Translated by Claire RC ...
    Ce livreest la mémoire écrite d'une culture oubliée et des communautés qui l'entourent. Le Theyyam est une forme d'art rituel dravidien du Kerala, en Inde - le pays des dieux. Il donne des informations détaillées à propos du Theyyam, propose de magnifiques images et des centaines d'histoires.Nous le dédions aux artistes de Theyyam, les véritables dieux du peuple, par le peuple et pour le peuple ... Read more

    10,06 €

  • El Tango Milonguero,un abrazo kinestesico

    by Sergio López ...
    ¿Qué sucede realmente en la profundidad de un abrazo milonguero? Más allá de los pasos y la música, existe un código invisible que permite que dos cuerpos se conviertan en una sola unidad de movimiento.En esta obra, Sergio López —milonguero,abogado e investigador del tango— propone un enfoque revolucionario sobre la danza social del Río de la Plata. Despojado de artificios escénicos, el autor se ... Read more

    8,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 嘉绒跳锅庄：墨尔多神山下的舞蹈、仪式与族群表述

    by 李菲著 ...
    墨尔多神山脚下，大小金川蜿蜒流淌于嘉绒藏地。在这片古老的土地上，有甲居神秘的“玛尼”，梭坡、中路欢舞的“卓”和巴底、太平桥神圣庄严的“达勒嘎”……这些鲜活的地方性族群传统与世所熟知的汉语名词“跳锅庄”，不仅是民俗学“我称”与“他称”的区别，也不能被轻率地理解为“类比性总称”与“个别专名”的类属关系，它们之间的不同是根本性的，是一个名为“嘉绒”的共同体在神圣与世俗之间践行的一套族群文化表述模式：在以“歌”与“舞”为表征的身体实践系统中，可以联结起嘉绒的历史记忆与当下现实，分辨出“我”与“他”的异与同、远与近。对于嘉绒人来说，“跳锅庄”不是游客“凝视”下的文化展演品，而是关乎其如何理解、表达传统与自我，如何在社会进程的实践情境中调整认同，从过去走向未来的根本方式之一。 ... Read more

    14,61 €

  • Creativity: Find Your Stride POWER OF COMMITMENT 2

    by Morwenna Assaf ...
    Series series Creativity: POWER OF COMMITMENT
    This is the second book in the series Creativity: Power of Commitment. This is a book of daily exercises at an Elementary level that takes 3 months. Be as creative as you can. Ideas for that creativity and also how to not get overwhelmed with the belly dance scene. Lot's of business ideas too. Take your business to its fullest and let your passion for the dance shine. ... Read more

    2,67 €

  • Cantos y danzas populares de Europa

    by Giuseppe Presti, Nicoletta Romanelli ...
    De la misma forma que la fotografía captura un paisaje, un monumento o un traje regional, también la música puede recoger el sentir de un pueblo, un país, o una cultura la música nos habla a todos con su lenguaje universal y nos habla de todos con intensidad, transmitiéndonos la esencia de cada país: alemania, austria, españa, francia, holanda, irlanda, italia… leyendo este libro y escuchando su ... Read more

    7,30 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Danzas, Bailes y Costumbres del Litoral Argentino

    by Claudia L. García, Enrique A. Piñeyro ...
    "Danzas, Bailes y Costumbres del Litoral argentino" es un viaje profundo por las manifestaciones populares en el noreste argentino. Con una mirada crítica y apasionada, Claudia García y Enrique Piñeyro exploran el origen, evolución y sentido de danzas como el chamamé, la charanda y el tanguito montielero. La obra entrelaza historia, música, relatos y vestimentas, rescatando la voz de las ... Read more

    8,99 €

  • கடவுளின் சொந்த தேசத்தின் கடவுள்கள்

    by Saji Madapat, Tiger Rider, EPM Mavericks ...
    'கடவுளின் சொந்த தேசத்தின் கடவுள்கள்' மறக்கப்பட்ட கலாச்சாரத்தையும் அதைச் சுற்றியுள்ள சமூகங்களையும் நினைவூட்டுகிறது. தெய்யம் என்பது இந்திய மாநிலமான, கடவுளின் சொந்த தேசம் எனப்போற்றப்படும் கேரளாவின் திராவிட சடங்குடன் இணைந்த கலை வடிவம். அழகிய படங்களோடும் , நூற்றுக்கணக்கான கதைகளோடும் தெய்யம் பற்றிய விரிவான தகவல்களை இந்நூல் வழங்குகிறது. "மக்களின், மக்களால், மக்களுக்காக" என்பதற்கேற்ப, உண்மையான கடவுள்களான ... Read more

    5,29 €

  • Passion and Elegance

    How Flamenco and Classical Ballet Met at the Ballets Russes

    by Barbara File Marangon ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
    This book commences with the history of Indian, Egyptian, Arab, and flamenco dance, then compares and contrasts the history of both classical ballet and flamenco.The book outlines the early roots of flamenco in India, and the journey of the Romani through the Middle East and Europe up to their final destination in Spain. Alongside this, the history of classical ballet is detailed from its ... Read more

    29,21 €

  • Encountering Disability and Citizenship through Contemporary Dance in Africa

    by Yvette Hutchison, Lliane Loots ...
    Series series Routledge Series in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Theatre and Performance
    This book offers a compelling intersectional exploration of how disability is understood in relation to citizenship and global critical disability studies across diverse African cultures.It delves into the transformative power of integrated dance as a medium to challenge and reshape dominant social attitudes toward disability. Through detailed case studies of Dance into Space (Kenya), FLATFOOT and ... Read more

    Free

  • Academic Approach to Arabic Dance

    Academic Approach to Arabic Dance, #1

    by Morwenna Assaf ...
    Series Book 1 - Academic Approach to Arabic Dance
    For belly dancers who want to teach. Academic Approach to Arabic Dance: Middle Eastern also called Arabic Style/Belly Dance is a misunderstood form that deserves the respect recognition equal to that given to that given other ethnic and classical dance forms. This book is aimed at the instructors of the dance as we hope the teachers are educated and knowledgeable enough. It is for those who feel ... Read more

    4,74 €

  • The Routledge Companion to Performance-Related Concepts in Non-European Languages

    Edited by Erika Fischer-Lichte, Torsten Jost, Astrid Schenka ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
    Investigating more than 70 key concepts relating to the performing arts in more than six non-European languages, this volume provides a groundbreaking research tool and one-of-a-kind reference source for theatre, performance and dance studies worldwide.The Companion features in-depth explorations of and expert introductions to a select number of performance-related key concepts in Arabic, Chinese, ... Read more

    65,74 €

  • The Greatest Female Drummers of All Time: Top 100

    by alex trostanetskiy ...
    Are you looking for a journey that will take you through The Greatest Female Drummers 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 Female Drummers of All Time: Top 100 did not happen quickly. It is thorough look ... Read more

    3,00 €

  • Their Majesty

    Drag Performance and Queer Communities in London

    by Joe Parslow ...
    Series series Routledge Series in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Theatre and Performance
    This book explores drag performance in London since 2009 via the pubs, bars and clubs that make LGBTQ+ communities thrive.It studies the complex relationship between drag performance, LGBTQ+ venues and queer communities. In exploring drag performance, the book develops a greater understanding of the connection between drag performance and queer communities, in particular exploring how drag might ... Read more

    56,00 €

  • Creativity: Find Your Stride

    Creativity: Power of Commitment, #2

    by Morwenna Assaf ...
    Series Book 2 - Creativity: Power of Commitment
    This is the second book in the series Creativity: Power of Commitment. This is a book of daily exercises at an Intermediate level that takes 3 months. Be as creative as you can. Ideas for that creativity and also how to not get overwhelmed with the belly dance scene. Lots of business ideas are here too. Take your business to its fullest and let your passion for the dance shine.This book is written ... Read more

    2,37 €

  • Graceful Resistance

    How Capoeiristas Use Their Art for Activism and Community Engagement

    by Lauren Miller Griffith ...
    Series series Interp Culture New Millennium
    Capoeira began as a martial art developed by enslaved Afro-Brazilians. Today, the practice incorporates song, dance, acrobatics, and theatrical improvisation—and leads many participants into activism.Lauren Miller Griffith’s extensive participant observation with multiple capoeira groups informs her ethnography of capoeiristas--both individuals and groups--in the United States. Griffith follows ... Read more

    12,82 €

  • Creativity: Get Going

    Creativity: Power of Commitment, #1

    by Morwenna Assaf ...
    Series Book 1 - Creativity: Power of Commitment
    This is the first book in the series Creativity: Power of Commitment. This is a book of daily exercises at a Beginner level that takes 3 months. Be as creative as you can. Ideas for that creativity and also how to not get overwhelmed with the belly dance scene. Lots of business ideas are here too. Take your business to its fullest and let your passion for the dance shine.This book is written for ... Read more

    Free

  • Creativity: Establish Visibility

    Power of Commitment

    by Morwenna Assaf ...
    A book for anyone who earns a living or wants to earn a living as an artist, especially dance. Written in particular with ethnic dnce in mind and primarlily Arabic dance. This is the third book in the series Creativity: Power of Commitment. This is a book of daily exercises at an Intermediate level that takes 3 months. Be as creative as you can. Ideas for that creativity and also how to not get ... Read more

    2,67 €

  • An Illini Place

    Building the University of Illinois Campus

    by Lex Tate, John Franch ...
    Series series Folklore Studies in Multicultural World
    Why does the University of Illinois campus at Urbana-Champaign look as it does today? Drawing on a wealth of research and featuring more than one hundred color photographs, An Illini Place provides an engrossing and beautiful answer to that question. Lex Tate and John Franch trace the story of the university's evolution through its buildings. Oral histories, official reports, dedication programs, ... Read more

    10,27 €

  • Gaelic Cape Breton Step-Dancing

    An Historical and Ethnographic Perspective

    by John Gibson ...
    Series Book 43 - McGill-Queen's Studies in Ethnic History
    The step-dancing of the Scotch Gaels in Nova Scotia is the last living example of a form of dance that waned following the great emigrations to Canada that ended in 1845. The Scotch Gael has been reported as loving dance, but step-dancing in Scotland had all but disappeared by 1945. One must look to Gaelic Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, and Antigonish County, to find this tradition. Gaelic Cape Breton ... Read more

    52,46 €

  • Os Deuses do País de Deus

    THEYYAM

    by Saji Madapat, Tiger Rider, EPM Mavericks ...
    "The Gods of God's Own Country", traz memórias de uma cultura esquecida e das comunidades que a cercam. Theyyam é uma forma de arte ritual Dravidiana de Kerala, Índia - o próprio país de Deus. Este livro fornece informações detalhadas sobre Theyyam, belas imagens e centenas de histórias. Dedicamos este livro aos artistas Theyyam, os verdadeiros deuses "Do Povo, pelo Povo, para o Povo".O autor teve ... Read more

    5,29 €