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  • Tales of a Tiller Girl Part 1 of 3

    by Irene Holland ...
    A heart-warming nostalgia memoir from a member of the world famous dance troupe, The Tiller Girls. Based in London in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Irene’s story will transport readers back to a more innocent, simple way of life.This is the story of a little girl who loved to dance. Growing up in London in the 1930s, dancing was so much more to Irene than just a hobby. It was her escape and it took her ... Read more

    Free

  • Bloomsbury Ballerina

    Lydia Lopokova, Imperial Dancer and Mrs John Maynard Keynes

    by Judith Mackrell ...
    'Mackrell's enthralling biography restores Lydia Lopokova to her rightful position centre-stage' DAILY MAIL**'**Superb ... Mackrell, with her insider's knowledge of ballet and theatre, lovingly recreates Lydia's many worlds' GAY & LESBIAN REVIEW**'**A hugely entertaining and informative study of the Ballets Russes star' SPECTATORBorn in 1891 in St Petersburg, Lydia Lopokova lived a long and ... Read more

    ₹553.64

  • Mao's Last Dancer

    by Li Cunxin ...
    Raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China's Cultural Revolution, Li Cunxin's childhood revolved around the commune, his family and Chairman Mao's Little Red Book.Until, that is, Madame Mao's cultural delegates came in search of young peasants to study ballet at the academy in Beijing and he was thrust into a completely unfamiliar world.When a trip to Texas as part of a rare ... Read more

    ₹525.91

  • Celestial Bodies

    How to Look at Ballet

    by Laura Jacobs ...
    A distinguished dance critic offers an enchanting introduction to the art of balletAs much as we may enjoy Swan Lake or The Nutcracker, for many of us ballet is a foreign language. It communicates through movement, not words, and its history lies almost entirely abroad -- in Russia, Italy, and France. In Celestial Bodies, dance critic Laura Jacobs makes the foreign familiar, providing a lively, ... Read more

    ₹1,272.03

  • The Europeans

    Three Lives and the Making of a Cosmopolitan Culture

    by Orlando Figes ...
    'Magnificent. Beautifully written, immaculately researched and thoroughly absorbing from start to finish. A tour de force that explains how Europe's cultural life transformed during the course of the 19th century - and so much more' Peter FrankopanFrom the bestselling author of Natasha's Dance, The Europeans is richly enthralling, panoramic cultural history of nineteenth-century Europe, told ... Read more

    ₹525.91

  • The Faber Pocket Guide to Ballet

    by Luke Jennings, Deborah Bull ...
    The essential, easy-to-use classical ballet guide - spanning nearly two centuries of classical dance - with entries for more than eighty works from ballet companies around the world, from Giselle and Swan Lake to Cinderella and Steptext. This new edition has been revised to include new ballets by Wayne McGregor, Alexei Ratmansky and Christopher Wheeldon alongside classics by Tchaikovsky, Diaghilev ... Read more

    ₹479.42

  • The Everyday Dancer

    by Deborah Bull ...
    The Everyday Dancer is a new and honest account of the business of dancing from a writer with first hand experience of the profession. Structured around the daily schedule, The Everyday Dancer goes behind the velvet curtain, the gilt and the glamour to uncover the everyday realities of a career in dance. Starting out with the obligatory daily 'class', the book progresses through the repetition of ... Read more

    ₹479.42

  • Balletbasis

    Je Eerste Stap in de Wereld van Dans en Choreografie

    by Eka A.I. Salbei ...
    Translated by Eka A.I. Salbei ...
    Series Book 1 - ballet
    Bent u of is uw kind gefascineerd door de gracieuze wereld van het klassieke ballet? "Balletbasis: Je Eerste Stap in de Wereld van Dans en Choreografie" is een omvattend balletboek dat u begeleidt bij de eerste passen in deze kunstvorm. Dit boek, speciaal gericht op beginners, dient als een praktisch ballet lesboek en een bron van inspiratie.Ontdek hoe u de juiste balletschool kiest door criteria ... Read more

    ₹1,655.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

    ₹2,663.25

  • Der Ballett-Lehrbaum

    Effektives Lehren und Lernen im Ballett durch Körperwissen, Motivation, Selbstbehauptung und künstlerische Entwicklung

    by Mathias Ellmann ...
    Wie kann Ballett so gelehrt und gelernt werden, dass Technik, Gesundheit, Motivation und künstlerische Entwicklung zusammenwirken?Ballett wird häufig über Disziplin, Wiederholung und technische Präzision definiert. Doch erfolgreiche Ballettpädagogik umfasst weit mehr als die korrekte Ausführung von Bewegungen.Der Ballett-Lehrbaum stellt ein ganzheitliches Modell für effektives Lehren und Lernen im ... Read more

    ₹1,087.76 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Saint of Petersburg (Dancing Dream #3)

    by Leslie DuBois ...
    Series Book 3 - Dancing Dream
    After being raised in poverty, Sonya Garrison has a dream career and the love of not one, but two gorgeous men. But when she notices how fame and fortune are turning her into the type of person she doesn't want to be, will she be strong enough to change? Can she give up everything she ever wanted, in order to go after what she really needs? ... Read more

    ₹427.14

  • Danza Classica No Under 40 - El Método

    Cómo emprender un camino emocional de danza clásica para mujeres mayores de 40 años

    by ALINA QUINTANA ...
    ¿Has pensado alguna vez que la Danza Clásica podría mejorar tu confianza interior, tu porte femenino y tu autoestima? Si tienes más de 40 años y aún no has cumplido tu sueño de bailarina, he aquí la buena noticia: no necesitas ser una adolecente ni mucho menos tener un cuerpo perfecto para bailar. El problema es que nosotras, las mujeres, somos muy buenas en juzgarnos a nosotras mismas y casi ... Read more

    Free

  • Dance Appreciation

    by Amanda Clark, Sara Pecina ...
    Dance Appreciation is an exciting exploration of how to understand and think about dance in all of its various contexts. This new edition has been revised and updated to include contemporary considerations of the art of dance along with enhanced discussion questions and prompts for the dance student.This book unfolds a brief history of dance with engaging insight into the social, cultural, ... Read more

    ₹6,207.95

  • Dos passos da bailarina

    by Cássia Pires ...
    As histórias de uma bailarina adulta, estudos sobre a dança clássica, repertórios e discussões sobre o ballet clássico são os temas que norteiam o livro, que reúne textos publicados no blog "Dos passos da bailarina" entre 2009 e 2013. ... Read more

    ₹535.26

  • Danza Classica No Under 40 La Metodologia

    Come Intraprendere Un Percorso Emozionale Di Danza Classica Per Donne Sopra I 40 Anni

    by ALINA QUINTANA ...
    Hai mai pensato che la Danza Classica possa essere in grado di migliorare la tua sicurezza interiore, il tuo portamento femminile e la tua autostima? Se hai più di 40 anni e non hai ancora realizzato il tuo sogno della danza, ecco la bella notizia: non hai bisogno di essere una ragazzina, né tantomeno avere un corpo perfetto per danzare. Il problema è che noi donne siamo molto brave, a volte, ad ... Read more

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  • The Inherent Potential in Art Performance

    To Critically Challenge Art Traditions in Scenes of Love and Sexual Desire

    by Iris Julian ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
    This book spotlights artworks and art performances whose common denominator is the theme of (self-)representation of artists in the 'woman' category in scenes of love and sexuality. Pursuing the research practice of deep drilling, this study presents various methodologies and research directions to create diverse perspectives on the selected artworks. This book combines historical outlines based ... Read more

    ₹3,424.59

  • The Evolving Feminine Ballet Body

    Edited by Pirkko Markula, Marianne I. Clark ...
    Dance has become increasingly visible within contemporary culture: just think of reality TV shows featuring this art form. This shift brings the ballet body into renewed focus. Historically both celebrated and critiqued for its thin, flexible, and highly feminized aesthetic, the ballet body now takes on new and complex meanings at the intersections of performance art, popular culture, and fitness. ... Read more

    ₹1,498.00

  • The Cecchetti Method of Classical Ballet

    Theory and Technique

    by Cyril W. Beaumont, Stanislas Idzikowski ...
    This dance classic presents a complete beginning course in classical ballet. The founder of this method, Enrico Cecchetti (1850–1928), performed and taught in Russia and with Diaghilev's troupe. By elaborating on a logical progression of exercises, Cecchetti provided dance with an unprecedented unity — balancing the adagio and allegro, re-establishing the notion of "legato," strengthening the ... Read more

    ₹1,345.19

  • An Aspiring Ballerina's Guide to: Auditions

    by Gemma Pearce ...
    For most dancers, at one stage in your career you will have to attend an audition; whether it is to get into a school or to get that job you've always wanted.Unlike a performance where you've had the opportunity to practice your steps many times before displaying them to an audience, the audition process can be a completely unfamiliar and nerve wracking experience, requiring you to face new ... Read more

    ₹252.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Creation of iGiselle

    Classical Ballet Meets Contemporary Video Games

    Edited by Nora Foster Stovel ...
    The unusual marriage of Romantic ballet and artificial intelligence is an intriguing idea that led a team of interdisciplinary researchers to design iGiselle, a video game prototype. Scholars in the fields of literature, physical education, music, design, and computer science collaborated to revise the tragic narrative of the nineteenth-century ballet Giselle, allowing players to empower the ... Read more

    ₹2,622.07

  • Som jeg kendte dem

    by Erik Aschengreen ...
    Erik Aschengreen, der i mere end 40 år var balletanmelder i Det Berlingske Hus, fortæller om mennesker, han har mødt igennem et langt liv. Tonen er varm, humoristisk og personlig, når Aschengreen genoplever mødet med mennesker, som har betydet noget for ham. Som jeg kendte dem er 28 profiler fra dansens – og andre – verdener. ... Read more

    ₹666.54

  • Carmen revisitée / revisiter Carmen

    Nouveaux visages d’un mythe transversal

    Edited by Claire Lozier, Isabelle Marc ...
    Series Book 41 - Comparatisme et Société / Comparatism and Society
    Ce volume collectif examine la récente multiplication sur la scène internationale de créations artistiques multiformes revisitant la figure de Carmen. En moins de deux siècles, Carmen a non seulement dépassé les frontières géoculturelles de l’Espagne fantasmée qui l’a inspirée et de la France postromantique qui l’a créée, mais elle a aussi débordé le cadre littéraire et opératique de ses débuts. À ... Read more

    ₹4,363.51

  • Gestural Imaginaries

    Dance and Cultural Theory in the Early Twentieth Century

    by Lucia Ruprecht ...
    Series series Oxford Studies in Dance Theory
    Gestural Imaginaries: Dance and Cultural Theory in the Early Twentieth Century offers a new interpretation of European modernist dance by addressing it as guiding medium in a vibrant field of gestural culture that ranged across art and philosophy. Taking further Cornelius Castoriadis's concept of the social imaginary, it explores this imaginary's embodied forms. Close readings of dances, ... Read more

    ₹968.30

  • La etiqueta del baile de salón social

    la más pequeña enciclopedia

    by Felix Crainicu ...
    La etiqueta del baile de salón social te enseña un comportamiento razonable en el espacio de baile. Te dice todo del más hermoso idioma - el baile de salón social.Este libro representa el primer paso hacia un espacio de baile mas agradable, hacia una comunidad más amigable y más grande, hacia un mayor respecto para el bailarin cerca de ti. El libro electrónico iBookstore contiene 15 videos hechos ... Read more

    ₹427.14