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  • Bharata Natyam Adavus

    Fundamental and structural principles.

    by Gayathri Keshavan ...
    This book, elucidates the basic steps called Adavus of Bharata Natyam in the traditional Pandanallur style, as taught by the revered Gurus Sri Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai and Sri Muthukumara Pillai, to Sri T.K Narayan and Smt. Jayalakshmi Narayan, parents of the author. It is an honest attempt to explain the various steps with unerring and accurate execution technique. The book offers a visual ... Read more

    ₹588.82

  • 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

    ₹825.00

  • The Choreopolitics of Alain Platel's les ballets C de la B

    Emotions, Gestures, Politics

    Edited by Professor Christel Stalpaert, Guy Cools, Hildegard De Vuyst ...
    Series series Dance in Dialogue
    Les Ballets C de la B was founded by Alain Platel in 1984. Since then it has become a company that enjoys great success at home and abroad. Over the years, Platel has developed a unique choreographic oeuvre. His motto, 'This dance is for the world and the world is for everyone', reveals a deep social and political commitment.Through the three topics of emotions, gestures and politics, this book ... Read more

    ₹2,241.63

  • Mastering Movement

    The Life and Work of Rudolf Laban

    by John Hodgson ...
    Like Picasso in painting, Stravinsky in music, or Stanislavski in theatre, Rudolf Laban (1879–1958) has been a seminal influence in contemporary arts.This is the first major study of Laban's movement theories and practice, exploring the ideas on mastering movement and giving the reader a practical understanding of balance and harmony in the human body – the core of Laban's thinking. John Hodgson ... Read more

    ₹6,250.87

  • Dance Composition

    A Practical Guide to Creative Success in Dance Making

    by Jacqueline M. Smith-Autard ...
    Dance composition - the discipline that translates ideas into dances - is an important part of dance education. For over twenty years, Dance Composition has been the leading guide to creative success in dance making, useful to everyone interested in dance composition, at both high school and college levels. This revised and updated edition includes a new chapter exploring creative processes in ... Read more

    ₹5,909.85

  • Flexible Bodies

    British South Asian Dancers in an Age of Neoliberalism

    by Anusha Kedhar ...
    Flexible Bodies honors the lives and labor of British South Asian dancers and celebrates their contributions to a distinct and dynamic sector of British dance. Drawing on expertise gained from over seven years dancing in Britain, author Anusha Kedhar presents a multifaceted picture of British South Asian dance as its own distinctive genre.ÂAnalyzing dance works, dance films, rehearsals, and ... Read more

    ₹756.37

  • The Physical Actor

    Contact Improvisation from Studio to Stage

    by Annie Loui ...
    The Physical Actor is a comprehensive book of exercises for actors. It is carefully designed for the development of a strong and flexible physical body able to move with ease through space and interact instinctively on-stage. Annie Loui draws on her training with Etienne Decroux, Carolyn Carlson, and Jerzy Grotowski to bring Contact Improvisation into the theatrical sphere. She explains how it can ... Read more

    ₹5,227.82

  • Floating Bones

    A Dancer's Tensegretic Body as Teacher

    by Cynthia Roses-Thema ...
    Floating Bones charts the author’s journey into tensegrity, which begins in ballet and culminates in a model for addressing one’s body as a teacher.Tensegrity flips traditional biomechanical models such that instead of support coming from the bones, the bones float, and it is the muscles and other soft connective tissue that provide support for the moving body. Using the model of tensegretic ... Read more

    ₹3,863.74

  • Moves

    A Sourcebook of Ideas for Body Awareness and Creative Movement

    by Katya Bloom, Rosa Shreeves ...
    First Published in 1998. The aim of this book is to reawaken awareness of the body feels; rekindle imagination; provide starting points for both developing greater self-awareness and creating expressive movement. 'Moves' suggests a wealth of exercises which stem from the natural movement of the body and are therefore accessible to anyone. As you respond to the material in this book you may notice ... Read more

    ₹6,705.56

  • Choreographing Rebellion

    Dance Practice from South Africa to Japan

    by jackï job ...
    An auto-ethnographic account of a choreographic praxis developed outside of a Western framework, which engages with identity, decoloniality and transformation from a feminist perspective.Choreographing Rebellion details the methodologies employed in the dramaturgy and performance of 25 choreographic works produced by the author over three decades in South Africa and Japan.Drawing on these lived ... Read more

    ₹7,194.45

  • Street Dance

    The Best Moves

    by DJ Hooch ...
    STREET DANCE: THE BEST MOVES is the perfect introduction to major street dance styles with easy-to-follow step-by-step photography. As well as learning the various types of street dance, including B-boy, Popping, Locking, Hip Hop and House - and the basic moves of each of these - you'll get tips on the best tracks to dance to, what clothes to wear to look the part, and be given expert advice from ... Read more

    ₹677.07

  • Using the Sky

    A Dance

    by Deborah Hay ...
    Deborah Hay is an internationally renowned dance artist whose unique approach to bodily practice has had lasting impact on American choreography. Her commitment to dance as a process is as exquisite as it is provoking. Rooted in NYC's 1960s experimental Judson Dance Theater in New York, Hay's work has evolved through experimentation with a use of language that is unique to dance. This book is an ... Read more

    ₹617.60 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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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  • Dancing Freedom

    Modern Dance in Late Imperial Russia and the Early Soviet Union

    by Irina Sirotkina ...
    For a long time, dance scholars and the public were hardly aware that modern dance existed in Russia. This book, however, delves into its presence, significance and survival in the late Tsarist and Soviet era, showing the large and significant positive contribution this made to the history of modern dance.A creation of liberal body politics, 'free' or 'modern' dance flourished in late Imperial ... Read more

    ₹7,194.45

  • Hiplet: Bridging the Rhythms of Ballet and Hip-Hop

    by Thalassa Veil ...
    Join us on a captivating journey into the rhythmic realm where classical grace meets urban flair; a world where tradition and innovation harmonize to create the groundbreaking dance phenomenon known as Hiplet. "Hiplet: Bridging the Rhythms of Ballet and Hip-Hop" takes you into the rich history, vibrant evolution and cultural significance of this enchanting dance form.Most important features ... Read more

    ₹666.00

  • 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

    ₹6,705.56

  • Your Move

    by Ann Hutchinson Guest, Tina Curran ...
    This second edition of this well-known text book now offers downloadable resources to accompany the dance studies throughout the chapters. The authors take a new approach to teaching, learning and creating with notation through movement exploration, exercises and short dances, thus enlarging the scope of the book to teachers of movement, movement analysis and choreography as well as the ... Read more

    ₹8,865.35

  • Writing Choreography

    Textualities of and beyond Dance

    Edited by Leena Rouhiainen, Kirsi Heimonen, Rebecca Hilton, Chrysa Parkinson ...
    A new contribution to studies in choreography, Writing Choreography: Textualities of and beyond Dance focuses upon language and writing-based approaches to choreographing from the perspectives of artists and researchers active in the Nordic and Oceanic contexts.Through the contributions of 15 dance–artists, choreographers, dramaturges, writers, interdisciplinary artists and artist–researchers, the ... Read more

    ₹6,932.91

  • Doris Humphrey

    A Centennial Issue

    Edited by Naomi Mindlin ...
    Series series Choreography and Dance Studies Series
    In honour of Doris Humphrey's centennial, which was celebrated worldwide in 1995, this issue explores her legacy to the world of dance and her place in history. The varied aspects of her work are covered including choreography, teaching approach, Labanotation scores, reconstruction/recreations, and composition. In order to convey a sense of movement into the next century, the articles are ... Read more

    ₹7,387.60

  • Leader of the Dance

    How to Lead the Dances of Universal Peace

    by Dede Callichy ...
    Leader of the Dance is a treasure chest for everyone who loves the Dances of Universal Peace and general circle/folk dancing! The book unfolds a map of the journey of becoming a dances leader. As you explore its delightfully illustrated pages, you enrich your own understanding of the dances culture and you learn powerful skills for spreading the cherished values of love, joy and peace through ... Read more

    ₹453.55

  • Dança Cristal

    da arte do movimento à abordagem somático-performativa

    by Ciane Fernandes ...
    Series series Pesquisa em Artes
    O livro traça o desenvolvimento da Abordagem Somático-Performativa de pesquisa em artes cênicas, a partir de uma perspectiva autobiográfica, simultaneamente acadêmica e poética, analítica e criativa. A abordagem inédita no país, faz parte do terceiro paradigma metodológico, integrando o arcabouço da Prática Artística como Pesquisa, que vem sendo desenvolvido principalmente na Austrália, ... Read more

    ₹525.17

  • Tammy's Love Story: The Development of Empatharian Movement for Peace

    by Loanda Cullen ...
    Now perhaps, the world is ready for Empatharian Movement for Peace. With a perpetual state of no-win war, even the corporate executives realize that our losses in war are too great. So many people and countries now want to mediate this peace, which looks so impossibly far away, it just might happen. Empatharian can be an intrinsic part, helping to create a new culture of peace-making, where ... Read more

    ₹1,638.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Balanchine and Me

    Be Relevant, Not Reverent

    by Peter Martins ...
    Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1904, George Balanchine was the 20th century’s towering figure of classical ballet. Coming to America in 1933, Balanchine founded the School of American Ballet and the New York City Ballet, where he hired the Danish-born Peter Martins as a dancer and, later, as a choreographer. Balanchine and Me is dedicated to Martins’s profound artistic relationship with George ... Read more

    ₹2,546.31 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Choreography: The Basics

    by Jenny Roche, Stephanie Burridge ...
    Series series The Basics
    This book provides a comprehensive and concise overview of choreography both as a creative skill and as a field of study, introducing readers to the essential theory and context of choreographic practice.Providing invaluable practical considerations for creating choreography as well as leading international examples from a range of geographical and cultural contexts, this resource will enhance ... Read more

    ₹3,522.72