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  • La Danza

    by Anna Harsh ...
    Imagine an assignment in college as a dance major opening a door and leading you to a life-long mission after just one performance.Anna Harsh made a vision board in 6th grade about dancing professionally, traveling to Italy, and meeting the Pope. Fast forward to her senior thesis project that catapulted her journey fulfilling that vision and so much more.Her quest to find traditional Italian ... Read more

    PHP184.18

  • Gods of God's Own Country - Theyyam

    Confessions of a Monkey-Trapped Prodigal Son of The God's Own Country

    by Tiger Rider, Saji Madapat ...
    Series Book 1 - The Gods of The God's Own Country
    The Gods of God's Own Country is a reminder of a forgotten culture and the communities surrounding it. Theyyam is a Dravidian ritual art form of Kerala, India - God's own country. This book provides detailed information about Theyyam, beautiful images, and hundreds of stories. We dedicate this book to the Theyyam artists, the veritable gods "Of the People, by the People, for the People."The author ... Read more

    PHP307.38 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Gods of God's Own Country - Theyyam Stories

    Confessions of a Monkey-Trapped Prodigal Son of The God's Own Country

    by Tiger Rider, Saji Madapat, EPM Mavericks ...
    Series Book 2 - The Gods of The God's Own Country
    This storybook is the second part of the book: "The Gods of The God's Own Country: THEYYAM Publishing published it as volume II because of Amazon's file size limit (650MB). The royalties from this book will be donated to those destitute Gods of the God’s Own Country for a Greater Purpose.The Gods of God's Own Country is a reminder of a forgotten culture and the communities surrounding it. Theyyam ... Read more

    PHP307.38 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • തെയ്യം

    ദൈവത്തിന്റെ സ്വന്തം നാടിന്റെ ദൈവങ്ങൾ

    by Saji Madapat, Tiger Rider, EPM Mavericks ...
    ദൈവത്തിന്റെ സ്വന്തം നാടിന്റെ "ദൈവങ്ങൾ" എന്ന പുസ്തകം കാലം മറന്ന് പോകുന്ന ഒരു സംസ്കാരത്തേയും അതിനെ ചുറ്റിപ്പറ്റി ജീവിക്കുന്ന സമുദായങ്ങളേയും പറ്റിയുള്ള ഒരു ഓർമ്മിപ്പിക്കലാണ്. കേരളത്തിൽ നിലനിൽക്കുന്ന ഒരു ദ്രാവിഡകലാരൂപമാണ് തെയ്യം. മിഴിവാർന്ന ചിത്രങ്ങളും നൂറോളം കഥകളും മാത്രമല്ല, തെയ്യത്തെപ്പറ്റിയുള്ള വിശദവിവരങ്ങളും ഇതിൽ ഉൾക്കൊള്ളിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. ജനങ്ങൾക്ക് വേണ്ടി ജനങ്ങളാൽ തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കപ്പെട്ട ജനങ്ങളുടെ സ ... Read more

    PHP307.38

  • World Dance Cultures

    From Ritual to Spectacle

    by Patricia Leigh Beaman ...
    From healing, fertility, and religious rituals, through theatrical entertainment, to death ceremonies and ancestor worship, the updated and revised second edition of World Dance Cultures introduces an extraordinary variety of dance forms and their cultures, which are practiced around the world.This highly illustrated textbook draws on wide-ranging historical documentation and first-hand accounts ... Read more

    PHP4,064.87

  • Step Dancing in Ireland

    Culture and History

    by Catherine E. Foley ...
    For many people step dancing is associated mainly with the Irish step-dance stage shows, Riverdance and Lord of the Dance, which assisted both in promoting the dance form and in placing Ireland globally. But, in this book, Catherine Foley illustrates that the practice and contexts of step dancing are much more complicated and fluid. Tracing the trajectory of step dancing in Ireland, she tells its ... Read more

    PHP5,235.24

  • Dance Education around the World

    Perspectives on dance, young people and change

    Edited by Charlotte Svendler Nielsen, Stephanie Burridge ...
    Dance has the power to change the lives of young people. It is a force in shaping identity, affirming culture and exploring heritage in an increasingly borderless world. Creative and empowering pedagogies are driving curriculum development worldwide where the movement of peoples and cultures generates new challenges and possibilities for dance education in multiple contexts. In Dance Education ... Read more

    PHP4,496.06

  • Handbook of Dance Terminology

    Dictionary of Vocabulary for Middle Eastern Studies

    by Morwenna Assaf ...
    Middle Eastern Dance is also known as Belly Dance in the USA. It is a misunderstood dance form that deserves respect and recognition equal to that of of other etnic dance forms like Flamenco, Indian and Polynesian. This book helps "raise the barre" by educatingMiddle Eastern dancers and students in general dance theory and terminology.  Terms used in all dance forms that pertain to Belly Dance. ... Read more

    PHP368.97

  • 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

    PHP184.18

  • The Greatest Maestros of All Time: Top 100

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

    PHP245.78

  • Dance History

    An Introduction

    Edited by Janet Adshead-Lansdale, June Layson ...
    Originally published in 1983 the first edition rapidly established itself as a core student text. Now fully revised and up-dated it remains the only book to address the rationale, process, techniques and methodologies specific to the study of dance history. For the main body of the text which covers historical studies of dance in its traditional and performance contexts, the editors have brought ... Read more

    PHP3,448.89

  • Feeling Impact

    A Timedancer's Guide to Impact-Driven Dance

    by Russell Patrick Brown ...
    What does it mean to feel impact in dance?In Feeling Impact: A Timedancer's Study of Irish Step Dance, Dr Russell Patrick Brown reimagines Irish step dance through the felt intelligence of the body. Moving beyond the dazzling speed of footwork and the familiar sound of hard shoes striking the floor, this groundbreaking study explores how dancers experience impact as vibration, resonance, pressure ... Read more

    PHP553.77

  • देवाच्या देशाचे देव

    त्तेय्यम

    by Saji Madapat, Tiger Rider, EPM Mavericks ...
    देवाच्या स्वतःच्या देशाचे देव हे विसरलेल्या संस्कृतीचे आणि त्याच्या सभोवतालच्या समुदायांचे स्मरण आहे. थेय्यम हे केरळ (भारत) - देवाचा स्वतःचा देश - द्रविडीयन विधी कला प्रकार आहे. या पुस्तकात थेय्यमबद्दल तपशीलवार माहिती, सुंदर प्रतिमा आणि अनेक कथा आहेत. आम्ही हे पुस्तक थेय्यम कलाकारांना समर्पित करतो, जे 'लोकांचे, लोकांद्वारे, आणि लोकांसाठी' देव आहेत. लेखकावर त्याच्या व्यवस्थापन सल्लामसलत दरम्यान त्य ... Read more

    PHP307.38

  • Chinese Theatre: An Illustrated History Through Nuoxi and Mulianxi

    Volume Two: From Storytelling to Story-acting

    by Xiaohuan Zhao ...
    Chinese Theatre: An Illustrated History Through Nuoxi and Mulianxi is the first book in any language entirely devoted to a historical inquiry into Chinese theatre through Nuoxi and Mulianxi, the two most representative and predominant forms of Chinese temple theatre.Volume Two is a continuation of the historical inquiry into Chinese theatre with focus shifted from Mulian storytelling to Mulian ... Read more

    PHP3,756.88

  • A Desenjaular el Juego 1

    Juegos y Canciones Tradicionales de Latinoamérica

    by Sonia Brounstein, Cristina Kirianovicz ...
    Series Book 1 - A Desenjaular el Juego
    Este libro presenta una recopilación de rondas, juegos y canciones Latinoamericanas, empapadas de lo popular, la tradición y el folklore de cada país. Contiene los audios de las canciones de los juegos, con arreglos musicales que utilizan múltiples recursos creativos; pudiendo acceder a ellos a través de un código QR. A esto se suman las voces de los niños, los sonidos y modismos propios de cada ... Read more

    PHP568.00

  • Popular Culture in South Asian Context

    Edited by Akshaya Kumar, Raj Thakur ...
    The volume examines popular sensibilities via textual, visual, performative, spatial, digital frames of inquiry and critical social-political issues in South Asia. It highlights the interface between cultural studies and its popular-political standpoints and interrogates the kaleidoscope of popular imaginary as well as its conceptual problematics through distinct case studies from the region. It ... Read more

    PHP4,804.05

  • Becomings

    Pregnancy, Phenomenology, and Postmodern Dance

    by Johanna Kirk ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
    This book explores postmodern choreographic engagements of pregnant bodies in the US over the last 70 years.Johanna Kirk discusses how choreographers negotiate identification with the look of their pregnant bodies to maintain a sense of integrity as artists and to control representations of their gender and physical abilities while pregnant. Across chapters, the artists discussed include Anna ... Read more

    PHP4,003.28

  • Dancing in the World

    Revealing Cultural Confluences

    by Sinclair Ogaga Emoghene, Kathleen A. Spanos ...
    Series series Routledge Series in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Theatre and Performance
    How can we create more inclusive spaces in the field of dance?This book presents a framework for dance practitioners and researchers working in diverse dance cultures to navigate academia and the professional dance field. The framework is based on the idea of "cultural confluences," conjuring up an image of bodies of water meeting and flowing into and past one another, migrating through what the ... Read more

    PHP3,756.88

  • 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

    PHP2,093.73

  • Los Dioses Del País Del Dios

    THEYYAM

    by SAJI Madapat, Tiger Rider, EPM Mavericks ...
    Los Dioses del Propio País de Dios es un recordatorio de una cultura olvidada y de las comunidades que la rodean. El Theyyam es una forma de arte ritual dravídica de Kerala, India, el propio país de Dios. Este libro proporciona información detallada sobre el Theyyam, ilustrada con bellas imágenes y cientos de historias. Dedicamos este libro a los artistas del Theyyam, los verdaderos dioses "Del ... Read more

    PHP307.38

  • 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

    PHP242.98

  • The History Of Dance - Ritual Dance

    by Lilly Grove ...
    This vintage book is a treatise on ritualistic dancing. It delves into the fascinating history of dancing in ancient societies and explores its development within religions ceremonies throughout the ages from the ancient Egyptians to modern Christianity. “The History Of Dance - Ritual Dance” is highly recommended for those with an interest in the relationship between dance and religion and would ... Read more

    PHP430.57 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Reflections of Dance along the Brahmaputra

    Celebrating Dance in North East India

    Edited by Ralph Buck, Barbara Snook, Debarshi Prasad Nath ...
    Series series Celebrating Dance in Asia and the Pacific
    This volume brings a critical lens to dance and culture within North East India. Through case studies, first-hand accounts, and interviews, it explores unique folk dances of Indigenous communities of North East India that reflect diverse journeys, lifestyles, and connections within their ethnic groups, marking almost every ritual and festival. Dance for people of North East India, as elsewhere, is ... Read more

    PHP3,387.29

  • Movements of Interweaving

    Dance and Corporeality in Times of Travel and Migration

    Edited by Gabriele Brandstetter, Gerko Egert, Holger Hartung ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
    Movements of Interweaving is a rich collection of essays exploring the concept of interweaving performance cultures in the realms of movement, dance, and corporeality. Focusing on dance performances as well as on scenarios of cultural movements on a global scale, it not only challenges the concept of intercultural dance performances, but through its innovative approach also calls attention to the ... Read more

    PHP3,880.08