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  • TOBY KEITH

    A VOICE OF THE PEOPLE - INSPIRING THE HEARTLAND

    by JERRY Y. DUMONT ...
    In "Toby Keith: A Voice of the People, Inspiring the Heartland," readers are taken on an intimate journey into the life and career of one of country music's most legendary individuals. Toby Keith, known for his powerful vocals, patriotic songs, and steadfast loyalty to his heritage, tells his experience with real honesty and riveting detail.From his humble beginnings in Oklahoma to his ... Read more

    PHP412.61 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Oxford Handbook of Jewishness and Dance

    Edited by Naomi M. Jackson, Rebecca Pappas, Toni Shapiro-Phim ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    Responding to recent evolutions in the fields of dance and religious and secular studies, The Oxford Handbook of Jewishness and Dance documents and celebrates the significant impact of Jewish identity on a variety of communities and the dance world writ large. Focusing on North America, Europe, and Israel in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, this Handbook highlights the sometimes ... Read more

    PHP10,643.69

  • The Routledge Companion to English Folk Performance

    Edited by Peter Harrop, Steve Roud ...
    Series series Routledge Companions
    This broad-based collection of essays is an introduction both to the concerns of contemporary folklore scholarship and to the variety of forms that folk performance has taken throughout English history.Combining case studies of specific folk practices with discussion of the various different lenses through which they have been viewed since becoming the subject of concerted study in Victorian times ... Read more

    PHP3,880.08

  • Fraught Balance

    The Embodied Politics of Dabke Dance Music in Syria

    by Shayna M. Silverstein ...
    Series series Music / Culture
    Winner of The de la Torre Bueno First Book Prize® (2025) from Dance Studies AssociationWinner of the Dance, Movement, and Gesture Kealiinohomoku Award, granted by SEM (Society for Ethnomusicology)Winner of the 2025 AMEWS Book Award, presented by the Association for Middle East Women's StudiesHonorable mention for ICTMD Book Prize, granted by the International Council for Traditions of Music and ... Read more

    PHP975.29

  • Det dobbelte teater

    by Antonin Artaud ...
    Translated by Klaus Hoffmeyer ...
    Antoine Artauds mesterværk "Det dobbelte teater" har skabt grundlaget for det moderne absurde franske teater, det totale teater. Bogen er en samling af artikler, foredrag, manifester og breve, og den rummer blandt andet det verdenskendte manifest "Grusomhedens teater" fra 1932. I manifestet vender Artaud sig fra det traditionelle teater som en institution for passiv underholdning. I stedet ... Read more

    PHP620.49

  • 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

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  • 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

    PHP2,622.29

  • The Matachines Dance

    A Ritual Dance of the Indian Pueblos and Mexicano/Hispano Communities

    by Sylvia Rodriguez ...
    The Matachines dance is a ritual drama performed on certain saint's days in Pueblo Indian and Mexicano/Hispano communities along the upper Río Grande valley in New Mexico and elsewhere in the American Southwest. It derives from a genre of medieval European folk dramas symbolizing conflict between Christians and Moors. Spaniards brought it to the Americas as a vehicle for Christianizing the Indians ... Read more

    PHP387.59 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Styling Blackness in Chile

    Music and Dance in the African Diaspora

    by Juan Eduardo Wolf ...
    Chile had long forgotten about the existence of the country's Black population when, in 2003, the music and dance called the tumbe carnaval appeared on the streets of the city of Arica. Featuring turbaned dancers accompanied by a lively rhythm played on hide-head drums, the tumbe resonated with cosmopolitan images of what the African Diaspora looks like, and so helped bring attention to a ... Read more

    PHP1,111.29

  • 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

    PHP584.59

  • European and Middle Eastern Folk Dance

    by Andrew Carnie ...
    European and Middle Eastern Folk Dance is an accessible and engaging guide to one of the world's most vibrant forms of cultural expression. Designed for university students, community dancers, and anyone curious about traditional dance, this textbook provides a broad survey of the folk dance traditions of Europe, Western Asia (the Middle East), and neighboring regions, while also introducing the ... Read more

    PHP1,170.39

  • 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

    PHP286.35

  • Creativity: Establish Visibility

    Creativity: Power of Commitment, #3

    by Morwenna Assaf ...
    Series Book 3 - Creativity: Power of Commitment
    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 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

    PHP184.18

  • Le danze di coppia in Occidente

    Tutto quello che c’è da sapere, dai primi passi alle gare

    by Massimo Mannini, Francesco Galuppo ...
    Series series Iride
    Dalla storia delle danze occidentali all’iscrizione a una scuola di ballo, dall’alimentazione corretta, alla respirazione, dai primi passi da muovere in pista fino alla partecipazione alle gare, questo prezioso manualetto è un compendio fondamentale che spiega con semplicità e approfondimento tutto quel che c’è da sapere su danze standard, danze latine, liscio unificato e ballo da sala, combinata ... Read more

    PHP430.57 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • De las danzas y andanzas de Enrique el Cojo

    by José Luis Ortiz Nuevo, Ángeles Cruzado Rodríguez ...
    Series Book 5 - Flamenco y cultura popular
    Lo más sorprendente de Enrique el Cojo es su talento para superar las dificultades, lo que le permitió convertirse en maestro del baile flamenco a pesar de su cojera, secuela de una enfermedad infantil. Artista por medio mundo y pícaro, dirigió una academia durante años a la que acudían turistas, personajes relevantes de la sociedad sevillana y profesionales, que ejerció una importante influencia ... Read more

    PHP743.36 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Salpuri-Chum, A Korean Dance for Expelling Evil Spirits

    A Psychoanalytic Interpretation of its Artistic Characteristics

    by Eun-Joo Lee, Yong-Shin Kim ...
    This book is a study of Salpuri-Chum, a traditional Korean dance for expelling evil spirits. The authors explore the origins and practice of Salpuri-Chum. The ancient Korean people viewed their misfortunes as coming from evil spirits; therefore, they wanted to expel the evil spirits to recover their happiness. The music for Salpuri-Chum is called Sinawi rhythm. It has no sheet music and lacks the ... Read more

    PHP1,740.29

  • Zapotecs on the Move

    Cultural, Social, and Political Processes in Transnational Perspective

    by Adriana Cruz-Manjarrez ...
    Series series Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States
    Through interviews with three generations of Yalálag Zapotecs (“Yaláltecos”) in Los Angeles and Yalálag, Oaxaca, this book examines the impact of international migration on this community. It traces five decades of migration to Los Angeles in order to delineate migration patterns, community formation in Los Angeles, and the emergence of transnational identities of the first and second generations ... Read more

    PHP1,550.09

  • Movement of the People

    Hungarian Folk Dance, Populism, and Citizenship

    by Mary N. Taylor ...
    Since 1990, thousands of Hungarians have vacationed at summer camps devoted to Hungarian folk dance in the Transylvanian villages of neighboring Romania. This folk tourism and connected everyday practices of folk dance revival take place against the backdrop of an increasingly nationalist political environment in Hungary.In Movement of the People, Mary N. Taylor takes readers inside the folk ... Read more

    PHP2,216.99

  • Lacci Gialli

    by Giuseppe Lotito ...
    Breve racconto del primo tango di uno straniero a Buenos Aires. L'immersione in un mondo che pur essendo reale, conserva le caratteristiche di una favola a lungo sognata. ... Read more

    PHP122.58 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Chinese Theatre: An Illustrated History Through Nuoxi and Mulianxi

    Volume One: From Exorcism to Entertainment

    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.With a view to evaluating the role of temple theatre in the development of xiqu or traditional Chinese theatre and drama from myth to ... Read more

    PHP3,756.88

  • The Haumana Hula Handbook for Students of Hawaiian Dance

    A Manual for the Student of Hawaiian Dance

    by Mahealani Uchiyama ...
    A great resource for students of traditional Hawaiian dance, this beautiful handbook filled with archival photographs covers the origins, language, etiquette, ceremonies, and the spiritual culture of hula. Hula, the indigenous dance of Hawai'i, preserves significant aspects of Native Hawaiian culture with strong ties to health and spirituality. Kumu Hula, persons who are culturally recognized hula ... Read more

    PHP929.19

  • Afro-Mexico

    Dancing between Myth and Reality

    by Anita González ...
    While Africans and their descendants have lived in Mexico for centuries, many Afro-Mexicans do not consider themselves to be either black or African. For almost a century, Mexico has promoted an ideal of its citizens as having a combination of indigenous and European ancestry. This obscures the presence of African, Asian, and other populations that have contributed to the growth of the nation. ... Read more

    PHP1,592.09

  • أرْبابُ بلاد الآلهة :الثيام

    ابن "بلد الآلهة" الضالّ

    by Saji Madapat ...
    Translated by Dr. Marwen Ben Alkilani ...
    Series series The Gods of The God's Own Country
    يُذكّر كتاب "أرباب بلاد الآلهة: الثيام" بثقافة منسيّة ومجتمعات كانت محيطة بها. والثيام هو شكل من أشكال الطقوس الدرافيديّة لولاية كيرالا، الهنديّة - البلد الخاصّ بالإله.ويحتوي هذا الكتاب على معلومات مُفصّلة عن الثيام وصور جميلة ومئات القصص عنهم. إذْ خصّصنا هذا العمل لفنّاني "الثيام"، الآلهة الحقيقيّة "للشعب، من الشعب، وإليه".كان لمؤلّف الكتاب نعمة مُذهلة تتمثّل في مُطاردة أنوار وصُورٍ بكاميراه ... Read more

    PHP307.38

  • Ancient Egyptian Dances

    by Irena Lexová ...
    Series series Egypt
    Dancing was important to the ancient Egyptians. One of the few books available in English on this topic, this carefully researched, profusely illustrated work investigates the origins, nature and role of dance in Egyptian culture. Features 80 figure drawings and illustrations adapted from tomb paintings, reliefs, other authentic sources. New introduction. Bibliography. ... Read more

    PHP533.29