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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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

  • Creativity: Establish Visibility

    Creativity: Power of Commitment, #3

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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