Revealing Merce Cunningham’s creative processes as inspiration for today’s dancers and choreographers In this book, form......more

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Dance Appreciation is an exciting exploration of how to understand and think about dance in all of its various contexts.......more

Dance Appreciation is an exciting exploration of how to understand and think about dance in all of its various contexts.......more

For a long time, dance scholars and the public were hardly aware that modern dance existed in Russia. This book, however......more

"Opening a door into the rich world of modern dance." KIRKUS [STARRED REVIEW] "Refreshing." NEW STATESMAN "Compelling." ......more

Celebrating three decades of an iconic Berlin-based contemporary dance company Since 1993, the Berlin-based dance ensemb......more

Since the Middle Passage, the intellectual and physical freedom of Black women in the United States and the Caribbean ha......more

Since the Middle Passage, the intellectual and physical freedom of Black women in the United States and the Caribbean ha......more

Blending an artist monograph with a photo album, Hermann Heisig marks the stages of his life and career through his body......more

A two part book reimagining dark matter and the dark Transtraterrestrial is an experimental book that documents Sage Ni’......more

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In 1925 Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst bought the Dartington Hall Estate, planning for a community where arts and educatio......more

Dance is a non-verbal art form, often subject to the interpretation of the viewer. The Vision of Modern Dance is the mov......more

A legendary choreographer’s personal and practical guide to the art of dance-making Yvonne Rainer was a founding member ......more

In Language of the Axis Mary Fulkerson (who was head of dance at Dartington for a decade in its heyday) explores the int......more

This is a comprehensive overview of contemporary European theatre and performance as it enters the third decade of the t......more

The dynamic history of the innovative, beloved, and critically acclaimed dance theater company, with revelatory behind-t......more

When dancers learn movement or a dance, there is a goal. Whether it is to learn the dance, follow movement directions, o......more

Hanaina’s opulent, high-fashion photographs meet Vienne’s conceptual performances in this choreographic publication In h......more

Celebrated eurythmist Werner Barfod details the seven planetary gestures in eurythmy and outlines how each expresses a d......more

Performance art theorist Claire Bishop delineates the history and significance of Merce Cunningham’s public, participato......more

This book is a seminal seated dance guidebook for global dance and health practitioners. Seated dance is an inclusive an......more

Unmaking Contact interrogates "contact", understood in Global North dance discourse as a shorthand for the movement disc......more

A biography that unveils the iconic life, innovative choreography, and enduring legacy of Astad Deboo, a pioneer of Indi......more

In the 1950s, Yvonne Rainer, Simone Forti, and a handful of other young artists based in New York’s Greenwich Village se......more

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The Dancer’s Handbook offers a holistic exploration of the dance industry’s challenges, authored by dancers intimately f......more

Dance into a World of Joy and Confidence Embark on an exhilarating journey with The Joy of Salsa: Unleash Your Confidenc......more

Dance into a World of Joy and Confidence Embark on an exhilarating journey with The Joy of Salsa: Unleash Your Confidenc......more

More than 60 works across media, including major ensemble performances, emerging in the afterlife of postmodern dance Ph......more

Resistance and Support: Contact Improvisation @ 50 is a ground-breaking anthology that collects twenty original writings......more

Resistance and Support: Contact Improvisation @ 50 is a ground-breaking anthology that collects twenty original writings......more

Linda Hartley here brings together the wisdom and learning from nearly five decades of study, practice and teaching at t......more

15 lectures, Dornach, June 24 - July 12, 1924 (CW 279) With these fundamental lectures on speech eurythmy--given just mo......more

Failsafe: A Choreography by Scott Thurston offers an entrancing fusion of movement and language, inviting readers into a......more

A revelatory look at the life, work, and legacy of the legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey "A rich, multitudinous window......more

Dance Pedagogy is a comprehensive resource designed for dance students and teaching artists to develop skills and strate......more

Dance Pedagogy is a comprehensive resource designed for dance students and teaching artists to develop skills and strate......more

A choreographed tour through urban landscapes interrogates the ways in which human bodies clash with built environments ......more

Body Impossible theorizes the concept of virtuosity in contemporary dance and performance through a study of the career ......more

Body Impossible theorizes the concept of virtuosity in contemporary dance and performance through a study of the career ......more

This edited collection assembles international perspectives from artists, academics, and curators in the field to bring ......more

The dynamic history of the innovative, beloved, and critically acclaimed dance theater company, with revelatory behind-t......more

Dance Quote Unquote combines dance criticism, memoir, and social history to describe the turbulent world of postmodern d......more

This first-of-its-kind book brings together writing by artists and scholars to survey the lively field of Puerto Rican e......more

This first-of-its-kind book brings together writing by artists and scholars to survey the lively field of Puerto Rican e......more

This edited collection examines the potential of dance training for developing socially engaged individuals capable to f......more

The Art of Dance Composition: Writing the Body is an introduction to modern dance composition, providing clear and struc......more

The Art of Dance Composition: Writing the Body is an introduction to modern dance composition, providing clear and struc......more

This is a comprehensive overview of contemporary European theatre and performance as it enters the third decade of the t......more

Joseph Campbell’s collected writings on dance and art, edited and introduced by Nancy Allison, CMA, the founder of Jean ......more

La Guía de campo de iLANDing contiene 75 partituras para la investigación de espacios urbanos que fueron desarrolladas a......more

This is an inspirational handbook for working in the creative arts. It emphasizes the imagination, creativity and being ......more

This book expands understanding of conditions defining the creation and circulation of contemporary dance that differ ac......more

When it was first published in 1990, ’Body Space Image’ was acclaimed as the first book of its kind - a remarkable guide......more

This book explores how Romantic-era England conceptualized its relation to its constituent parts and the larger world th......more

A complete visual history of the life and work of a pioneering Brazilian dancer and choreographer Brazilian dancer and c......more

Dancers train for long hours to condition the body to perform stunning acts of artistry through movement expression. Dai......more

In the much-anticipated update to a classic in dance studies, Mark Franko analyzes the political aspects of North Americ......more

This visually stunning homage to the most distinctive male dancer of his generation combines photography and personal es......more

This book elucidates the technical aspects of improvised dance performance and reframes the notion of labour in the prac......more

This book elucidates the technical aspects of improvised dance performance and reframes the notion of labour in the prac......more

Dance Research Methodologies: Ethics, Orientations, and Practices captures the breadth of methodological approaches to r......more

Dances of José Limón and Erick Hawkins examines stagings of masculinity, whiteness, and Latinidad in the work of US mode......more

"Jacqueline Shea Murphy brings contemporary Indigenous dance makers into the spotlight, putting critical dance studies a......more

On America’s first modern dance company and its many collaborators, with reproductions of costumes, sets, ephemera and m......more

Engaging with a broad range of research and performance genres, The Oxford Handbook of Hip Hop Dance Studies offers the ......more

Matthew Rushing, an exceptional professional dancer that has taken the dance world by storm. Matthew began his professio......more

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This fall we will continue our annual tradition - now in its eleventh year - of releasing a book-length performance jour......more

A major biography--the first in three decades--of one of the most important artistic forces of the twentieth century, th......more