The sensational discovery of this work by Grazioso Cecchetti, son of the great Italian ballet master Enrico (1850-1928),......more
The sensational discovery of this work by Grazioso Cecchetti, son of the great Italian ballet master Enrico (1850-1928),......more
"Expertly choreographed and long overdue, this is the nuanced reckoning ballet needs, ballerinas deserve, and all femini......more
Choreographing Cambodia is an interdisciplinary exploration of the connections between geopolitics, embodiment, and post......more
Legal Moves engages in a project of epistemological disobedience, boldly suturing concepts of dance studies--kinesthetic......more
Dissenting through Dance examines how femme activists in contemporary Turkey deploy folk dance as a powerful tool of pol......more
Dissenting through Dance examines how femme activists in contemporary Turkey deploy folk dance as a powerful tool of pol......more
This volume provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of the rich traditions of noh, classical Japanese dance-dr......more
On the visceral engagement of the body in musical performance, and how technological mediation can foster, or break, for......more
This book offers a groundbreaking investigation into issues of gender, power and the representation of sovereignty in Fr......more
The Anatomy of Art reconnects you with the creative current already moving through you. A choose-your-own-adventure for ......more
The Anatomy of Art reconnects you with the creative current already moving through you. A choose-your-own-adventure for ......more
This volume provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of the history of kabuki, Japan’s ’music-dance-drama’. It ......more
Revealing Merce Cunningham’s creative processes as inspiration for today’s dancers and choreographers In this book, form......more
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A choreographic manifesto for life in motion, offering new ways to navigate change and thrive amidst instability A seque......more
The Routledge Handbook of Music and Dance Performances in the Ancient Mediterranean: An Interpretive Approach brings tog......more
This book is the first to explore Argentine tango as both a philosophical practice and a metaphor for human existence. W......more
An essential volume in the history of dance and its critical literature The French dance criticism of the Russian émigré......more
Free Up Yuhself explores and theorizes what it means to embody and be empowered by the chaos of transgression, evaluatin......more
Free Up Yuhself explores and theorizes what it means to embody and be empowered by the chaos of transgression, evaluatin......more
"A rich and lovely book. It brings forward Buddy Bradley with forthright care, wondering with thinkers and artists from ......more
A sweeping cultural history of the dancing that defined New York City Throughout the twentieth century, in theaters, bal......more
DanceSport’s Economy of Desire examines how the DanceSport dispositive shapes its actors’ opportunities, desires, and ch......more
First critical biography of this visionary artist written by a dance scholar Simone Forti, groundbreaking improvisor, ha......more
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
Marking the centenary of one of Pablo Picasso’s most famous paintings, The Three Dancers, this exciting publication brin......more
This anthology brings together a diverse array of perspectives and histories that weave together notions of Black-ness, ......more
For a long time, dance scholars and the public were hardly aware that modern dance existed in Russia. This book, however......more
Portraits of dancers rendered through reflective storytelling and exquisite photography, illustrating the varieties of i......more
Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978) was known as a renowned ballerina, writer, and intellectual. Drawing from Karsavina’s many ......more
What happens when performance defies social and political boundaries? Performing Transgression offers a new cultural his......more
This book is the first written history of the development of African dance in the UK covering the last sixty years of th......more
This book is the first written history of the development of African dance in the UK covering the last sixty years of th......more
A chic and instructional guide to the Ballet Beautiful program, featuring dance-inspired training regimens, and health a......more
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Dancing as dialogue: a study of movement and place that explores the fundamental entanglement of humans and the environm......more
Dancing as dialogue: a study of movement and place that explores the fundamental entanglement of humans and the environm......more
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This is the first book in English exploring the quadrille as danced among the Skolt Saami, one of the indigenous Saami p......more
This is the first book in English exploring the quadrille as danced among the Skolt Saami, one of the indigenous Saami p......more
Tracing the legacy of the man who preserved The Sleeping Beauty’s choreography, through the classic ballet’s evolution f......more
The Petersburg Noverre accounts for Marius Petipa’s ballets produced on the Russian stage between 1847 and 1910. It is o......more
Movement plays a fundamental role in human life, shaping how we think, communicate, and engage with ourselves and our su......more
This edited collection is compiled from the first MENACA (Middle East, North African, and Central Asian) Dance and Music......more
"Opening a door into the rich world of modern dance." KIRKUS [STARRED REVIEW] "Refreshing." NEW STATESMAN "Compelling." ......more
Explores how researchers used systems for recording human movement to navigate the relationship between mind and body, f......more
Explores how researchers used systems for recording human movement to navigate the relationship between mind and body, f......more
This new and comprehensive study of Shakespearean ballets and their unique interpretive possibilities is also the first ......more
Homebodies: Performance and Intimacy in the Age of New Media sheds light on a fascinating yet often overlooked phenomeno......more
Homebodies: Performance and Intimacy in the Age of New Media sheds light on a fascinating yet often overlooked phenomeno......more
Celebrating three decades of an iconic Berlin-based contemporary dance company Since 1993, the Berlin-based dance ensemb......more
Recent performances from the recipient of the 2020 Venice Dance Biennale Golden Lion Award This volume gathers documenta......more
Previously uncollected dance writings from the legendary art critic who defined the Pictures Generation, in a handsome c......more
Fully revised and updated, this third edition of Contemporary Choreography presents a range of articles covering choreog......more
Fully revised and updated, this third edition of Contemporary Choreography presents a range of articles covering choreog......more
This book offers a compelling intersectional exploration of how disability is understood in relation to citizenship and ......more
Ballet Practice and History is a complete, inclusive resource on ballet training and history for the beginning teen-adul......more
Ballet Practice and History is a complete, inclusive resource on ballet training and history for the beginning teen-adul......more
Care-full Creativity in Theatre and Dance Education: Consent-Forward, Trauma-Informed, Psychologically Safe Movement Ped......more
Care-full Creativity in Theatre and Dance Education: Consent-Forward, Trauma-Informed, Psychologically Safe Movement Ped......more
The age of humans has gotten increasingly loud in terms of literal sound and environmental impact. Recognising silence a......more
This book explores the relationship between peacebuilding and dance, including insights dance provides on key debates ar......more
A comprehensive guide to conducting, presenting, and publishing dance research. Dance research is an ever-growing field,......more
The Oxford Handbook of Indian Dance is a volume of original essays that consolidates novel research and contemporary ana......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
Shining a light on an understudied avenue of classical reception in the performing arts, this book considers how the lon......more
This book explores the relationship of the life and work of the remarkable Parisian-Jewish writer Georges Perec (1936-19......more
This book adapts a cultural-semiotic approach to analyze contemporary circus performances. It offers the first comprehen......more
This book explores postmodern choreographic engagements of pregnant bodies in the US over the last 70 years. Johanna Kir......more
From the backstreets of Buenos Aires to Parisian high society, this is the extraordinary story of the dance that captiva......more
Aerial Arts and Dance Improvisation is a comprehensive guide for developing creativity in aerial arts. It offers a fresh......more
Aerial Arts and Dance Improvisation is a comprehensive guide for developing creativity in aerial arts. It offers a fresh......more
This collection of essays focuses how dance and movement engage and enact political questions around agency, mobility, p......more
A candid look at how evergreen dancers sustain their craft, navigate aging, and challenge the dance world’s obsession wi......more
Blending an artist monograph with a photo album, Hermann Heisig marks the stages of his life and career through his body......more
During the tumultuous years before the Civil War, Irish American John Diamond and African American William Henry Lane, k......more
Dust off your dancing shoes and sharpen your pencil - the official Strictly Come Dancing Puzzle Book is here! From codes......more
A two part book reimagining dark matter and the dark Transtraterrestrial is an experimental book that documents Sage Ni’......more
These eurythmy forms and indications (CW A 23/2), published here for the first time in English, were given by Rudolf Ste......more
Dust off your dancing shoes, Strictly is back! Featuring exclusive interviews with the celebs, judges, presenters and pr......more
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This book explores video annotation as a reflective, analytic, organisational, and publishing tool for performance schol......more
This collaboration between artists, choreographers, researchers, experimental psychologists and cognitive scientists inv......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
This book examines a creative approach to exploring choreographic practice artistically, theoretically, and pedagogicall......more
An exquisite calendar featuring photography from the V&A collections, capturing some of the biggest names in ballet from......more
Hollywood Dance-ins and the Reproduction of Bodies proposes that a figure who barely registers in film studies or dance ......more