The Ballets Russes was one of the most influential performing arts companies of the twentieth century. In the years befo......more
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What would happen if we were to understand arts projects through their capacity to care? Care Aesthetics and the Arts of......more
What would happen if we were to understand arts projects through their capacity to care? Care Aesthetics and the Arts of......more
This collection of essays focuses how dance and movement engage and enact political questions around agency, mobility, p......more
This book explores the most unique contemporary forms of Taiwanese dance theatre and the theatre of movement created by ......more
Take your K-12 dance program to the next level. Core Teaching Practices for Dance Education With HKPropel Access is a pr......more
A candid look at how evergreen dancers sustain their craft, navigate aging, and challenge the dance world’s obsession wi......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
Blending an artist monograph with a photo album, Hermann Heisig marks the stages of his life and career through his body......more
This book delves into the embodiment of Chineseness in digital performance, utilising the innovative methodology of ’tec......more
The definitive illustrated volume on Roberto Bolle, a dancer who, for his perfect physique and great artistry, has been ......more
The volume examines popular sensibilities via textual, visual, performative, spatial, digital frames of inquiry and crit......more
This book analyzes gesture, ritual, and performance in flamenco and tauromaquia the extended definition of bullfighting ......more
A two part book reimagining dark matter and the dark Transtraterrestrial is an experimental book that documents Sage Ni’......more
This book, with its focus on the dancing body, is the first of its kind within the context of dance in India. It brings ......more
Ballet dancers answer a calling that demands they become what they must become, a calling as clear, simple, and inevitab......more
’Performance Research Methods’ is the first comprehensive guide to contemporary methodologies in performance studies, of......more
’Performance Research Methods’ is the first comprehensive guide to contemporary methodologies in performance studies, of......more
A feel-good fable and an enduring critique of conformity told with true John Waters flair. Tracy Turnblad, a spunky, ful......more
Practitioner Perspectives on Dance Research is a collection of accounts from scholars, educators, practitioners and make......more
Practitioner Perspectives on Dance Research is a collection of accounts from scholars, educators, practitioners and make......more
In 1925 Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst bought the Dartington Hall Estate, planning for a community where arts and educatio......more
***Winner of the International Photography Award for Best Book of 2025*** A stunning photographic celebration of The Mar......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
Perfect for anyone interested in the behind-the-scenes of the ballet world, a rousing memoir of a brash young ballerina ......more
In 1933, George Balanchine arrived in the United States, brought by even younger sponsors who had dreamed of inventing a......more
This book is the second edition of the practical guide for learning the leader’s part of the Argentine Tango, expanded w......more
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A global exploration of dance education research, its methodologies, and its impact on the field. The Intellect Handbook......more
VASLAV NIJINSKY, the greatest male dancer of all time, had a meteoric career, which lasted in all just ten years and end......more
This book is a collection of essays by playwrights, directors, devisers, scholars, and educators whose praxis involves r......more
This book explores the development of Sinhala stylistic drama from its earliest manifestations to the post-independence ......more
The book commences with the history of Indian, Egyptian, Arab, and flamenco dance then compares and contrasts the histor......more
Learn to observe, teach, and analyze human movement. The second edition of Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies: Contempora......more
Provide quality creative dance experiences for students of all ages and abilities. With a long history as a leading reso......more
Much has been written about Nijinsky and the Ballet Russe on both sides of the Atlantic, not to mention the rest of the ......more
This book explores video annotation as a reflective, analytic, organisational, and publishing tool for performance schol......more
Renowned portrait photographer Mark Mann documents an impressive host of dancers--their eloquent bodies in posed tranqui......more
Channel your inner brat through Charli XCX’s own words of wisdom From playing at raves in London with her parents at fif......more
Straight White Men Can’t Dance: American Masculinity in Film and Popular Culture investigates a trope proliferating thro......more
In Random Reflections, Lois Schaffer highlights the dynamics of human relationships comprising various cultural and educ......more
Equality Dancesport uses a queer feminist lens to examine the materialisation of gender and sexuality through moving and......more
This collaboration between artists, choreographers, researchers, experimental psychologists and cognitive scientists inv......more
For Blacks and other people of color, finding ways to address suffering organically is key. In these communities, cancer......more
In Knowing as Moving, Susan Leigh Foster theorizes how the act of moving in and through the world creates the potential ......more
In Knowing as Moving, Susan Leigh Foster theorizes how the act of moving in and through the world creates the potential ......more
This book spotlights artworks and art performances whose common denominator is the theme of (self-)representation of art......more
Step into the enchanting world of dance with "Fifteen Years of a Dancer’s Life," a captivating memoir that unveils the p......more
In Dance of Freedom, renowned dancer and choreographer Leela Samson explores one of India’s oldest, most revered classic......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
Capoeira--a game of combat primarily developed by enslaved West Central Africans--has become an icon of both Brazilian n......more
As principal dancer with Montréal-based company La La La Human Steps, Louise Lecavalier was among the most iconic dancer......more
Jazz Practice in the Modern Era: Methodology for the Aspiring Artist is an essential and visionary guide for the next ge......more
Jazz Practice in the Modern Era: Methodology for the Aspiring Artist is an essential and visionary guide for the next ge......more
This book examines a creative approach to exploring choreographic practice artistically, theoretically, and pedagogicall......more
The most effective way to excel in dance is to first forge the athlete, then rise above technique to ignite hearts. This......more
"This book presents an expansive study of Philadelphia’s significant contributions to early U.S. dance in the nineteenth......more
"This book presents an expansive study of Philadelphia’s significant contributions to early U.S. dance in the nineteenth......more
Writing in 1829, a Russian critic referred to the art of ballet as an "impossible project"--impossible because it strive......more
A legendary choreographer’s personal and practical guide to the art of dance-making Yvonne Rainer was a founding member ......more
An exquisite calendar featuring photography from the V&A collections, capturing some of the biggest names in ballet from......more
Higher education continually mediates long standing traditions while seeking new ways of thinking, creating a quiet tens......more
Through this book, Incredible Odisha, meticulously prepared by Dr. Sonali Sahu, an effective teacher in English and an e......more
A gorgeous, authoritative, and image-filled celebration of pageantry and community created by ballroom culture for Black......more
The late 1920s and early 1930s were a pivotal moment in Russian cultural development: a time of uncertainty but also of ......more
The late 1920s and early 1930s were a pivotal moment in Russian cultural development: a time of uncertainty but also of ......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 book is devoted to tracing the variety of ways that theatre, theatricality, and performance are embedded in Hollywo......more
Kinaesthetic Empathy, Ethics and Care develops a philosophy of dance that highlights the psychological, aesthetic and et......more
Kinaesthetic Empathy, Ethics and Care develops a philosophy of dance that highlights the psychological, aesthetic and et......more
Hollywood Dance-ins and the Reproduction of Bodies proposes that a figure who barely registers in film studies or dance ......more
Hollywood Dance-ins and the Reproduction of Bodies proposes that a figure who barely registers in film studies or dance ......more