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Martha Graham: A special issue of the journal Choreography and Dance
Alice Helpern
Theatre Studies; Dance
Hardback
This publication examines Martha Graham's radical period , the body of work from the 1930s and 40s which culminated in the... [more]
A Strange Proximity: Stage Presence, Failure, and the Ethics of Attention...
Jon Foley Sherman (Franklin & Marshall College, USA), Jon Foley Sherman
Theatre Studies; Dance & Performing arts
Paperback
What happens in the relationship between audience and performer? What choices are made in the space of performance about... [more]
Performing to the Camera
Simon Baker
Photography & photographs; Dance & Performing arts
Paperback
Performing for the Camera examines how the photograph has both documented and developed our understanding of performance since... [more]
The Decroux Sourcebook
Thomas Leabhart (Pomona College, California, USA), Franc Chamberlain (University College, Cork, Ireland)
Individual actors & performers; Mime
Hardback
Suitable as a companion to Etienne Decroux in the Routledge Performance Practitioners series, this work illustrates Etienne... [more]
Sounding the Dance, Moving the Music: Choreomusicological Perspectives on...
Mohd Anis Md Nor, Kendra Stepputat
Dance; Music: styles & genres
Hardback
Performing arts in most parts of Maritime Southeast Asia are seen as an entity, where music and dance, sound and movement,... [more]
The Routledge Circus Studies Reader
Katie Lavers, Peta Tait
Circus
Paperback
The Routledge Circus Studies Reader offers an absorbing critical introduction to this diverse and emerging field. It brings... [more]
Victorian Magic
Geoffrey Lamb
Conjuring & magic; British & Irish history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Social & cultural history
Hardback
First published in 1976. This title brings the Victorian era to life with stories of its spectacular leading magicians, conjurers,... [more]
Improvisation Hypermedia and the Arts since 1945
Roger Dean, Hazel Smith
Dance & Performing arts
Paperback
In presenting their definition of improvisation, the authors consider developments in improvisation in the arts since 1945... [more]
101 Magic Tricks: Any Time. Any Place. - Step by step instructions to engage,...
Bryan Miles
Conjuring & magic
Paperback
Now is your chance to learn 101 magic tricks, specially selected for the amateur, which don't require any equipment, and are... [more]
Metaphor and Musical Thought
Michael Spitzer
Dance & Performing arts; Music; History
Paperback
Treating issues of language, aesthetics, semiotics, and cognition, this book offers an evaluation and an original theory of... [more]
The Psychology of Perfectionism in Sport, Dance and Exercise
Andrew Hill
Dance; Psychology; Sports psychology
Hardback
Perfectionism has been found to play an important yet complex role in sport,... [more]
Foam Patterning and Construction Techniques: Turning 2D Designs into 3D...
Mary McClung (Professor of Costume Design, West Virginia University.)
Art techniques & principles; Theatre: technical & background skills; Puppetry, miniature & toy theatre
Hardback
Foam Patterning and Construction Techniques: Turning 2D Designs into 3D Shapes explains how to create your theatrical prop,... [more]
Dance As Education: Towards A National Dance Culture
Peter Brinson
Dance; Teaching of a specific subject; Sports & outdoor recreation (Children's&YA)
Hardback
In this volume the author examines the place of dance in contemporary Britain. Doing so, he sets out to provide the historical,... [more]
A Strange Proximity: Stage Presence, Failure, and the Ethics of Attention...
Jon Foley Sherman (Franklin & Marshall College, USA)
Theatre Studies; Dance & Performing arts
Hardback
What happens in the relationship between audience and performer? What choices are made in the space of performance about... [more]
Ballet: From the First Plie to Mastery, An Eight-Year Course
Anna Paskevska
Ballet
Hardback
Designed as a complement to a beginning student's ballet training, this book introduces fundamentals and precepts of the technique,... [more]
William Forsythe
Senta Driver
Dance; Ballet
Hardback
A study of the American classical ballet choreographer William Forsythe. It contains primary source material as well as the... [more]
Popular Film and Television Comedy
Frank Krutnik, Steve Neale (University of Exeter, UK)
Dance & Performing arts
Hardback
How is comedy related to its institutional context? Neale and Krutnik, in this wide-ranging discussion of the genre, propose... [more]
Women & Film
E. Ann Kaplan
Dance & Performing arts
Hardback
Analyzes the treatment of women in American movies and examines the themes of a variety of contemporary movies made by women.... [more]
The Routledge Circus Studies Reader
Katie Lavers, Peta Tait
Circus
Hardback
The Routledge Circus Studies Reader offers an absorbing critical introduction to this diverse and emerging field. It brings... [more]
Beginning Jazz Dance
James Robey
Contemporary dance
Paperback
Beginning Jazz Dance provides students with the context, background information and basic instruction they need in order to... [more]
The Worlds of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson: The Story Behind International...
Ian Fryer
Puppetry, miniature & toy theatre
Hardback
An in-depth look at the making of the classic puppet and live action series produced by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson that thrilled... [more]
Gender and Dance in Modern Iran: Biopolitics on stage
Ida Meftahi (The Pennsylvania State University)
Dance; Gender studies: women
Hardback
Gender and Dance in Modern Iran: Biopolitics on Stage investigates the ways dancing bodies have been providing evidence for... [more]
Dance Production: Design and Technology
Jeromy Hopgood (Associate Professor, Eastern Michigan University)
Theatre: technical & background skills; Dance
Paperback
Dance Production: Design and Technology introduces you to the skills you need to plan, design, and execute the technical aspects... [more]
Dance: American Art, 1830-1960
Thomas F. DeFrantz, Lynn Garafola, Dakin Hart, Constance Valis Hill, Analisa Leppanen-Guerra
Dance
Hardback
A landmark examination of the art and artists inspired by American dance from 1830 to 1960 [more]
Hope: Entertainer of the Century
Richard Zoglin
Film, TV & Radio; Individual actors & performers; Television; Variety shows, music hall, cabaret; Biography: arts & entertainment
Paperback
The first definitive biography of Bob Hope, that makes the case that he was most important entertainer of the twentieth century.... [more]
