9 books in Performing Arts - Dance
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Discovering English Folk Dance
Written by Hugh Rippon
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2008
Price: $13.95
In the last decade there has been renewed interest in English folk dance. Few countries have integrated the traditional dances, songs and music of the past into modern culture as successfully as in England. This book carefully distinguishes between the two types of folk dance - the ritual, ceremonial displays like... Read more >
Written by Hugh Rippon
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2008
Price: $13.95
In the last decade there has been renewed interest in English folk dance. Few countries have integrated the traditional dances, songs and music of the past into modern culture as successfully as in England. This book carefully distinguishes between the two types of folk dance - the ritual, ceremonial displays like... Read more >
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Nureyev
The Life
Written by Julie Kavanagh
Format: Trade Paperback, 848 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $19.95
Rudolf Nureyev, one of the most iconic dancers of the twentieth century, had it all: beauty, genius, charm, passion, and sex appeal. No other dancer of our time has generated the same excitement, for both men and women, on or off the stage.
In this superb biography, Julie Kavanagh deftly brings... Read more >
The Life
Written by Julie Kavanagh
Format: Trade Paperback, 848 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $19.95
Rudolf Nureyev, one of the most iconic dancers of the twentieth century, had it all: beauty, genius, charm, passion, and sex appeal. No other dancer of our time has generated the same excitement, for both men and women, on or off the stage.
In this superb biography, Julie Kavanagh deftly brings... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Reading Dance
A Gathering of Memoirs, Reportage, Criticism, Profiles, Interviews, and Some Uncategorizable Extras
Written by Robert Gottlieb
Format: Hardcover, 1360 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $45.00
Robert Gottlieb’s immense sampling of the dance literature–by far the largest such project ever attempted–is both inclusive, to the extent that inclusivity is possible when dealing with so vast a field, and personal: the result of decades of reading.
It limits itself of material within the experience of today’s general readers, avoiding... Read more >
A Gathering of Memoirs, Reportage, Criticism, Profiles, Interviews, and Some Uncategorizable Extras
Written by Robert Gottlieb
Format: Hardcover, 1360 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $45.00
Robert Gottlieb’s immense sampling of the dance literature–by far the largest such project ever attempted–is both inclusive, to the extent that inclusivity is possible when dealing with so vast a field, and personal: the result of decades of reading.
It limits itself of material within the experience of today’s general readers, avoiding... Read more >
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Somewhere
The Life of Jerome Robbins
Written by Amanda Vaill
Format: Trade Paperback, 720 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2008
Price: $22.95
From the author of the acclaimed Everybody Was So Young, the definitive and major biography of the great choreographer and Broadway legend Jerome Robbins
To some, Jerome Robbins was a demanding perfectionist, a driven taskmaster, a theatrical visionary; to others, he was a loyal friend, a supportive mentor, a generous and entertaining... Read more >
The Life of Jerome Robbins
Written by Amanda Vaill
Format: Trade Paperback, 720 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2008
Price: $22.95
From the author of the acclaimed Everybody Was So Young, the definitive and major biography of the great choreographer and Broadway legend Jerome Robbins
To some, Jerome Robbins was a demanding perfectionist, a driven taskmaster, a theatrical visionary; to others, he was a loyal friend, a supportive mentor, a generous and entertaining... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Somewhere
The Life of Jerome Robbins
Written by Amanda Vaill
Format: eBook, 688 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2008
Price: $22.95
From the author of the acclaimed Everybody Was So Young, the definitive and major biography of the great choreographer and Broadway legend Jerome Robbins
To some, Jerome Robbins was a demanding perfectionist, a driven taskmaster, a theatrical visionary; to others, he was a loyal friend, a supportive mentor, a generous and entertaining... Read more >
The Life of Jerome Robbins
Written by Amanda Vaill
Format: eBook, 688 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2008
Price: $22.95
From the author of the acclaimed Everybody Was So Young, the definitive and major biography of the great choreographer and Broadway legend Jerome Robbins
To some, Jerome Robbins was a demanding perfectionist, a driven taskmaster, a theatrical visionary; to others, he was a loyal friend, a supportive mentor, a generous and entertaining... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Let's Dance
The Complete Book and DVD of Ballroom Dance Instruction for Weddings, Parties, Fitness, and Fun
Written by Cal Pozo
Foreword by Pierre Dulaine
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $19.95
Master any dance in minutes with the first major dance instructional book/DVD from America’s bestselling dance instructor
Cal Pozo, director of the bestselling “Dancing with the Stars–Cardio Dance” DVD and creator of the multi-platinum award-winning “Learn to Dance in Minutes” series, has taught more than three million people how to dance with... Read more >
The Complete Book and DVD of Ballroom Dance Instruction for Weddings, Parties, Fitness, and Fun
Written by Cal Pozo
Foreword by Pierre Dulaine
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $19.95
Master any dance in minutes with the first major dance instructional book/DVD from America’s bestselling dance instructor
Cal Pozo, director of the bestselling “Dancing with the Stars–Cardio Dance” DVD and creator of the multi-platinum award-winning “Learn to Dance in Minutes” series, has taught more than three million people how to dance with... Read more >
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Nureyev
The Life
Written by Julie Kavanagh
Format: Hardcover, 800 pages
On Sale: October 2, 2007
Price: $37.50
Rudolf Nureyev had it all: beauty, genius, charm, passion, and sex appeal. No other dancer of our time has generated the same excitement, for both men and women, on or off the stage. With Nureyev: The Life, Julie Kavanagh shows how his intense drive and passion for dance propelled him from... Read more >
The Life
Written by Julie Kavanagh
Format: Hardcover, 800 pages
On Sale: October 2, 2007
Price: $37.50
Rudolf Nureyev had it all: beauty, genius, charm, passion, and sex appeal. No other dancer of our time has generated the same excitement, for both men and women, on or off the stage. With Nureyev: The Life, Julie Kavanagh shows how his intense drive and passion for dance propelled him from... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Tango
The Art History of Love
Written by Robert Farris Thompson
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: December 5, 2006
Price: $15.95
In this generously illustrated book, world-renowned Yale art historian Robert Farris Thompson gives us the definitive account of tango, "the fabulous dance of the past hundred years–and the most beautiful, in the opinion of Martha Graham.”
Thompson traces tango’s evolution in the nineteenth century under European, Andalusian-Gaucho, and African influences through its... Read more >
The Art History of Love
Written by Robert Farris Thompson
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: December 5, 2006
Price: $15.95
In this generously illustrated book, world-renowned Yale art historian Robert Farris Thompson gives us the definitive account of tango, "the fabulous dance of the past hundred years–and the most beautiful, in the opinion of Martha Graham.”
Thompson traces tango’s evolution in the nineteenth century under European, Andalusian-Gaucho, and African influences through its... Read more >
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The Classic Ballet
Basic Technique and Terminology
Written by Lincoln Kirstein and Muriel Stuart
Preface by George Balanchine
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: October 5, 2004
Price: $23.95
“For soundness, for clarity, for succinctness, this manual of basic ballet is the best there is anywhere.”
–Edwin Denby, The Nation
With a precision unparalleled in any other book of its kind, The Classic Ballet presents a lucid text, and nearly six hundred drawings describe and illustrate in minute detail the proper... Read more >
Basic Technique and Terminology
Written by Lincoln Kirstein and Muriel Stuart
Preface by George Balanchine
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: October 5, 2004
Price: $23.95
“For soundness, for clarity, for succinctness, this manual of basic ballet is the best there is anywhere.”
–Edwin Denby, The Nation
With a precision unparalleled in any other book of its kind, The Classic Ballet presents a lucid text, and nearly six hundred drawings describe and illustrate in minute detail the proper... Read more >
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