Dance, Ballet
NIGHT'S DANCER: THE LIFE OF JANET COLLINS
Written by Collins, Janet
Winner of the The Marfield Prize / National Award for Arts Writing (2011) Dancer Janet Collins, born in New Orleans in 1917 and raised in Los Angeles, soared high over the color line as the first African-American prima ballerina at the Metropolitan Opera.
RAGE OF STAGING: WIM VANDEKEYBUS
Written by Verhelst, Peter
- First book ever on this international choreographer and his company Ultima Vez- "Vandekeybus brought into focus a whole new genre of modern dance...
HOW TO BE VEGAN AND KEEP YOUR FRIENDS
Written by Nichols, Annie
You're being healthy, considerate to the planet and compassionate toward animals - so why is it so hard to navigate life as a vegan? From going out for dinner, to staying in with friends, it can be a challenge to cook, eat and socialize vegan in a world of carnivores.
OUT LOUD: A MEMOIR
Written by Stace, Wesley
From the most brilliant and audacious choreographer of our time, the exuberant tale of a young dancer's rise to the pinnacle of the performing arts world, and the triumphs and perils of creating work on his own terms--and staying true to himself
BALLERINA PROJECT
With over one million followers on Instagram, Ballerina Project has the largest network of followers in the world for ballet and has become an online phenomenon. Created by New York City-based photographer Dane Shitagi over the span of eighteen years, Ballerina Project has become the most significant, unique, and creative photographic archive of renowned ballerinas in the world.
MERCE CUNNINGHAM: REDUX
Written by Klosty, James
James Klosty's Merce Cunningham was the first book ever published about Cunningham. It appeared in 1975 and was republished in 1986.
JEROME ROBBINS, BY HIMSELF: SELECTIONS FROM HIS LETTERS, JOURNALS, DRAWINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND AN UNFINISHED MEMOIR
Written by Robbins, Jerome
The titanic choreographer, creator of memorable ballets, master of Broadway musicals, legendary show doctor and director, now revealed in his own words--the closest we will get to a memoir/autobiography--from his voluminous letters, journals, notes, diaries, never before published.
STYLE OF MOVEMENT: FASHION AND DANCE
Written by Ory, Deborah
Style meets movement: a new photography book featuring more than eighty of today's most famous dancers, captured in movement and styled in garments designed by some of fashion's biggest names. From renowned photographers Ken Browar and Deborah Ory, the husband-and-wife team behind NYC Dance Project and the best-selling photography book The Art of Movement, comes their follow-up b
BALLET COMPANION: A DANCER'S GUIDE TO THE TECHNIQUE, TRADITIONS, AND JOYS OF BALLET
A New Classic for Today's Dancer The Ballet Companion is a fresh, comprehensive, and thoroughly up-to-date reference book for the dancer. With 150 stunning photographs of ballet stars Maria Riccetto and Benjamin Millepied demonstrating perfect execution of positions and steps, this elegant volume brims with everything today's dance student needs, including:
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