STYLE OF MOVEMENT: FASHION AND DANCE
Style meets movement: a new photography book featuring more than eighty of today's most famous dancers, captured in movement and styled in garments...
Dance, Ballet
WHY DANCE MATTERS
Written by Aloff, Mindy
A passionate and moving tribute to the captivating power of dance, not just as an art form but as a language that transcends barriers "[A] smart, bracing book of reflection, analysis, memoir and history."--Willard Spiegelman, Wall Street Journal "A veritable master class."--Anne Doventry, Booklist Mindy Aloff, a journalist, an essayist, and a
BLONDELL CUMMINGS - DANCE AS MOVING PICTURES
Blondell Cummings: Dance as Moving Picturesis the first monograph dedicated to the pivotal work of African American choreographer and video artist Blondell Cummings. The book accompanies an exhibition of the same name co-organized by the Getty Research Institute and Art + Practice, on view at Art + Practice in Los Angeles from September 18, 2021 through February 19, 2022.
MARTHA GRAHAM: WHEN DANCE BECAME MODERN
Written by Baldwin, Neil
A major biography--the first in three decades--of one of the most important artistic forces of the twentieth century, the legendary American dancer and choreographer who upended dance, propelling the art form into the modern age, and whose profound and pioneering influence is still being felt today. "Brings together all the elements of Graham's colorful life...with wit, verve, critic
MR. B: GEORGE BALANCHINE'S 20TH CENTURY
Written by Homans, Jennifer
"A fascinating read about a true genius and his unrelenting thirst for beauty in art and in life."--MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award
SWAN DIVE: THE MAKING OF A ROGUE BALLERINA
Written by Pazcoguin, Georgina
Don't expect just tulle and toe shoes. In this fascinating insider's tale, NYCB dancer Pazcoguin reveals her world. . . . A striking debut. --People
GLOBAL GROOVE: ART, DANCE, PERFORMANCE & PROTEST
A transcultural history of more than 120 years of art and dance. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Global Groove outlines how encounters between Western and Eastern societies gave rise to new expressive forms in art, dance, performance, and design, and what influence this has had on the history of Modernism.
NANCY SPANIER - THE ARC OF A DANCING LIFE
Written by Larisa Oancea
Structured as a biographical and interpretative study of one of the last bearers and transformers of modern dance’s legacy, this monograph not only provides an intimate look at the life and works of Nancy Spanier but is also a document rich in dance history: José Limón, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Ma
ACOSTA DANZA: FUSION: THE VISION OF CARLOS ACOSTA'S DANCE COMPANY
Written by Acosta, Carlos
Taking readers behind the scenes of one of the world's most exciting dance companies, this richly illustrated book also tells the incredible back story of its famed creator and his brilliant vision to weave Cuban culture and history into classical and contemporary dance. As a troubled teenager, Carlos Acosta was whisked off the streets of his native Havana and enrolled in the Cuban nati
SERENADE: A BALANCHINE STORY (SIGNED)
Written by Bentley, Toni
Toni Bentley, a dancer for George Balanchine, the greatest ballet maker of the 20th century, tells the story of Serenade, his iconic masterpiece, and what it was like to dance--and live--in his world at New York City Ballet during its legendary era.
NEO-BURLESQUE: STRIPTEASE AS TRANSFORMATION
Written by Sally, Lynn
The neo-burlesque movement seeks to restore a sense of glamour, theatricality, and humor to striptease. Neo-burlesque performers strut their stuff in front of audiences that appreciate their playful brand of pro-sex, often gender-bending, feminism.
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