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
DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM: A HISTORY, A MOVEMENT, A CELEBRATION
Written by Novosel, Paul
2021 NAACP Image Award Nominee This definitive history is a celebration of the first African-American ballet company, from its 1960s origins in a Harlem basement, to the performances, community engagement, and education message of empowerment through the arts for all which the Company continues to carry forward today.
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 Before Mark Morris became "the most successful and influential choreographer alive" (The New York Times), he was a six year-old in Seat
DANCE OR DIE: FROM STATELESS REFUGEE TO INTERNATIONAL BALLET STAR A MEMOIR
Written by Joudeh, Ahmad
A Syria-born dancer offers his deeply personal story of war, statelessness, and the pursuit of the art of dance in this inspirational memoir. DANCE OR DIE is an autobiographical coming-of-age account of Ahmad Joudeh, a young refugee who grows up in Damascus with dreams of becoming a dancer.
MILONGAS
Written by Cozarinsky, Edgardo
With an introduction by award-winning author Alberto Manguel, Milongas is Edgardo Cozarinsky's love letter to tango, and the diverse array of people who give it life. From tango's origins in the gritty bars of Buenos Aires, to milongas tucked away in the crypt of a London Church, a café in Kraków, or the quays of the Seine, Cozarinsky guides us through a shape-shifting dance's ph
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
FREE: A LIFE IN IMAGES AND WORDS
Written by Polunin, Sergei
- An intimate encounter with the enfant terrible of ballet- With a comprehensive selection of photos from Polunin's life on and off stage- His music video for Hozier's Take me to Church, shot by David LaChapelle, has 28 million views on YouTube- With a foreword by Dame Helen Mirren and Albert Watson OBEThe early life path of Ukraine-born Sergei Polunin was akin to a dancer's fairytale.
KEEP IT MOVING: LESSONS FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
Written by Tharp, Twyla
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of the world's legendary artists and bestselling author of The Creative Habit shares her secrets--from insight to action--for harnessing vitality, finding purpose as you age, and expanding one's possibilities over the course of a lifetime in her newest New York Times bestseller Keep It Moving. At seventy-eight, Twyla
MICHAEL CLARK
Written by Ostende, Florence
Explore the groundbreaking performances and creative collaborations of iconic Scottish dancer and choreographer Michael Clark. Hailed as British dance's true iconoclast, Michael Clark is a defining cultural figure in the contemporary dance world.
DANCE WE DO: A POET EXPLORES BLACK DANCE
Written by Shange, Ntozake
In her first posthumous work, the revered poet crafts a personal history of Black dance and captures the careers of legendary dancers along with her own rhythmic beginnings. Many learned of Ntozake Shange's ability to blend movement with words when her acclaimed choreopoem for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf made its way to Broadway in 1976, eve
CHOREOGRAPHY: CREATING AND DEVELOPING DANCE FOR PERFORMANCE
Written by Flatt, Kate
Choreography is the highly creative process of interpreting and coordinating movement, music and space in performance. By tracing different facets of development and exploring the essential artistic and practical skills of the choreographer, this book offers unique insights for apprentice dance makers.
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