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Paper Tangos - PB (Public Planet Books) by J. M. Taylor Publisher Comments Tango. A multidimensional expression of Argentine identity, one that speaks to that nation’s sense of disorientation, loss, and terror. Yet the tango mesmerizes dancers and audiences alike throughout the world. In Paper Tangos, Julie Taylor—a... (read more) Your price: $21.95 New - Trade Paper 
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The Makers of Modern Dance in Germany: Rudolf Laban, Mary Wigman, Kurt Jooss by Isa Partsch-Bergsohn Publisher Comments The book weaves together the connections among these extraordinary artists, "The Makers of Modern Dance in Germany" contains interviews, personal recollections and translations from German publications.... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Streb: How to Become an Extreme Action Hero by Elizabeth Streb Publisher Comments Elizabeth Streb has been testing the potential of the human body since childhood. Can she fly? Can she run up walls? Can she break through glass? How fast can she go? With clarity and humor—and with a world-class dance troupe called STREB&mdash... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $13.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Modern Bodies: Dance and American Modernism from Martha Graham to Alvin Ailey by Julia L. Foulkes Publisher Comments Traces the evolution of modern dance, noting the contributions of such performers as Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, and Ted Shawn while revealing the social dynamics that shaped American modernism and how it challenged conventional roles. Simultaneous... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price: $48.81 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Destined to Dance: A Novel about Martha Graham by Marcy Heidish Publisher Comments DESTINED TO DANCEThey called her a genius. They called her a goddess. They called her a monster.Which title best fits Martha Graham, iconic Mother of Modern Dance?Find out - in the first historical novel about this great American diva. DESTINED TO DANCE... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Ageing, Gender, Embodiment and Dance: Finding a Balance by Elisabeth Schwaiger Publisher Comments This book explores the nexus between gender, ageing and culture in dancers practicing a variety of genres. It challenges existing cultural norms which equate ageing with bodily decline and draws on an interdisciplinary theoretical framework to explore... (read more) Your price: $85.00 New - Hardcover
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William Forsythe: Suspense by Markus Weisbeck Publisher Comments Around the world, the American-born avant-garde choreographer William Forsythe is considered one of the most significant and innovative figures in contemporary dance. As the Director of the Ballett Frankfurt from 1984 to 2004, he transcended the... (read more) Your price: $55.00 New - Trade Paper
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New Dance by Margery J Turner Publisher Comments Dealing exclusively with developments in modern dance since 1951, this book is for anyone who wishes to understand and experience nonliteral dance: students and teachers, dancers and critics.... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Talk about Contemporary Dance (Talk about) by Philippe Noisette Publisher Comments A densely illustrated and comprehensive introduction to an art form that is enjoying a boon in popularity due to its links with pop culture, fashion, and music. This engaging and unpretentious introduction to contemporary dance explores the discipline in... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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William Forsythe: Improvisation Technologies: A Tool for the Analytical Dance Eye by William Forsythe Publisher Comments The American-born choreographer William Forsythe--who was the Director of the celebrated Frankfurt Ballet from 1984-2004 and now heads his own Frankfurt-based independent ensemble, The Forsythe Company--is recognized internationally as one of the world's... (read more) Your price: $45.00 New - Hardcover
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Alien Bodies: Representations of Modernity, 'Race' and Nation in Early Modern Dance by Ramsay Burt Publisher Comments Blurring the conventional distinction between modern dance and ballet, African American dance, gymnastics and dancing as popular entertainment, i Alien Bodies /i looks at the way the dance of the 1920s and 1930s mediated the experience of modernity... (read more) Your price: $53.50 New - Trade Paper
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Converging Movements: Modern Dance and Jewish Culture at the 92nd Street y by Naomi M. Jackson Publisher Comments A groundbreaking study of the 92nd Street Y and its major influence on 20th-century American culture.... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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I Want to Be Ready: Improvised Dance as a Practice of Freedom by Danielle Goldman Publisher Comments Danielle Goldman's contribution to the theory and history of improvisation in dance is rich, beautiful and extraordinary. In her careful, rigorously imaginative analysis of the discipline of choreography in real time, Goldman both compels and allows us... (read more) Your price: $31.75 New - Trade Paper
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Nietzsche's Dancers: Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, and the Revaluation of Christian Values by Kimerer L. Lamothe Publisher Comments In the first half of this original book, Kimerer L. LaMothe offers the only exhaustive analysis of the dance images that appear in every one of Friedrich Nietzsche's major works, revealing the pivotal role this imagery plays in Nietzsche's project of... (read more) Your price: $37.25 New - Trade Paper
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Choreographing Difference by Ann Cooper Albright Publisher Comments Feminist theory illuminates the radical cultural work of contemporary dance.... (read more) Your price: $26.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Moment of Movement: Dance Improvisation by Lynne Anne Blom Publisher Comments Dance improvisation, the intriguing phenomenon of the creative process alive in the moving body, exists powerfully, sublimely - lending insight, solving problems, allowing moments of transcendence, diversion, and delight. Flourishing especially... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Illustrated Dance Technique of Jose Limon (84 Edition) by Daniel D. Lewis Publisher Comments Providing the principles of dance developed by José Limón, this book gives the historical and physical aspects of his style and approach to dance that will be of interest to dancers, teachers, and students of dance at every level... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $23.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Schrifttanz: German Modern Dance Writings of the 1920s & 1930s by Valerie Preston-dunlop Publisher Comments Schrifttanz was one of the most interesting and important journals of the Expressionist dance movement in Germany in the 1920s and 30s. With the suppression of the movement during the Nazi period and the destruction of much relevant archive material... (read more) Your price: $32.50 New - Trade Paper
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Torah in Motion: Creating Dance Midrash by JoAnne Tucker Publisher Comments Explore new ways of prayer and storytelling through TORAH IN MOTION. JoAnne Tucker and Susan Freeman, both experienced in dance and Judaic studies, tell the famous stories of the Torah through modern dance. In this book they explain how they use dance to... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $7.98 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Merce Cunningham by Germano Celant Publisher Comments Merce Cunningham (1919-2009) pioneered the contemporary conception of dance as a moving image of life. His innovations in the field date back to the 1940s, when, after meeting composer John Cage, he proposed the separation of music and dance and applied... (read more) Your price: $45.00 New - Trade Paper
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