Jose Limon is universally recognized as one of the most important modern dancers of the 20th century. His technique is still taught at major colleges and dance schools; his dance company continues to revive his works, plus presents new works. His most famous work, The Moor's Pav…
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Dance Masters is a lively ensemble of conversations with seven celebrated dancers and choreographers. In these intimate interviews, dance critic Janet Lynn Roseman probes the heart of dance: * The creative process * The role of dream and rituals * The interplay between dancer an…
Merce Cunningham draws before he dances. Danny Grossman takes a shot of brandy to overcome his fears. Mark Morris works through music first - the dance comes as an afterthought. This work presents interviews with some of the great names of the dance world, both dancers and chore…
This book chronicles the life of dancer Janet Collins, the first African-American prima ballerina at the Metropolitan Opera. Born in New Orleans in 1917 and raised in Los Angeles, she endured an era in which racial bias prevailed, and subsequently prevented her from appearing in…
The biography of the first African-American prima ballerina.
This title offers a re-evaluation of one of the greatest contemporary dance pioneers of the twentieth century. It employs innovative feminist post-structural lens. 2013 is 22-year anniversary of Graham's death. In her heyday, Martha Graham's name was internationally recognized w…
This title offers a re-evaluation of one of the greatest contemporary dance pioneers of the twentieth century. It employs an innovative feminist post-structural lens. 2013 is the 22nd anniversary of Graham's death. In her heyday, Martha Graham's name was internationally recogniz…
This title offers a re-evaluation of one of the greatest contemporary dance pioneers of the twentieth century. It employs an innovative feminist post-structural lens. 2013 is the 22nd anniversary of Graham's death. In her heyday, Martha Graham's name was internationally recogniz…
This title offers a re-evaluation of one of the greatest contemporary dance pioneers of the twentieth century. It employs an innovative feminist post-structural lens. 2013 is the 22nd anniversary of Graham's death. In her heyday, Martha Graham's name was internationally recogniz…
Inheriting dance: an invitation from Pina
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How should we archive dance? How do we process performative heritage in the twenty-first century? How do we describe the performativity of remembering? And what is involved in building an archive for tomorrow that will serve as a workshop for the future? Inheriting Dance explore…
"Inheriting Dance. An Invitation from Pina" sets out at the historical moment we found ourselves in after the passing of Pina Bausch. The Pina Bausch Foundation started their work of carrying the artistic heritage of dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch into the future. This boo…
"This is a book ... about how and what six individuals, whose chosen art form is dance-making, think about that activity in a broader and deeper sense"--Foreword
