What is dance?: readings in theory and criticism
A wide variety of writing is included in this anthology, from the practical criticism of Arlene Croce and David Denby to the more scholarly work of Rudoloph Arnheim, Suzanne Langer, and Havelock Ellis. The collection is divided into seven sections: What is Dance?; the Dance Medi…
Dancing: the pleasure, power, and art of movement
by Jonas, Gerald, Grauer, Rhoda, Trujillo, Raoul, Dunlop, Geoff, Alexander, Jane, Hovde, Ellen, Meyer, Muffie, Bagwell, Orlando, Bakal, Stephanie, Obenhaus, Mark, WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), RM Arts (Firm), British Broadcasting Corporation., Television Service, Kultur International Films
Looks at the history of dance, dance around the world, and influential dancers and choreographers of the past and present. Probes the traditions of dance in communities around the world--from the often misunderstood waltz to the eloquent gestures of an Asante court dancer in Gha…
This is a companion volume to an eight-part television series. Explores great dance traditions in cultures around the world.
Looks at the history of dance, dance around the world, and influential dancers and choreographers of the past and present.
This is a companion volume to an eight-part television series. Explores great dance traditions in cultures around the world.
This collection deals with various manifestations of Argentine music and dance and how they relate to affects, feelings, and emotions, showing how music creates particular atmospheres, via the induction, modulation and circulation of affects and emotions, which are felt but, at …
This collection deals with various manifestations of Argentine music and dance and how they relate to affects, feelings, and emotions, showing how music creates particular atmospheres, via the induction, modulation and circulation of affects and emotions, which are felt but, at …
"Elizabeth B. Schwall aligns culture and politics by focusing on an art form that became a darling of the Cuban revolution: dance. In this history of staged performance in ballet, modern dance, and folkloric dance, Schwall analyzes how and why dance artists interacted with repub…