Susan Schwartz illuminates the central role of religion in Indian arts, & how Indian aesthetics are founded in religious belief & practice.
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"How do people use music to heal themselves and others' Are the healing powers of music universal or culturally specific' The essays in this volume address these two central questions as to music's potential as a therapeutic source. The contributors approach the study of music h…
"The essays in this volume address music's potential as a therapeutic source. The contributors approach the study of music healing from social, cultural and historical backgrounds, and in so doing provide perspectives on the subject which complement the wealth of existing litera…
Making an Entrance is the first ever practical introduction to teaching dance with disabled and non disabled students. This clearly written, thought provoking and hugely enjoyable manual is essential reading whether you're just starting out or are already active in the field. Ta…
This volume is a practical introduction to teaching dance with disabled and non-disabled students. Designed for beginners and those are already active in the field, it includes over 50 exercises and improvisations, and hints on the practicalities of setting up workshops.
"Caribbean Dance From Abakua to Zouk is an unprecedented overview of the dances from each of this region's major islands and the complex, fused, and layered cultures that have given birth to them. The authors in this collection, from distinguished cultural leaders to highly inno…
At once a catchall term to denote spontaneous gestures and the unruly movements of crowds, choreomania emerged in the nineteenth century at a time of heightened class conflict, nationalist policy, and colonial rule. In this book, author Kélina Gotman examines these choreographie…
"A collection of 26 essays in Spanish and English on the relationship between music and cosmology in the Andes. Sections deal with cosmology in the areas of dualism, ceremonial myth and ritual, traditional religious festivals, song texts, tradition, and modernity. Baumann treats…
"A collection of 26 essays in Spanish and English on the relationship between music and cosmology in the Andes. Sections deal with cosmology in the areas of dualism, ceremonial myth and ritual, traditional religious festivals, song texts, tradition, and modernity. Baumann treats…
My Life at the Gym brings together essays, poems, and personal narratives of women's experiences in gyms, dance studios, and outdoors. This diverse collection points to an important part of women's everyday experience--exercise and fitness--often ignored by feminists within a nu…
With a companion website that includes short online film episodes, this book proposes expansive ways of deconstructing and re-constituting sexuality and gender and thus more embodied and ethical ways of 'doing' life, and offers an understanding and critique of embodiment through…
