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Covers a history of ballet and provides an overview of the subject. Discover more than 70 of the most famous ballet dances. Learn the stories behind renowned companies. Explore the lives and achievements of ballet dancers across the centuries and meet composers and choreographers
The philosophy of rhythm: aesthetics, music, poetics
"Rhythm is the fundamental pulse that animates poetry, music, and dance across all cultures. And yet the recent explosion of scholarly interest across disciplines in the aural dimensions of aesthetic experience--particularly in sociology, cultural and media theory, and literary …
This is a companion volume to an eight-part television series. Explores great dance traditions in cultures around the world.
This is a companion volume to an eight-part television series. Explores great dance traditions in cultures around the world.
This groundbreaking collection of essays by a host of international authorities addresses the many aspects of the Danse Macabre, a subject that has been too often overlooked in Anglo-American scholarship. The Danse was once a major motif that occurred in many different media and…
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…