Europe Dancing: Perspectives on Theatre, Dance, and Cultural Identity

Europe Dancing examines the dance cultures and movements which have developed in Europe since the Second World War. Nine countries are represented in this unique collaboration between European dance scholars. The contributors chart the art form, and discuss the outside influences which have shaped it. This comprehensive book explores: * questions of identity within individual countries, within Europe, and in relation to the USA * the East/West cultural division * the development of state subsidy for dance * the rise of contemporary dance as an 'alternative' genre * the implications for dance of political, economic and social change. Useful historical charts are included to trace significant dance and political events throughout the twentieth century in each country. Never before has this information been gathered together in one place. This book is essential reading for everyone interested in dance and its growth and development in recent years.

Arts & Photography

Jordan, Stephanie

Grau, Andree

Performing Arts

Routledge

Europe Dancing examines the dance cultures and movements which have developed in Europe since the Second World War. Nine countries are represented in this unique collaboration between European dance scholars.

George Balanchine (1904-1983) is one of the past century's greatest choreographers, and (along with Lincoln Kirstein) the man most responsible for creating ballet culture in America, in his roles as founder of the School of American Ballet and cofounder and balletmaster of the New York City Ballet. In a career spanning more than six decades and three continents, and with more than 400 dance works to his name, Balanchine towers over the field with his repertory of masterpieces such as Apollo, Serenade, The Four Temperaments, Agon, Jewels, his work in film, musical and opera, and also with the legacy of his teaching. In Balanchine Then and Now, leading dancers, choreographers, company directors, critics and academics assess Balanchine's multi-faceted legacy and his relevance to dance today, through essays, reminiscences and interviews. These contributors include Richard Alston, Toni D'Amelio, Dominique Delouche, Nanette Glushak, Stephanie Jordan, Anna Kisselgoff, Giannandrea Poesio, Francia Russell, Tim Scholl, Suki Schorer, Violette Verdy and Robert Wilson, each of whom adds a new angle to how we see Balanchine today. Balanchine Then and Now is illustrated with numerous previously unpublished and very beautifully reproduced images of the master at work, and of his dances. It ranks as one of the essential books on ballet.

Balanchine Then and Now (The Arts Arena Publication Series)

WILSON, Robert

Alston, Richard

Scholl, Tim

Verdy, Violette

Schorer, Suki

D'Amelio, Toni

Delouche, Dominique

Franceschi, Antonia

Glushak, Nanette

Kisselgoff, Anna

Poesio, Giannandrea

Russell, Francia

Humor & Entertainment

Sylph Editions

Striding Out: Aspects of Contemporary and New Dance in Britain

Princeton Book Co Pub

Following Sir Fred's Steps is an insightful and wide-ranging look at the rich legacy of Sir Frederick Ashton (1904-1988), one of the great choreographers of the twentieth century. Bringing together a broad range of differing perspectives - historical documentation, critical analyses of choreography, studies of technique and style, as well as fascinating reminiscences and anecdotes by dancers, teachers and choreographers - it also bridges the gap between different dance specialists: performers, choreographers, notators, scholars and critics. Based on papers, talks, and practical workshops given at the highly successful Ashton Conference held at the Roehampton Institute, London, in November 1994, Following Sir Fred's Steps is both diverse and stimulating, and represents a major reappraisal of Ashton's work. An invaluable source for both ballet practitioners and dance writers, it is also not to be missed by Ashton lovers.

Following Sir Fred's Steps: Ashton's Legacy

Biographies & Memoirs

Drau, Andree

Arts & Literature

Dance Notation Bureau Pr

With an extensive survey of existing ideas and groundbreaking new work, this book explores both cultural and theoretical questions such as: what is the relationship between music and ballet? How can it be understood?

Moving Music: Dialogues with Music in Twentieth Century Ballet

Stephanie Jordan

Music

An in-depth study of the relations between music and dance in the work of George Balanchine, Frederick Ashton and Anthony Tudor. It seeks to offer a depth of focus and to throw light on general connections between music and dance.

Stephanie Jordan's ground-breaking survey and close examination of a range of Stravinsky dances - some familiar, others less so - sheds new, unexpected light upon a renowned composer of ballet music. This book is essential reading for scholars and students in the fields of dance, music and interdisciplinary studies.

Stravinsky Dances: Re-visions Across a Century

Dance Books Ltd.

Of any choreographer working today, the American Mark Morris is most often cited for emphasis on musical values and standing within the music profession. His work also raises fundamental questions about how music informs our understanding of dance and about the interaction between seeing and hearing. This book is the first detailed study of Morris's use of music, revealing an unmatched range of approaches to music and strategies for making us hear musical scores in new ways. It also has impact well beyond his work, in outlining a 'choreomusical' (audio-visual) framework for discussion that, for the first time, introduces ideas from cognitive science. Divided into three parts, the book opens with a discussion of the context of Morris's work as a musical journey across his career and in relation to earlier choreomusical theories and processes. After proposals as to how to watch and listen to dance, Morris's output is discussed within three periods: 1980-88 (the early years of his dance company), 1988-91 (when he was resident in Brussels), and 1992-2014. The choreographer's own voice is heard regularly throughout the book, and analyses of his dances are brilliantly illustrated by a ground-breaking website of film clips generously hosted by the Mark Morris Dance Group.

Mark Morris: Musician - Choreographer

Set boundaries and set yourself free! 
Do you leave family gatherings frustrated? 
Do you have volatile conversations on social media about modern issues and just wish you could get away? 
Do you question how to handle church fellowship and faith practices? 
In this encouraging and biblically based book, Stephanie Jordan helps you to understand and establish boundaries so you can have healthier relationship experiences. Often, we understand phyiscal boundaries but we get confused about the boundary lines that we cannot see, but we feel when they have been crossed. Understanding is the beginning of wisdom, and Stephanie explains with real life examples how boundaries can be helpful or how a lack of boundaries can be harmful to relationships.\nIn Believing in Boundaries, you will: 
★ Understand that boundaries are God established 
★ Know what boundaries are and why we need them 
★ Recognize boundaries for modern culture from a biblical perspective 
★ Set boundaries for relationships 
★ Establish boundaries for faith practices 
Believing in Boundaries urges every Christian to set and hold their boundaries to make every relationship they are engaged in healthier. 
Believing in Boundaries lays the foundation for the pursuit of boundaries in every area of your life. 
Don’t wait! 
Read this book today and begin to change your life with the power of boundaries!

Believing in Boundaries: Using biblical teaching to understand and establish healthy modern boundaries

Religion & Spirituality

Cross Over Jordan Publishing LLC

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