Modern Dance Terminology
Paul Love
DanceBooks
The first and only book to define modern dance concepts, terms, principles and movements in the words of the great founders of modern dance
$22.99
Dance books - Dance Reference and History books
The Moment of Movement - Dance Improvisation
Lynne Anne Blom & L. Tarin Chaplin
DanceBooks
Reprint of definitive work on dance improvisation ... "Lucid presentation of 200 examples for students of movement improvisation, beginning and advanced. Speaks clearly to young teachers. Tested in class, w...
$22.99
Michel Fokine and his Ballets
Cyril W Beaumont
DanceBooks
A reprint of a 1935 book giving a detailed analysis of Fokine's early ballets. Dated, but still full of invaluable information
$22.99
The Dancers Complete Guide to Healthcare and a Long Career
Allen J Ryan and Robert E Stephens
DanceBooks
Here is the place where both the beginner and the more experienced dancer will find helpful advice on everything from diet to care of injuries to ballet as a business
$22.99
World Ballet and Dance 1992-1993
Bent Schonberg
DanceBooks
An international yearbook providing detailed coverage of classical and contemporary dance companies around the world
$22.99
Laban's Efforts in Action - A Movement Handbook for Actors with Online Video Resources
Vanessa Ewan & Kate Sagovsky
Methuen
This book outlines Vanessa Ewan's practical process, which allows the actor to understand their own movement and that of others by exploring one key part of Laban's work: the 'Efforts of Action Drive' As ...
$39.99
Training the Actor's Body
Dick McCaw
Methuen
This practical guide to the principles of teaching and learning movement instructs the actor on how to train the body to become a medium of expression Starting with a break-down of the principles of actor t...
$31.95
On Choreography and Making Dance Theatre
Mark Bruce
Oberon
Mark Bruce describes the basic foundation or ingredients of his version of Dance Theatre as Movement, Drama, Sound and Vision There are many skills needed to produce a piece of dance and a choreographer has...
$19.99
A Critical Companion to the American Stage Musical
Elizabeth L Wollman
Methuen
This Critical Companion to the American Stage Musical provides the perfect introductory text for students of theatre, music and cultural studies It traces the history and development of the industry and art...
$31.99
Musical Theatre - A History
John Kenrick
Methuen
A new revised edition of the seminal text celebrating Musical Theatre from ancient times to the present day As an educator with extensive experience in professional theatre production, author John Kenrick a...
$25.99
Musical Theatre - A Workbook for Further Study
David Henson & Kenneth Pickering
Palgrave
Building on the success of the first Musical Theatre - A Workbook, this text develops students' skills in acting, dancing and singing, preparing them for entry into the profession Filled with imaginative pr...
$29.99
Pina Bausch - The Biography
Marion Meyer trans Penny Black
Oberon
Dance, dance, otherwise we are lost This is the first-ever biography in English of Pina Bausch - perhaps the most influential choreographer of the 20th century Meyer has written an accessible and affection...
$21.99
Writing Music for the Stage - A Practical Guide for Theatremakers
Michael Bruce
Nick Hern Books
The definitive guide to writing music for the stage ... Music has played a vital part in drama since the earliest days of theatre For composers, writing music for the stage is an opportunity to exercise t...
$22.50
Being a Dancer - Advice from Dancers and Choreographers
Lyndsey Winship
Nick Hern Books
How do I get a job as a dancer? Where and when should I train? How can I protect my body from injury? How do I become a choreographer? These and many more such questions asked by young or aspiring dance...
$14.99
Dance Composition - A Practical Guide to Creative Success in Dance Making DVD
Jacqueline M Smith-Autard
Methuen
Composition - the discipline that translates ideas into dances - is an important part of dance education A bestseller for over twenty years, this is a practical guide to creative success in dance making and...
$34.95
Anatomy of Performance Training
John Matthews
Methuen
We train because we are human and we become human because we train This is the surprising and original conclusion of Anatomy of Performance Training, in which John Matthews shows how training is a very huma...
$39.99
National Dance
Margaret Allenby-Jaffe
Crowood Press
"Whosoever danceth not, knoweth not the way of life" When this line from a second-century Gnostic hymn was written, dancing was still 'of the people, for the people, by the people' And it's this dance of t...
$29.99
How to Start Your Own Theater Company
Reginald Nelson
Chicago Review Press
With hands-on advice and instruction from an experienced actor and theater director, this pragmatic, authoritative guide to starting a theater company imparts essential backstage know-how for would-be playho...
$16.99
The Perfect Stage Crew - Complete Technical Guide for High School & College & Community Theater
John Kaluta
Allworth Press
This is an indispensable, nuts-and-bolts Guide to putting on a stunning, low-budget show in less than 40 days! The Perfect Stage Crew explains the pitfalls to avoid and provides solutions to the most commo...
$19.99
The Viewpoints Book - A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition - UK EDITION
Anne Bogart & Tina Landau
Theatre Communications Group
The Viewpoints Book is the essential guide to one of the newest and most successful approaches to acting since The Method The Viewpoints are a set of names given to certain principles of movement through ti...
$19.99