The analysis of performance art, a guide to its theory and practice.

Author: Howell, Anthony

Published: 1999

The visual artist as performer: the essential characteristics of the field, and a method for teaching the subject as a... [full description]

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An applicant's guide to auditioning and interviewing at dance and drama schools.

Author: Council for Dance Education & Training

Published: 2002

A short guide to the process of applying to a vocational dance or drama school in the UK, from choosing the right... [full description]

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The art of making dances.

Author: Humphrey, Doris

Published: 1991

One of the first and most important books on choreographing modern dance, a lucid and practical source book.

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The body eclectic: evolving practices in dance training.

Author: Bales, Melanie & Rebecca Nettl-Fiol

Published: 2008

This rich collection of essays and interviews explores modern-dance technique training from the past fifty years.... [full description]

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Body space image, notes towards improvisation and performance.

Author: Tufnell, Miranda & Chris Crickmay

Published: 1990

A remarkable book about improvisation: a narrative of discovery that sets the mind loose from the rut of everyday... [full description]

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Choreography and the specific image: nineteen essays and a workbook.

Author: Nagrin, Daniel

Published: 2001

A series of nineteen related articles discussing the use of the specific image as a creative tool in choreography.

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Choreography, a basic approach using improvisation.

Author: Minton, Sandra Cerny

Published: 2007

How to solve common problems in choreography, design and shape movements into dance, and organize a dance performance.... [full description]

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Contact improvisation, moving, dancing, interaction.

Author: Kaltenbrunner, Thomas

Published: 1998

Specific exercises, instructions, and ideas on how to lead a contact improvisation workshop.

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Dance imagery for technique and performance.

Author: Franklin, Eric

Published: 1996

A versatile text and reference providing 583 imagery exercises designed to improve dance technique, artistic... [full description]

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Dance, mind and body.

Author: Minton, Sandra Cerny

Published: 2003

Dance mind and body helps the student dancer make the transition from simple body movements to kinetic works of... [full description]

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The dancer prepares.

Author: Penrod, James & Janice Gudde Plastino

Published: 2005

The revised fifth edition of a standard text for beginning and intermediate students of modern dance, with information... [full description]

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Dynamic alignment through imagery.

Author: Franklin, Eric

Published: 1996

Written for teachers, dancers, and performance artists at all levels, this classic text explains how imaging techniques... [full description]

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Elements of performance, a guide for performers in dance, theatre and opera.

Author: Koner, Pauline

Published: 1993

Based on Koner's course at Juilliard School of Dance in New York, this book deals with the primary and secondary... [full description]

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Experiencing dance, from student to dance artist.

Author: Scheff, Helen & Marty Sprague, Susan McGreevy-Nichols

Published: 2004

A student guidebook, taking the reader through the stages of dance from the basic use of the body to becoming a dance... [full description]

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Harnessing the wind, the art of teaching modern dance.

Author: Erkert, Jan

Published: 2003

A philosophical guide to the art of teaching modern dance, integrating somatic theories, scientific principles, and... [full description]

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The intercultural performance handbook.

Author: Martin, John

Published: 2003

What can performers in the West learn from the technical performance traditions of Africa and Asia? The... [full description]

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Martha Graham, the evolution of her dance theory and training.

Author: Horosko, Marian

Published: 2002

A revised and extended version of Horosko's 1991 book dealing with the development of Graham's technique, as witnessed... [full description]

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Modern dance terminology.

Author: Love, Paul

Published: 1996

A dictionary of modern dance concepts, principles, and movements, in the words of the great founders of modern dance.

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The moment of movement.

Author: Blom, Lynne Anne & L. Tarin Chaplin

Published: 1989, 2000

A comprehensive guide to movement improvisation, including lucid presentation of 200 examples for students, beginning... [full description]

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The Nikolais/Louis dance technique: a philosophy and method of modern dance.

Author: Nikolais, Alwin & Murray Louis

Published: 2005

The definitive resource for understanding the influential dance technique developed by two pioneers of modern dance,... [full description]

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A primer for choreographers.

Author: Ellfeldt, Lois

Published: 1967, 1988

An opportunity for students to discover the basics of choreography in a series of movement exercises and experiences.

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A sense of dance, exploring your movement potential.

Author: Schrader, Constance

Published: 1996

An interactive text, written for true beginners who are exploring the art form for the first time and are not likely to... [full description]

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The six questions, acting technique for dance performance.

Author: Nagrin, Daniel

Published: 1997

Acting techniques for dancers, based on the work of Stanislavski and Helen Tamiris.

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Through the body, a practical guide to physical theatre.

Author: Callery, Dymphna

Published: 2001

A series of workshops based on the work of such key practitioners as Artaud, Brook, Grotowski, Lecoq, Meyerhold, and... [full description]

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A widening field, journeys in body and imagination.

Author: Tufnell, Miranda & Chris Crickmay

Published: 2004

A handbook for working in creative arts, with an emphasis upon imagination and receptivity: to our bodies, our... [full description]

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