Rakuten Kobo

Bottom of the Pyramid

A Memoir of Persevering, Dancing for Myself, and Starring in My Own Life

by Nia Sioux ...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Sioux’s harrowing reality TV ordeal cuts deep, and her subsequent self-assurance is endearing and infectious. It adds up to an inspiring account of reclaiming artistic agency.” - Publisher’s WeeklyWhen you’ve been told over and over that you belong at the bottom, how do you come out on top? Dance Moms star and triple threat Nia Sioux shows the way via her story of ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Sioux’s harrowing reality TV ordeal cuts deep, and her subsequent self-assurance is endearing and infectious. It adds up to an inspiring account of reclaiming artistic agency.” - Publisher’s WeeklyWhen you’ve been told over and over that you belong at the bottom, how do you come out on top? Dance Moms star and triple threat Nia Sioux shows the way via her story of
... Read more
This Far

My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light

by Allison Holker ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“A celebration of the healing power of family and dance, Holker’s memoir shows how to heal from tragedy without wrapping everything up in a neat bow.” – Library JournalIn this candid and emotional memoir, Allison Holker opens up about her incredible dance career, her relationship with Stephen “tWitch” Boss, and the resilience that has carried her forward after his death ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“A celebration of the healing power of family and dance, Holker’s memoir shows how to heal from tragedy without wrapping everything up in a neat bow.” – Library JournalIn this candid and emotional memoir, Allison Holker opens up about her incredible dance career, her relationship with Stephen “tWitch” Boss, and the resilience that has carried her forward after his death
... Read more
Beautiful Dancing

Livre lesbien, Roman lesbien

by Mélina Dicci, Homoromance Éditions – Romans Lesbiens ...

► Résumé : Après une rupture difficile, Jude une jeune femme discrète, voit son quotidien basculer lorsque sa mère l’inscrit de force à Beautiful Dancing, un concours télévisé. Problème, Jude n’a jamais dansé de sa vie. Propulsée aux côtés de Meghan Bradley, danseuse étoilée et adulée, elle devra se surpasser et sortir de sa zone de confort. Entre l’exigence de Meghan et la maladresse de Jude, ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

► Résumé : Après une rupture difficile, Jude une jeune femme discrète, voit son quotidien basculer lorsque sa mère l’inscrit de force à Beautiful Dancing, un concours télévisé. Problème, Jude n’a jamais dansé de sa vie. Propulsée aux côtés de Meghan Bradley, danseuse étoilée et adulée, elle devra se surpasser et sortir de sa zone de confort. Entre l’exigence de Meghan et la maladresse de Jude,
... Read more
Une nuit avec toi (Livre lesbien, roman lesbien) Roman lesbien Boss - Employée et slow burn

by Kyrian Malone, Livre Lesbien - Steditions ...

Series series Roman lesbien
Sa patronne tient un club de danseuses... et elle va danser pour elle !Danielle Reevers connaît les projecteurs, la musique enivrante et les regards qui la déshabillent avant même qu’elle ne monte sur scène. Danseuse talentueuse dans un club de Los Angeles, elle jongle entre sa passion, ses responsabilités de mère célibataire et une vie qui semble lui échapper. Mais sa rencontre explosive avec ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Sa patronne tient un club de danseuses... et elle va danser pour elle !Danielle Reevers connaît les projecteurs, la musique enivrante et les regards qui la déshabillent avant même qu’elle ne monte sur scène. Danseuse talentueuse dans un club de Los Angeles, elle jongle entre sa passion, ses responsabilités de mère célibataire et une vie qui semble lui échapper. Mais sa rencontre explosive avec
... Read more
Tango

The Art History of Love (With a Foreword by David Byrne)

by Robert Farris Thompson ...

In this generously illustrated book, world-renowned Yale art historian Robert Farris Thompson gives us the definitive account of tango, "the fabulous dance of the past hundred years–and the most beautiful, in the opinion of Martha Graham.”Thompson traces tango’s evolution in the nineteenth century under European, Andalusian-Gaucho, and African influences through its representations by Hollywood ... Read more

Was $14.99 CAD Now $10.99 CAD

In this generously illustrated book, world-renowned Yale art historian Robert Farris Thompson gives us the definitive account of tango, "the fabulous dance of the past hundred years–and the most beautiful, in the opinion of Martha Graham.”Thompson traces tango’s evolution in the nineteenth century under European, Andalusian-Gaucho, and African influences through its representations by Hollywood
... Read more
Michael Jackson: In Search of Neverland

by Gloria Rhoads Berlin ...

Gloria Rhoads Berlin and her intimate account of how she and Son Will helped Michael find his slice of Heaven in the Private Valley Estate known as Neverland. Gloria co-created with son Will the Michael Jackson Worldwide Fan ClubThis is the Never-told before True Life StoryFrom there Private JourneysGloria and son Will had with they're great fun friend Michael Jackson,Fromm finding his Dream ... Read more

$24.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Gloria Rhoads Berlin and her intimate account of how she and Son Will helped Michael find his slice of Heaven in the Private Valley Estate known as Neverland. Gloria co-created with son Will the Michael Jackson Worldwide Fan ClubThis is the Never-told before True Life StoryFrom there Private JourneysGloria and son Will had with they're great fun friend Michael Jackson,Fromm finding his Dream
... Read more
George Balanchine

The Ballet Maker

by Robert Gottlieb ...

Series Book 48 - Eminent Lives
"Gottlieb captures both the divine and human, offering an elegant, sharp, and sophisticated take on the choreographer's life." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)Written by the gifted author, editor, and dance critic Robert Gottlieb, George Balanchine describes the life and art of the celebrated, revolutionary ballet choreographer and founder of The New York City Ballet.The foremost contemporary ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

"Gottlieb captures both the divine and human, offering an elegant, sharp, and sophisticated take on the choreographer's life." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)Written by the gifted author, editor, and dance critic Robert Gottlieb, George Balanchine describes the life and art of the celebrated, revolutionary ballet choreographer and founder of The New York City Ballet.The foremost contemporary
... Read more
The Planetary Gestures in Eurythmy

by Werner Barfod ...

Translated by Sally Lake-Edwards ...

Celebrated eurythmist Werner Barfod details the seven planetary gestures in eurythmy and outlines how each expresses a different relationship of the human being to the world.Eurythmy is an art form that makes sounds visible through movement. As well as gestures for speech and music, eurythmy also incorporates gestures that relate to the stars and the planets, as indicated by Rudolf Steiner.In this ... Read more

$20.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Celebrated eurythmist Werner Barfod details the seven planetary gestures in eurythmy and outlines how each expresses a different relationship of the human being to the world.Eurythmy is an art form that makes sounds visible through movement. As well as gestures for speech and music, eurythmy also incorporates gestures that relate to the stars and the planets, as indicated by Rudolf Steiner.In this
... Read more
On Site

Methods for Site-Specific Performance Creation

by Stephan Koplowitz ...

On Site: Methods for Site-Specific Performance Creation is a practical book for artists and students at all levels who create or are learning to create making sited dance works. Author Stephan Koplowitz covers specific, hands-on strategies for an array of issues to consider before, during, and after embarking upon a project, including site selection, procuring permits, designing the audience ... Read more

$40.79 CAD

On Site: Methods for Site-Specific Performance Creation is a practical book for artists and students at all levels who create or are learning to create making sited dance works. Author Stephan Koplowitz covers specific, hands-on strategies for an array of issues to consider before, during, and after embarking upon a project, including site selection, procuring permits, designing the audience
... Read more
Dark Matter in Breaking Cyphers

The Life of Africanist Aesthetics in Global Hip Hop

by Imani Kai Johnson ...

The dance circle (called the cypher) is a common signifier of breaking culture, known more for its spectacular moves than as a ritual practice with foundations in Africanist aesthetics. Yet those foundations—evident in expressive qualities like call and response, the aural kinesthetic, the imperative to be original, and more—are essential to cyphering's enduring presence on the global stage. What ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

The dance circle (called the cypher) is a common signifier of breaking culture, known more for its spectacular moves than as a ritual practice with foundations in Africanist aesthetics. Yet those foundations—evident in expressive qualities like call and response, the aural kinesthetic, the imperative to be original, and more—are essential to cyphering's enduring presence on the global stage. What
... Read more
The Moving Body (Le Corps Poétique)

Teaching Creative Theatre

by Jacques Lecoq ...

Translated by David Bradby ...

Series series Theatre Makers
'In life, I want students to be alive and on stage I want them to be artists' Jacques LecoqJacques Lecoq was one of the most inspirational theatre teachers of our age. In The Moving Body, he shares with us first-hand his unique philosophy of performance, improvisation, masks, movement and gesture, which together form one of the greatest influences on contemporary theatre.Neutral mask, character ... Read more

$31.69 CAD

'In life, I want students to be alive and on stage I want them to be artists' Jacques LecoqJacques Lecoq was one of the most inspirational theatre teachers of our age. In The Moving Body, he shares with us first-hand his unique philosophy of performance, improvisation, masks, movement and gesture, which together form one of the greatest influences on contemporary theatre.Neutral mask, character
... Read more
Dancefilm

Choreography and the Moving Image

by Erin Brannigan ...

Dancefilm: Choreography and the Moving Image examines the choreographic in cinema - the way choreographic elements inform cinematic operations in dancefilm. It traces the history of the form from some of its earliest manifestations in the silent film era, through the historic avant-garde, musicals and music videos to contemporary experimental short dancefilms. In so doing it also examines some of ... Read more

$43.19 CAD

Dancefilm: Choreography and the Moving Image examines the choreographic in cinema - the way choreographic elements inform cinematic operations in dancefilm. It traces the history of the form from some of its earliest manifestations in the silent film era, through the historic avant-garde, musicals and music videos to contemporary experimental short dancefilms. In so doing it also examines some of
... Read more
Gesture of Awareness

A Radical Approach to Time, Space, and Movement

by Charles Genoud ...

From a major mind of Buddhism today comes this unique philosophical work, which hearkens back to the classical verse-form, but in a modern voice that speaks directly to the twenty-first century reader and practitioner.Gesture of Awareness involves a fascinating philosophical exploration of time, space, and movement but at the same time is a manual for an embodied "practice of exploration."Genoud ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

From a major mind of Buddhism today comes this unique philosophical work, which hearkens back to the classical verse-form, but in a modern voice that speaks directly to the twenty-first century reader and practitioner.Gesture of Awareness involves a fascinating philosophical exploration of time, space, and movement but at the same time is a manual for an embodied "practice of exploration."Genoud
... Read more
Starting Your Career as a Dancer

by Mande Dagenais ...

Series series Starting Your Career
In Starting Your Career as a Dancer, author Mande Dagenais explains what it really takes to get into the business, be in the business, and survive in the business. Based on more than twenty-five years of experience in the performing arts as a dancer, teacher, choreographer/director, and producer, Dagenais offers insider advice and shares her vast knowledge while answering questions asked by ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

In Starting Your Career as a Dancer, author Mande Dagenais explains what it really takes to get into the business, be in the business, and survive in the business. Based on more than twenty-five years of experience in the performing arts as a dancer, teacher, choreographer/director, and producer, Dagenais offers insider advice and shares her vast knowledge while answering questions asked by
... Read more
The Natural Body in Somatics Dance Training

by Doran George ...

From its beginnings as an alternative and dissident form of dance training in the 1960s, Somatics emerged at the end of the twentieth century as one of the most popular and widespread regimens used to educate dancers. It is now found in dance curricula worldwide, helping to shape the look and sensibilities of both dancers and choreographers and thereby influencing much of the dance we see onstage ... Read more

$39.19 CAD

From its beginnings as an alternative and dissident form of dance training in the 1960s, Somatics emerged at the end of the twentieth century as one of the most popular and widespread regimens used to educate dancers. It is now found in dance curricula worldwide, helping to shape the look and sensibilities of both dancers and choreographers and thereby influencing much of the dance we see onstage
... Read more
Dancing Revelations

Alvin Ailey's Embodiment of African American Culture

by Thomas F. DeFrantz ...

In the early 1960s, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater was a small, multi-racial company of dancers that performed the works of its founding choreographer and other emerging artists. By the late 1960s, the company had become a well-known African American artistic group closely tied to the Civil Rights struggle. In Dancing Revelations, Thomas DeFrantz chronicles the troupe's journey from a ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

In the early 1960s, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater was a small, multi-racial company of dancers that performed the works of its founding choreographer and other emerging artists. By the late 1960s, the company had become a well-known African American artistic group closely tied to the Civil Rights struggle. In Dancing Revelations, Thomas DeFrantz chronicles the troupe's journey from a
... Read more
Martha Graham

When Dance Became Modern

by Neil Baldwin ...

A major biography—the first in three decades—of one of the most important artistic forces of the twentieth century, the legendary American dancer and choreographer who upended dance, propelling the art form into the modern age, and whose profound and pioneering influence is still being felt today.**"Brings together all the elements of Graham’s colorful life...with wit, verve, critical discernment, ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

A major biography—the first in three decades—of one of the most important artistic forces of the twentieth century, the legendary American dancer and choreographer who upended dance, propelling the art form into the modern age, and whose profound and pioneering influence is still being felt today.**"Brings together all the elements of Graham’s colorful life...with wit, verve, critical discernment,
... Read more
Looking at Contemporary Dance

A Guide for the Internet Age

by Marc Raymond Strauss, Myron Howard Nadel ...

With a focus on dance innovation from the late 19th century to the present, this history provides dance students with accessible information on the major contributors to the art. Organized chronologically by the decades in which innovators were born or dance organizations were founded, the study shows the similarities and generational character that arise from shared influence. Rather than ... Read more

$27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

With a focus on dance innovation from the late 19th century to the present, this history provides dance students with accessible information on the major contributors to the art. Organized chronologically by the decades in which innovators were born or dance organizations were founded, the study shows the similarities and generational character that arise from shared influence. Rather than
... Read more
Body of a Dancer

by Renee D'Aoust ...

"A remarkably clear-eyed descent into New York's surreal world of modern dance peopled by the obsessed, dispossessed, sexy, suicidal, brutal, broke, and absurd."-Lance Olsen, author of Nietzsche's KissesThe award-winning writer Renée E. D'Aoust draws from her experiences as a modern dancer in New York during the nineties. Her luminous prose spotlights this passionate, often brutal world. Trained ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

"A remarkably clear-eyed descent into New York's surreal world of modern dance peopled by the obsessed, dispossessed, sexy, suicidal, brutal, broke, and absurd."-Lance Olsen, author of Nietzsche's KissesThe award-winning writer Renée E. D'Aoust draws from her experiences as a modern dancer in New York during the nineties. Her luminous prose spotlights this passionate, often brutal world. Trained
... Read more
Pilobolus

A Story of Dance and Life

by Robert Pranzatelli ...

The dynamic history of the innovative, beloved, and critically acclaimed dance theater company, with revelatory behind-the-scenes details of its creators and significant worksThe ingeniously innovative and enduringly popular American dance theatre company Pilobolus has helped redefine, remix, and rejuvenate the essence of dance with its eclectic sensibility and daring athleticism. Now, for the ... Read more

$20.79 CAD

The dynamic history of the innovative, beloved, and critically acclaimed dance theater company, with revelatory behind-the-scenes details of its creators and significant worksThe ingeniously innovative and enduringly popular American dance theatre company Pilobolus has helped redefine, remix, and rejuvenate the essence of dance with its eclectic sensibility and daring athleticism. Now, for the
... Read more
The Greatest Pianists of All Time: Top 100

by alex trostanetskiy ...

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through The Greatest Pianists of All Time: Top 100, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating The Greatest Pianists of All Time: Top 100 did not happen quickly. It is thorough look at accuracy and ... Read more

$3.96 CAD

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through The Greatest Pianists of All Time: Top 100, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating The Greatest Pianists of All Time: Top 100 did not happen quickly. It is thorough look at accuracy and
... Read more
Facts and Fancies

Essays Written Mostly for Fun

by Paul Taylor ...

Witty and whimsical writings about the dance of life by the legendary choreographer.This wonderful new book by one of the preeminent dancers and choreographers consists of a range of pieces of fact and fiction that run from thoughts on friendliness and country living to animosity and city life. Taylor's first book since his autobiography ( Private Domain, 1995, Alfred A. Knopf) is a romp through ... Read more

$17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Witty and whimsical writings about the dance of life by the legendary choreographer.This wonderful new book by one of the preeminent dancers and choreographers consists of a range of pieces of fact and fiction that run from thoughts on friendliness and country living to animosity and city life. Taylor's first book since his autobiography ( Private Domain, 1995, Alfred A. Knopf) is a romp through
... Read more
Corps (in)croyables

Pratiques amateur en danse contemporaine

Edited by Michel Briand ...

La figure de l'« amateur » est multiple, voire contradictoire. Elle intensifie et trouble les notions de travail, de création et de transmission, d'expertise et d'expérience. Elle déplace et transforme les normes et les catégories esthétiques, éthiques, politiques, qui sont à l'œuvre dans le spectacle et dans la pratique de la danse contemporaine. Des chœurs de mouvement aux expérimentations les ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

La figure de l'« amateur » est multiple, voire contradictoire. Elle intensifie et trouble les notions de travail, de création et de transmission, d'expertise et d'expérience. Elle déplace et transforme les normes et les catégories esthétiques, éthiques, politiques, qui sont à l'œuvre dans le spectacle et dans la pratique de la danse contemporaine. Des chœurs de mouvement aux expérimentations les
... Read more
The Anatomy of Art

Unlocking the Creative Process for Theater and Dance

by Alexandra Beller, Ms Marisa Tomei ...

The Anatomy of Art is a field guide for artists working in dance, theatre and performance.Twelve interrelated drivers of the creative process – including Time, Space, Relationship, Meaning, and Context & Culture – form a working map for inquiry.Through more than 1,000 questions, scores and frameworks, the book activates rehearsal, teaching and performance, keeping choice alive in the body.The book ... Read more

$43.19 CAD

The Anatomy of Art is a field guide for artists working in dance, theatre and performance.Twelve interrelated drivers of the creative process – including Time, Space, Relationship, Meaning, and Context & Culture – form a working map for inquiry.Through more than 1,000 questions, scores and frameworks, the book activates rehearsal, teaching and performance, keeping choice alive in the body.The book
... Read more

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Modern eBooks

Show: