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Choreography and Dance Studies Series
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Jose Limon
An Artist Re-viewed
José Limón is universally recognized as one of the most important modern dancers of the 20th century. His technique is still taught at major… read more2002 | Paperback: 978-0-415-96581-1 (Routledge)
Dancing in the Vortex
The Story of Ida Rubinstein
Paris at the turn of the century - Art Nouveau, Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec and the Folies Bergere. This was the atmosphere which nurtured the artistic… read more2001 | Hardback: 978-9057550874 (Routledge)
Gertrud Bodenwieser and Vienna's Contribution to Ausdruckstanz
Born in Vienna in 1890, Gertrud Bodenwieser became a leading exponent of Ausdruckstanz (Expressionist Dance) during the 1920s and 1930s, developing a definitive personal style… read more1999 | Hardback: 978-9057550355 (Routledge)
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On Angels and Devils and Stages Between
Contemporary Lives in Contemporary Dance
The revolution that happened in the American dance world between 1932 until 1992 was as great, or even greater, than the earlier movement revolution instigated… read more1999 | Hardback: 978-9057550775 (Routledge)
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Dance and Gender
The papers in this issue are critical reflections from the 1994 annual Congress on Research in Dance, Engendering Dance / Engendering Knowledge: Dance, Gender, and… read more1998 | Paperback: 978-9057550737 (Routledge)
What's So Funny?
Sketches from My Life
Illustrated by Lotte Goslar herself, this extraordinary book provides, through her vivid sketch-like texts, a moving and humorous account of her life during a traumatic… read more1998 | Paperback: 978-9057021770 (Routledge)
Christensen Brothers
An American Dance Epic
With members of four generations deeply involved in music and dancing, the Christensen Brothers are indisputably the United States' closest equivalent to the European tradition… read more1998 | Paperback: 978-9057550294 (Routledge)
Modern Dance in France (1920-1970)
An Adventure
It was indeed an adventure for those pioneers in France who struggled for the recognition of the new-born dance of the twentieth century - from… read more1998 | Paperback: 978-9057020162 (Routledge)
Frontiers
American Modern Dancer and Dance Educator
The daily life of Bonnie Bird, as an American modern dancer in the 1930s, is uniquely revealed in this book. Karen Bell-Kanner shares with the… read more1998 | Paperback: 978-9057550348 (Routledge)
Doris Humphrey
A Centennial Issue
In honour of Doris Humphrey's centennial, which was celebrated worldwide in 1995, this issue explores her legacy to the world of dance and her place… read more1998 | Paperback: 978-9057550300 (Routledge)