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Category : Dance
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Dancer's Almanac and Who's who
Author: Christensen Brothers
Author: Debra Hickenlooper SowellPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134422547
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Poor Dancer's Almanac
Author: David R. WhitePublisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822313199
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Combines how-to information with voices of working artist. An essential resource tool for choreographers, performance artists, dancers, producers and managers. Offers in-depth discussions from personal livelihood to professional career development, from medical care, housing and unemployment insurance to management, touring and legal issues.
Dancer's Almanac and Who's who
Author: Ruth Eleanor HowardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dance
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The Evolution of Aesthetic and Expressive Dance in Boston
Author: Jody Marie WeberPublisher: Cambria Press
ISBN: 1604976217
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The Evolution of Aesthetic and Expressive Dance in Boston provides a regional history of the physical education pioneers who established the groundwork for women to participate in movement and expression. Their schools and their writing offer insights into the powerful cultural changes that were reconfiguring women's perceptions of their bodies in motion. The book examines the history from the first successful school of ballroom dance run by Lorenzo Papanti to the establishment of the Braggiotti School by Berthe and Francesca Braggiotti (two wealthy Bostonian socialites who used their power and money to support dance in Boston). The Delsartean ideas about beauty and the expressive capacity of the body freed upper-class women to explore movement beyond social dance and to enjoy movement as artistic self expression. Their interest and pleasure in early "parlor forms" engaged them as sponsors and advocates of expressive dance. Although revolutionaries such as Isadora Duncan and Ruth St. Denis also garnered support from Boston and New York's social sets, in Boston the relationship of the city's elite and its native dancers was both intimate and ongoing. The Braggiotti sisters did not use this support to embark on international tours; instead they founded a school that educated the children of their sponsors and offered performances for their own community. Although later artists, Miriam Winslow and Hans Weiner, did tour nationally and internationally, the intimate relationships they maintained with the upper echelon of Boston society required that they remain sensitive to the needs of their students and their community. Through the study of these schools, the reader is offered a unique perspective on the evolution of expressive dance as it unfolded in Boston and its environs. The Evolution of Aesthetic and Expressive Dance in Boston is an important book for those interested in dance history, women's studies, and regional histories.
Directory of Modern Dancers and Modern Dance Teachers
Author: Florence SaffnerPublisher:
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Category : Dance
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Current Biography
Author: Catalog of the Theatre and Drama Collections: Theatre Collection: books on the theatre. 9 v
Author: New York Public Library. Research LibrariesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
Britannica Book of the Year Omnibus [1942]
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1616
Book Description
Dancing in the Rainbow
Author: Stephen PrestonPublisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499058853
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
The pages of this manuscript tell one man’s personal story, exploring the full range of human emotions that are symbolic of the masks of show business and depicting some classic and wonderful tales involving some legendary ladies from the world of entertainment. Through the eyes and heart of Stephen Preston, this lead dancer, singer, and actor makes the reader feel like they were there with Judy Garland at the Palace in New York, the Palladium in London, the Las Vegas stages with Betty Grable, Debbie Reynolds; some off-the-wall, hilarious escapades with Tallulah Bankhead, and an inside look at the social Me of Garland’s daughter, Lisa Minnelli. Mr. Preston, who performed with and became close friends with these major stars, gives you a first-hand look into the moments of joy, laughter, success and, yes, some tears and even failure. Written in a light, candid, and sometimes almost campy kind of style, this is the first time a book has come along that does not gossip about their failed marriages, sex lives or prey upon their human weaknesses! In fact, we see a side of these bigger-than-life performers that, in the past, little has been written or talked about The reader will come along on train and plane trips; be there backstage at Broadway, television, movie, and night club performances. They’ll sit with the Royal Family at the Palladium in London and will party at the Beverly Hills private homes of Hollywood celebrities. And the reader will even witness the final days of Betty Grable’s long, hard battle with cancer. “Dancing in the Rainbow" is a fascinating account of some of the days of their lives, including Stephen Preston’s. Those days are gone and so are some of the people, but the time spent is what can make life on this planet so very interesting and worthwhile! Mr. Preston is retired from show business but is an active business man and lives in Palm Springs, California.