Dancer-choreographer-directors Fred Astaire, George Balanchine and Gene Kelly and their colleagues helped to develop a distinctively modern American film-dance style and recurring dance genres for the songs and stories of the American musical. Freely crossing stylistic and class boundaries, their dances were rooted in the diverse dance and music cultures of European immigrants and African-American migrants who mingled in jazz age America. The new technology of sound cinema let them choreograph a...
Discover the richness and beauty of Bali's many performing art forms. The fabled island of Bali is known around the world for its amazing dance and musical spectacles! Balinese Dance, Drama & Music is a lavishly-illustrated field guide to the island's traditional performing arts, including gamelan music and elaborate dance, theatre, and shadow puppet performances frequently put on as part of temple celebrations. Perfect for visitors, students, or anyone with an interest in Balinese culture, thi...
A sweeping examination of the ways in which dance has changed in the last 20 years, this book contains penetrating interviews with 18 teachers, coaches, ballet masters and company directors - former dancers all - who now bear the responsibility for the performances we see. Trained in England, France, Denmark, Russia and America, they lend their talents to companies and schools around the world. Having left the stage behind, they devote themselves to the future, passing their vast experience, the...
"Ghost Dances" Study Notes (Rambert Education Study Notes S.)
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by Karen J Caesar