John Playford
DanceBooks
Playford's The Dancing Master was one of the most popular dancing manuals of its day, first published in 1651 and remaining in print for some 80 years This version is a facsimile of the 're-impression' of...
$16.99
Newlove & Dalby
Nick Hern Books
A basic 'how to' book on the Laban system of movement offering a simplified version of Rudolf Laban's system for analysing - and annotating - the way the human being moves It can be used by relative begin...
$24.99
Rosemary Butcher & Susan Melrose
iUniverse
A beautiful, full-colour monograph on the work of Rosemary Butcher, who has influenced and inspired three generations of British choreographers Since the 1970s she has been developing her own movement langu...
$75
Christian Darley
Faber & Faber
Aimed at actors, dancers, directors, students and teachers of movement in the theatre, The Space to Move is bursting with energy and ideas, passion and commitment Christian Darley describes an inspiring ser...
$24.99
Renata Celichowska
Princeton Book Company
The Hawkins dance technique embodies the philosophy that dance should integrate the body, mind, and soul while always following scientific principles This system of dance training-an approach that continu...
$39.99
Doris Humphrey
DanceBooks
One of the first and most important books on choreographing modern dance, a lucid and practical source book
$22.99
Marion Gough
DanceBooks
Knowing Dance is designed for use with students of all ages and abilities and in a wide variety of teaching contexts. Concise, clearly laid out, and filled with both thought-provoking questions and practic...
$19.99
Allen J Ryan and Robert E Stephens
DanceBooks
Here is the place where both the beginner and the more experienced dancer will find helpful advice on everything from diet to care of injuries to ballet as a business
$22.99
Janet Adshead
DanceBooks
A collection of papers exploring the fruitful possibilities of intertextual readings of dance, with an introductory essay followed by worked examples on a wide range of subjects
$22.99
Pierre Rameau
DanceBooks
Pierre Rameau's Le Maître à Danser is the standard work on the technique of eighteenth century dancing. It was first published in Paris in 1725, and bore the printed recommendation of the celebrated dance...
$22.99
Vanessa Ewan & Kate Sagovsky
Methuen
This book outlines Vanessa Ewan's practical process, which allows the actor to understand their own movement and that of others by exploring one key part of Laban's work: the 'Efforts of Action Drive' As ...
$39.99
Dick McCaw
Methuen
This practical guide to the principles of teaching and learning movement instructs the actor on how to train the body to become a medium of expression Starting with a break-down of the principles of actor t...
$31.95
Mark Bruce
Oberon
Mark Bruce describes the basic foundation or ingredients of his version of Dance Theatre as Movement, Drama, Sound and Vision There are many skills needed to produce a piece of dance and a choreographer has...
$19.99
David Henson & Kenneth Pickering
Palgrave
Building on the success of the first Musical Theatre - A Workbook, this text develops students' skills in acting, dancing and singing, preparing them for entry into the profession Filled with imaginative pr...
$29.99
Marion Meyer trans Penny Black
Oberon
Dance, dance, otherwise we are lost This is the first-ever biography in English of Pina Bausch - perhaps the most influential choreographer of the 20th century Meyer has written an accessible and affection...
$21.99
Roger Bartlett
Nick Hern Books
** 10% DISCOUNT ** 'This is a book about how to beat the living daylights out of another human being safely...' Roger Bartlett professional fight director and Master Teacher for the British Academy of ...
$19.99
Michael Bruce
Nick Hern Books
The definitive guide to writing music for the stage ... Music has played a vital part in drama since the earliest days of theatre For composers, writing music for the stage is an opportunity to exercise t...
$22.50
Lyndsey Winship
Nick Hern Books
How do I get a job as a dancer? Where and when should I train? How can I protect my body from injury? How do I become a choreographer? These and many more such questions asked by young or aspiring dance...
$14.99
Nalle Laanela & Stacey Sacks
Oberon
Part clown manual, part storytelling and part rant ... The Clown Manifesto covers the experiences, philosophies and methods of the clown performer, director, teacher Nalleslavski This is a book for clowns,...
$17.99 , $16.19 (10% off)
Jacqueline M Smith-Autard
Methuen
Composition - the discipline that translates ideas into dances - is an important part of dance education A bestseller for over twenty years, this is a practical guide to creative success in dance making and...
$34.95
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