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Book An Elementary Treatise Upon the Theory and Practice of the Art of Dancing

Download or read book An Elementary Treatise Upon the Theory and Practice of the Art of Dancing written by Carlo Blasis and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book An Elementary Treatise Upon the the Theory and Practice of the Art of Dancing

Download or read book An Elementary Treatise Upon the the Theory and Practice of the Art of Dancing written by Carlo Blasis and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book An Elementary Treatise Up on the Theory and Practice of the Art of Dancing

Download or read book An Elementary Treatise Up on the Theory and Practice of the Art of Dancing written by Carlo Blasis and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book An Elementary Treatise Upon the Theory and Practice of the Art of Dancing  Translated and With a Biographical Sketch and Foreword by Mary Stewart Evans

Download or read book An Elementary Treatise Upon the Theory and Practice of the Art of Dancing Translated and With a Biographical Sketch and Foreword by Mary Stewart Evans written by Carlo Blasis and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Cambridge Companion to Ballet

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Ballet written by Marion Kant and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-06-07 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays by international writers on the evolution of ballet.

Book An Elemantary Treatise Upon Theory and Practice of the Art of Dancing

Download or read book An Elemantary Treatise Upon Theory and Practice of the Art of Dancing written by Carlo Blasis and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Dance Theory

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  • Author : Tilden Russell
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
  • Release : 2020
  • ISBN : 0190059753
  • Pages : 321 pages

Download or read book Dance Theory written by Tilden Russell and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book began in 2014 as an introduction to the book I was then writing about a small group of dance theorists-five Germans and an Englishman-and their treatises published between 1703 and 1721: obviously a very narrow conspectus in subject and years. The aim of the introduction was to place these largely ignored writers (epecially the Germans) in a broad historical context that would demonstrate how essential and pivotal they were. As I read further in dance theory I found more and more sources on the subject that turned out to be far more interesting and complex than I had originally imagined. The introduction kept getting longer, until it became an albatross on the book's actual text, not only because of its ever-increasing length, but more gravely, because I had assumed it would trace a teleological ascent in dance theory culminating in my authors and their works, followed by a degenerative aftermath. This tendentious viewpoint threatened not only to deter readers from a sympathetic reading of the book as a whole; it turned out, the more I read and learned, to be simply wrong. The history of dance theory, as I gradually came to realize, is too interesting and important to be exploited for spurious purposes. Also, it's an untold story. Dance historians are familiar with many or most of the authors and titles, but not what they have to say about dance theory. That's the part usually at the beginning of books that is skimmed through in order to get to the more urgent preoccupations of historical dancers and dance historians: performance practice, reconstruction, technique, and repertoire. Viewed superficially, moreover, it can seem as if the same self-evident and obligatory themes keep getting repeated like clichés in these sections under the general rubric of theory: a definition of dance and/or dance theory, or at least a list of their basic components; the relation of dance to the other arts and other areas of knowledge; dance's origin and history; and its utility (i.e., health, social conduct and success, recreation). Finally, and contrary to what I had long believed, dance theory is not dead. In fact, it is thriving in the twenty-first century. Yes, I was fully aware that something called dance theory was being copiously written and talked about, and that "theory" and "theorizing" and "theorist" had become wildly ubiquitous in dance scholars' lexicon, but I believed that what they were talking about was no genuine dance theory, had no kinship with what was historically accepted as dance theory, and did not meet the criteria of what a theory should be. I was convinced that what I considered dance theory had been swept away in the iconoclastic, irreverent, and nonconformist spirit of postmodernism. Luckily, early readers tactfully convinced me to address my folly. As I wrote, I learned. Writing this book has already served as a textbook in my own learning experience. There are some excellent compilations of readings in dance history. The common format is to devote each chapter to a historical period, with an introductory essay followed by relevant readings. The number of readings tends to increase as history marches on, peaking in the nineteenth century. A sampling of such compilations follows. Each book differs from this one in different ways, but in general, and by intent, none of them does everything this book sets out to do: treat theory in depth and as a discrete topic; treat theatrical and social dance equally; include readings dating from classical Antiquity to the twenty-first century; and link the readings, through brief introductory essays, from end to end by a narrative thread based on salient topics as seen from evolving perspectives"--

Book A Treatise on the Art of Dancing

Download or read book A Treatise on the Art of Dancing written by Giovanni-Andrea Gallini and published by . This book was released on 1762 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Code of Terpsichore

Download or read book The Code of Terpsichore written by Carlo Blasis and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is one of several books written by Italian dancer, choreographer, and writer Blasis (1803-1878). It covers the history and theory of dance, pantomime, the composition of ballets, and contains a section devoted to social dances entitled "private dancing." Although much of the discussion on technique is identical to Blasis' earlier treatise, Traité élémentaire théorique et pratique de l'art de la danse (1820), the manual is a comprehensive survey of ballet during the early nineteenth-century.

Book A Treatise on the Art of Dancing

Download or read book A Treatise on the Art of Dancing written by Giovanni-Andrea Gallini and published by . This book was released on 1772 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1762 and reissued in 1765, this work borrows heavily from previously published materials, including the works of Locke, Goldini, and especially John Weaver's 1712 An Essay towards a history of dancing. Gallini (1728-1805) presents a history of dance, arguments for learning the art of dance, and a discourse on the minuet. Especialy interesting are Gallini's comments on European and non-European dance, and discussion includes practices in Britain, Spain, Naples, the peasants of Tirol, Russia, Turkey, China, Africa, and the Americas.

Book A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Dancing

Download or read book A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Dancing written by James P. Cassidy and published by . This book was released on 1810 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first section of this manual is devoted to a history of dance with emphasis on Greek and Roman practices. However, much of this section is borrowed liberally from the writings of late eighteenth-century authors, and, while it illuminates the importance of Greek and Roman influence on the arts of the era, modern dance scholars will find many interpretive and factual errors. Book two is a discourse on what Cassidy considers the practical aspects of dance: steps, music, and deportment. There is also discussion on the minuet, reel, and country dances.

Book Theoretical and Practical Treatise on Dancing

Download or read book Theoretical and Practical Treatise on Dancing written by Gennaro Magri and published by David Leonard. This book was released on 1988 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Art of Terpsichore

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  • Author : Luigi Albertieri
  • Publisher : New York : G. Ricordi & Company, Incorporated
  • Release : 1923
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 160 pages

Download or read book The Art of Terpsichore written by Luigi Albertieri and published by New York : G. Ricordi & Company, Incorporated. This book was released on 1923 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Art of Dancing

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  • Author : Carlo Blasis
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1831
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Art of Dancing written by Carlo Blasis and published by . This book was released on 1831 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Choreographing Empathy

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  • Author : Susan Foster
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2010-11-08
  • ISBN : 1136893458
  • Pages : 293 pages

Download or read book Choreographing Empathy written by Susan Foster and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-11-08 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is an urgently needed book – as the question of choreographing behavior enters into realms outside of the aesthetic domains of theatrical dance, Susan Foster writes a thoroughly compelling argument." – André Lepecki, New York University "May well prove to be one of Susan Foster’s most important works." – Ramsay Burt, De Montford University, UK What do we feel when we watch dancing? Do we "dance along" inwardly? Do we sense what the dancer’s body is feeling? Do we imagine what it might feel like to perform those same moves? If we do, how do these responses influence how we experience dancing and how we derive significance from it? Choreographing Empathy challenges the idea of a direct psychophysical connection between the body of a dancer and that of their observer. In this groundbreaking investigation, Susan Foster argues that the connection is in fact highly mediated and influenced by ever-changing sociocultural mores. Foster examines the relationships between three central components in the experience of watching a dance – the choreography, the kinesthetic sensations it puts forward, and the empathetic connection that it proposes to viewers. Tracing the changing definitions of choreography, kinesthesia, and empathy from the 1700s to the present day, she shows how the observation, study, and discussion of dance have changed over time. Understanding this development is key to understanding corporeality and its involvement in the body politic.

Book History of Dance

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  • Author : Gayle Kassing
  • Publisher : Human Kinetics
  • Release : 2007
  • ISBN : 0736060359
  • Pages : 330 pages

Download or read book History of Dance written by Gayle Kassing and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2007 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of Dance: An Interactive Arts Approachprovides an in-depth look at dance from the dawn of time through the 20th century. Using an investigative approach, this book presents the who, what, when, where, why, and how of dance history in relation to other arts and to historical, political, and social events. In so doing, this text provides a number of ways to create, perceive, and respond to the history of dance through integrated arts and technology. This study of dancers, dances, and dance works within an interactive arts, culture, and technology environment is supported by the National Standards in dance, arts education, social studies, and technology education. History of Dance: An Interactive Arts Approachhas four parts. Part Iexplains the tools used to capture dance from the past. Part IIbegins a chronological study of dance, beginning with its origins and moving through ancient civilizations and the Middle Ages through the Renaissance. Part IIIcovers dance from the 17th to the 20th century, including dance at court, dance from court to theater, romantic to classical ballet, and dance in the United States. Part IVfocuses on 20th-century American dance, highlighting influences on American ballet and modern dance as it emerged, matured, and evolved during that century. History of Dance: An Interactive Arts Approachincludes the following features: -Chapter outlines that present topics covered in each chapter -Opening scenarios to set the scene and introduce each time period -Explorations of dancers, choreographers, and other personalities -Explorations of the dances and significant choreography and dance literature of each time period -History Highlight boxes containing unusual facts, events, and details to bring history to life -History Trivia, providing insights into how dance relates to the history, art, and society of the time period -Web sites to encourage further exploration -Developing a Deeper Perspective sections that encourage students to use visual or aesthetic scanning, learn and perform period dances, observe and write performance reports, develop research projects and WebQuests (Internet-based research projects), and participate in other learning activities -Vocabulary terms at the end of each chapter Each chapter in parts II through IV provides an overview of the time period, including a time capsule and a historical and societal overview. Each chapter focuses on major dancers, choreographers, and personalities; dances of the period, including dance forms, dance designs, accompaniment, costuming, and performing spaces; and significant dance works and dance literature. The chapters also feature a series of eight experiential learning activities that help students dig deeper into the history of dance, dancers, and significant dance works and literature. These activities are presented as reproducible templates that include perceiving, creating, performing, writing, and presenting oral activities infused with technology. Teachers can use these activities as optional chapter assignments or as extended projects to help apply the information and to use technology and other integrated arts sources to make the history of dance more meaningful. History of Danceis an indispensable text for dance students who want to learn the history of dance and its relationship to other arts of the times using today's interactive technology.