Download or read book Dance Spreads Its Wings written by Ruth Eshel and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2021-10-25 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why did dance and dancing became important to the construction of a new, modern, Jewish/Israeli cultural identity in the newly formed nation of Israel? There were questions that covered almost all spheres of daily life, including “What do we dance?” because Hebrew or Eretz-Israeli dance had to be created out of none. How and why did dance develop in such a way? Dance Spreads Its Wings is the first and only book that looks at the whole picture of concert dance in Israel studying the growth of Israeli concert dance for 90 years—starting from 1920, when there was no concert dance to speak of during the Yishuv (pre-Israel Jewish settlements) period, until 2010, when concert dance in Israel had grown to become one of the country’s most prominent, original, artistic fields and globally recognized. What drives the book is the impulse to create and the need to dance in the midst of constant political change. It is the story of artists trying to be true to their art while also responding to the political, social, religious, and ethnic complexities of a Jewish state in the Middle East.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Jewishness and Dance written by Naomi M. Jackson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Responding to recent evolutions in the fields of dance and religious and secular studies, The Oxford Handbook of Jewishness and Dance documents and celebrates the significant impact of Jewish identity on a variety of communities and the dance world writ large. Focusing on North America, Europe, and Israel in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, this Handbook highlights the sometimes surprising, often hidden and overlooked Jewish resonances within a range of styles from modern and postmodern dance to folk dance and flamenco. Privileging the historically marginalized voices of scholars, performers, and instructors the Handbook considers the powerful role of dance in addressing difference, such as between American and Israeli Jewish communities. In the process, contributors advocate values of social justice, like Tikkun Olam (repair of the world), debate, and humor, exploring the fascinating and potentially uncomfortable contradictions and ambiguities that characterize this robust area of research.
Download or read book Tai Chi The Spiritual Way From Grounding to Enlightenment written by George Avalon and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-12-18 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little understood in the West, Tai Chi is a complete spiritual, meditational, and healing program which takes the person from the ordinary world, through the psychic, to the spiritual and beyond. It is so perfect that it even contains safe-guards to protect the person along their spiritual journey. If there was ever a spiritual discipline given to Humankind - it is Tai Chi. This book, Tai Chi The Spiritual Way, is unique in that it explains in plain English the spiritual, healing, and meditational aspects of Tai Chi. It is therefore an ideal book for those people new to Tai Chi, and those who have had more experience. Tai Chi is a form of moving meditation, healing exercise, and spiritual discipline, and this book therefore also appeals to a wide range of New Age and Alternative Therapy enquirers.
Download or read book Imagined Israel s Representations of the Jewish State in the Arts written by Rocco Giansante and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-02-27 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagined Israel(s) presents a nuanced image of Israel by considering multiple artistic representations of the Jewish state, stretching beyond stereotypical representations of war and conflict, while also encompassing the experience and perspective of the Jewish diaspora and other communities.
Download or read book Moving through Conflict written by Dina Roginsky and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-25 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving through Conflict: Dance and Politics in Israel is a pioneering project in examining the Israeli–Palestinian conflict through dance. It proposes a research framework for study of the social, cultural, aesthetic and political dynamics between Jews and Arabs as reflected in dance from late 19th-century Palestine to present-day Israel. Drawing on multiple disciplines, this book examines a variety of social and theatrical venues (communities, dance groups, evening classes and staged performances), dance genres (folk dancing, social dancing and theatrical dancing) and different cultural identities (Israeli, Palestinian and American). Underlying this work is a fundamental question: can the body and dance operate as nonverbal autonomous agents to mediate change in conflicting settings, transforming the "foreign" into the "familiar"? Or are they bound to their culturally dependent significance – and thus nothing more than additional sites of an embodied politics? This anthology expounds on various studies on dance, historical periods, points of view and points of contact that help promote thinking about this fundamental issue. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of dance studies, sociology, anthropology, art history, education and cultural studies, as well as conflict and resolution studies.
Download or read book Martha Graham s Cold War written by Victoria Phillips and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--Columbia University, 2013, titled Strange commodity of cultural exchange: Martha Graham and the State Department on tour, 1955-1987.
Download or read book The Feldenkrais Method in Creative Practice written by Robert Sholl and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-28 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together scholars and researchers in one volume, this study investigates how the thinking of the Ukrainian-Israeli somatic educationalist Moshe Feldenkrais (1904-84) can benefit and reflect upon the creative practices of dance, music and theatre. Since its inception, the Feldenkrais Method has been associated with artistic practice, growing contiguously with performance, cognitive and embodied practices in dance, music, and theatre studies. It promotes awareness of fine motor action for improved levels of action and skill, as well as healing for those who are injured. For creative artists, the Feldenkrais Method enables them to refine and improve their work. This book offers historical, scientific and practical perspectives that develop thinking at the heart of the Method and is divided into three sections: Historical Perspectives on Creative Practice, From Science into Creative Practice and Studies in Creative Practice. All the essays provide insights into self-improvement, training, avoiding injury, history and philosophy of artistic practice, links between scientific and artistic thinking and practical thinking, as well as offering some exercises for students and artistic practitioners looking to improve their understanding of their practice. Ultimately, this book offers a rich development of the legacy and the ongoing relevance of the Feldenkrais Method. We are shown how it is not just a way of thinking about somatic health, embodiment and awareness, but a vital enactivist epistemology for contemporary artistic thought and practice.
Download or read book LIFE IN CRAYONS RANDOM POETIC MUSINGS written by NAINA GREWAL and published by Astitva Prakashan. This book was released on 2024-07-24 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vibrant lyrical bouquet LIFE IN CRAYONS is based on the reflections of young poet Naina Grewal. This poetic anthology is set in the lush hills of Sanawar, where gentle spirits and natural forces serve as teachers while forests and ancient trees with bubbling springs serve as classrooms. The author highlights the complex and thought-provoking teachings that birds and other peaceful natural phenomena can provide. Through her poems, the author takes the readers on a peaceful and transformative journey. With her poetry, the author hopes to reassail readers' connection to the natural world in an era consumed by high-tech devices and cell phones.
Download or read book Dances of the Chinese Minorities written by 李北达 and published by 中信出版社. This book was released on 2006 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As one of the earliest art forms of humanity, dance has its roots in all kinds of activities and is deeply ingrained in human social life.
Download or read book The Cranes written by Curt Meine and published by IUCN. This book was released on 1996 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cranes are among the most ancient and distinctive families of birds on Earth, yet they are among the world's most threatened groups of birds. This Action Plan describes the many different sorts of threats facing cranes, especially as they migrate through different countries, and the many solutions that have been attempted to overcome them. It is intended for all those involved in crane conservation, including conservation biologists; conservation organizations, other non-governmental organizations, inter-national development agencies; political, civic, and business leaders; funding agencies and foundations; educators; and members of the general public.
Download or read book The Seven Faces of Time written by Aleksandra Kasuba and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Seven Faces of Time illustrates how an individual, responding to changes in familiar surroundings, spontaneously adjusts her outlook and behavior. Since the switch usually disrupts a set mode of thought and behavior, the book describes the various effects it can have on the individual's experience of time.
Download or read book Stories from My Garden written by Rita Curry and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-03-26 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you struggling with depression, anxiety, discouragement, or stress of any kind? If so, you will want to read Rita Currys book, Stories From My Garden. Rita has suffered from these same conditions, and more. In fact, according to one psychological evaluation, she was close to lapsing into a catatonic state. She has, however, made great gains in her recovery. A large part of Ritas recovery was achieved while working in her garden. As she observed the beauty there, and then listened in her heart to what the Lord Jesus was teaching her through that beauty, Rita composed the stories that you can read in her book. She says that she has been blessed with the wonderful stories, and she wants to share them with you. Each story, she says, has shown her another facet of the Lords love. Rita is sure that the stories will speak to you, too, and help you with your own recovery. Find hope for your difficulties and encouragement in your trials in Rita Currys book, Stories From My Garden.
Download or read book Birds of America written by Thomas Gilbert Pearson and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Dance As the Spirit Moves written by Heather Clark and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2009-04-28 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From victory dances to healing and wall breaking dances, you will discover how exciting and enjoyable biblical dance is, and how it can be part of your Christian life. This book also provides practical steps to building a dance ministry, It focuses on dancers, worship leaders, and church leaders revealing ways all three groups can work together in unity for a greater release of personal and corporate creativity. Be open to what God may want to do creatively through you. Allow yourself to be used in any way that God chooses. Dance as the Spirit Moves.
Download or read book First in the Field written by George Manville Fenn and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-08-22 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "First in the Field" by George Manville Fenn. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
