Logo

Dance: A Very Social History

Large book cover: Dance: A Very Social History

Dance: A Very Social History
by

Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN/ASIN: 0300200625
Number of pages: 129

Description:
The authors of this book take readers into the world of dance and performing. The book surveys the history of dance, examines the development of ball gowns and other dancing costumes, and discusses the depiction of dance in art.

Home page url

Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(27MB, PDF)

Similar books

Book cover: Acting EmotionsActing Emotions
by - Amsterdam University Press
The book's survey of the various dominant acting styles is followed by an analysis of the current state of affairs regarding the psychology of emotions. The author concludes that traditional acting theories are no longer valid for today's actor.
(9548 views)
Book cover: Human Anatomy for Art StudentsHuman Anatomy for Art Students
by - Seeley
Concise guide to rendering the human body in art. Illustrations and cross-sections give readers examples of human skeletal and muscular substructures and details of individual body parts, to enable precise visual recreation of human form and motion.
(28010 views)
Book cover: Anatomy Live: Performance and the Operating TheatreAnatomy Live: Performance and the Operating Theatre
by - Amsterdam University Press
Anatomy Live turns our modern notions of the dissecting table on its head -using anatomical theatre as a means of obtaining a fresh perspective on representations of the body, conceptions of subjectivity and own knowledge about science and the stage.
(15262 views)
Book cover: A Quick and Dirty Guide to Art, Music, and CultureA Quick and Dirty Guide to Art, Music, and Culture
by - The Ohio State University
A guide for artist and musician biographies. We discuss art and music in the context of popular culture, so you will see relationships between art and music and what you are learning and the way you live, to connect them to your own experience.
(10380 views)