{"title":"Choreography Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"rudolf-nureyev-9780241986905","title":"Rudolf Nureyev","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW A MAJOR FILM BY RALPH FIENNES, \u003ci\u003eTHE WHITE CROW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A gripping account of an extraordinary life''  \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBorn on a train in Stalin''s Russia, Rudolf Nureyev was ballet''s first pop icon. No other dancer of our time has generated the same excitement - both on and off stage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNureyev''s achievements and conquests became legendary: he rose out of Tatar peasant poverty to become the Kirov''s thrilling maverick star; slept with his beloved mentor''s wife; defected to the West in 1961; sparked Rudimania across the globe; established the most rhapsodic partnership in dance history with the middle-aged Margot Fonteyn; reinvented male technique; gatecrashed modern dance; moulded new stars; and staged Russia''s unknown ballet masterpieces in the West. He and his life were simply astonishing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Magnificent, a triumph. Captures every facet of this extraordinary man'' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The definitive study of a man\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMagnificent, compulsively readable\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003egripping \u003c\/b\u003eaccount of an \u003cb\u003eextraordinary \u003c\/b\u003elife * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMagnificent, a triumph\u003c\/b\u003e. Captures every facet of this extraordinary man * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUndoubtedly the definitive biography\u003c\/b\u003e. 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They just ''make up the steps'', right? \u003c\/i\u003eThis book firstly debunks the misunderstandings around what musical theatre choreographers actually do, demonstrating their need to have an in-depth understanding of storytelling, music theory, performance practices and plot structure in order to create movement that enhances and enlivens the musical. Secondly, it equips the musical theatre choreographer with all the tools needed to create nuanced, informed and inspired movement for productions, through structured activities that build specific skills (such as ''notating the script'' and ''scoring the score'').Traditionally, this training has been something of a series of secrets, passed from mentor to apprentice. The author demystifies the process to make the previously undisclosed tricks of the trade accessible to all choreographers, everywhere. Covering the entire process of choreographing a musical from the first script reading to \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION a. Tradition: An Art Form Passed Down b. Within These Pages: How to Utilize the Text  PART 1: THE ART 1. CHAPTER 1: Where to Start 1.1. The Musical Theatre Choreographer 1.2. The Evolution of Dance on Broadway 1.2.1. The African, Caribbean, and East Indian Influence 1.2.2. The European Influence 1.2.3. The Director\/Choreographer and the Concept Musical 1.2.4. Contemporary Musical Theatre Choreographers 1.3. Choreographing in a New Era of Musical Theatre  2. CHAPTER 2: Research 2.1. The World of the Piece 2.1.1. Historical Context 2.1.2. Culture 2.1.3. Visual Landscape 2.1.4. Words, Words, Words 2.2. The Life of the Piece 2.2.1. Listening 2.2.2. Style 2.2.3. Movement Vocabulary 2.3. The People of the Piece 2.3.1. The Role of the Ensemble 2.4. The History of the Piece 2.4.1. Source Material 2.4.2. The Creators 2.4.3. Previous Productions 2.5. Revivals: Making Something Old New Again 2.5.1. Copyright and Licensing 2.6. ACTIVITY: Visual Lookbook 2.7. ACTIVITY: Movement Reel  3. CHAPTER 3: Storytelling Through Movement 3.1. The Musical Structure 3.2. Roles of Choreography in the Musical 3.3. Script Analysis: Creating a Movement Arc 3.4. Movement Events 3.5. ACTIVITY: Movement Roadmap  4. CHAPTER 4: Interpreting the Score 4.1. The Basics 4.1.1. Meter and Rhythm 4.1.2. Time Signatures 4.1.3. Staves and Clefs 4.1.4. Key Signatures 4.1.5. Expressions, Articulations, and Dynamic Markings 4.1.6. Other Important Markings 4.1.7. Musical Passages and Transitions 4.2. Music Through a Dance Lens 4.2.1. What you Hear Versus What You See 4.2.2. Musical Changes, Counting, and Cutting 4.2.3. Physical Interpretation 4.3. ACTIVITY: Discovering the Cut 4.4. ACTIVITY: Drawing the Musical Phrases 4.5. ACTIVITY: Scoring the Score  5. CHAPTER 5: Musical Staging 5.1. Earning the Song 5.2. Music as Action 5.3. Stage Moods 5.4. Partners 5.5. Movement While Singing 5.5.1. Motion 5.5.2. Crosses: When and How 5.5.3. Gestures 5.5.4. Stillness 5.5.5. Stylization 5.5.6. Physical Comedy 5.6. The Mini-Build 5.7. Sample Staging Outline: Solo 5.8. Sample Staging Outline: Duet 5.9. ACTIVITY: Notating in the Script  6. CHAPTER 6: Production Numbers 6.1. Beat Breakdown 6.2. How to Create a Build 6.2.1. Types of Builds 6.2.2. Groupings 6.2.3. Eliciting Applause 6.2.4. Buttons 6.3. Nuts and Bolts 6.3.1. Focus 6.3.2. Level and Direction 6.3.3. Repetition and Visual Variation 6.3.4. Individual Versus Unison 6.3.5. Balance: Symmetrical Versus Asymmetrical 6.4. Formations 6.4.1. Lines 6.4.2. Curves 6.4.3. Other Formations 6.4.4. Multiple Formations 6.5. Movement Patterns 6.6. Diagrams 6.7. ACTIVITY: Analyzing the Build 6.8. ACTIVITY: Building the Build  7. CHAPTER 7: Creating Steps 7.1. Process 7.1.1. The Five Parts of Dance 7.1.2. Intention 7.1.3. Style 7.1.4. Economy 7.2. Creation 7.2.1. Research 7.2.2. Abstraction 7.2.3. Physical Metaphor 7.2.4. Dance Journaling 7.2.5. Movement Prompts 7.2.6. Efforts 7.2.7. Objectives and Drives 7.3. Fundamentals 7.3.1. Initiation and Framing 7.3.2. Shapes and Transitions 7.3.3. Choreographing the Eyes 7.3.4. Rhythm, Speed, and Syncopation 7.3.5. Contrast, Isolation, and Accent 7.3.6. Pauses, Freezes, and Sounds 7.3.7. Dancers as Objects 7.3.8. Crowd Movements 7.4. Utilizing the Design 7.5. Notation 7.6. ACTIVITY: Steps Notation  8. CHAPTER 8: Adapting to Various Spaces 8.1. Types of Spaces 8.2. Site Specific Theatre 8.3. Benefits and Challenges 8.4. Tricks of the Trade 8.5. Formations 8.6. Movement Patterns 8.7. Creating Focus 8.8. Musical Staging 8.9. Storytelling 8.10. ACTIVITY: From Proscenium to the Round  PART 2: THE PRACTICE  9. CHAPTER 9: Assembling Your Team 9.1. Members of the Choreographic Team 9.1.1. Dance Captain 9.1.2. Assistant Choreographer 9.1.3. Associate Choreographer 9.2. Pre-Production 9.3. Auditions 9.3.1. Audition Breakdown 9.3.2. Dance Calls 9.3.3. Audition Combination 9.3.4. In the Room 9.3.5. Making the Cut 9.4. ACTIVITY: The Dance Audition Combination  10. CHAPTER 10: Collaboration 10.1. Design and Production Meetings 10.1.1. Creative Discussions 10.1.2. Design Meetings 10.1.3. Break Out Meetings 10.1.4. Production Meetings 10.2. Collaborating with the Director and Music Director 10.2.1. The Director 10.2.2. The Music Director 10.2.3. The Dance Arranger 10.3. Collaborating with the Design Team 10.3.1. The Set Designer 10.3.2. The Costume Designer 10.3.3. The Lighting Designer 10.3.4. The Sound Designer 10.4. The Stage Manager 10.5. The Director\/Choreographer 10.6. ACTIVITY: Question Lists  11. CHAPTER 11: Rehearsals 11.1. Types of Rehearsals 11.1.1. Staging Rehearsals 11.1.2. Cleaning Rehearsals 11.1.3. Run-Throughs 11.1.4. Spacing Onstage 11.1.5. Sitzprobe and Wandelprobe 11.1.6. Technical Rehearsals 11.1.7. Previews 11.2. Running Rehearsals: How to Lead 11.2.1. Working with Performers 11.2.2. Giving Notes 11.3. ACTIVITY: Rehearsal Timeline  12. CHAPTER 12: All the Other Things 12.1. Transitions 12.2. Contact and Intimacy 12.3. Improvisation 12.4. Child Performers 12.5. Special Skills 12.6. Curtain Call 12.7. Photo Call 12.8. Rehearsing Understudies and Swings 12.9. Accessibility 12.10. Activity: Tracking Transitions  13. CHAPTER 13: Nice Work If You Can Get It 13.1. Finding Work 13.2. Creating Your Own Work 13.3. Displaying Your Work 13.4. 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Through the three topics of emotions, gestures and politics, this book unravels the choreopolitics of Platel's Les Ballets C de la B. His choreopolitics go beyond conveying a (political) message because rather than defending one opinion, Platel is more concerned about the exposure of the complexity within the debate itself.     Highly respected scholars from different fields contribute to this book to provide an interdisciplinary perspective on the intense emotions, the damaged narratives, and the precarious bodies in Platel's choreographic oeuvre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Choreographic Work of Alain Platel in Context (Christel Stalpaert, Ghent University, Belgium; Guy Cools, Ghent University, Belgium; and Hildegard De Vuyst, Les Ballets C de la B, Belgium) 1. Collaborative Dramaturgy: An Experiment in Democracy (Katalin Trencsenyi, Freelance Dramaturg, UK)  \u003cb\u003ePart I: Emotions\u003c\/b\u003e 2. Alain Platel is a Barbarian: Perceiving Emotions as Forms of Intelligent Awareness (Hildegard De Vuyst, Les Ballets C de la B, Belgium) 3. Desire amongst the Dodgems: The Scene of Seduction (Adrian Kear, Aberystwyth University, UK) 4. Platel’s Quest for Embodied Salvation: A Musical Perspective on Choeurs (Francis Maes, Ghent University, Belgium) 5. Poetics of Fight in Nicht Schlafen  (Claire Besuelle, École Doctorale Sciences de l'homme et de la Société, France)  \u003cb\u003ePart II: Gestures\u003c\/b\u003e 6. How to Witness the Hyper-Sensitive Through the Virtuosic: “I Have Never Seen Anybody Who Can Participate So Intensely While Standing Aside” (Guy Cools, Ghent University, Belgium) 7. Choreic Gesture: Virtuosic Angularity and Alterkinetic Dance in Platel’s Out of Context: For Pina (2010) (Kélina Gotman, King’s College, London, UK) 8. Being Alone Together: The ‘Disturbance of Violent Relatedness’ in La Tristeza Complice, Pitié and Tauberbach (Ann Cooper Albright, Oberlin College and Conservatory, USA) 9. Staging the Precarious: Vulnerability and Sexual Identity in Gardenia (Miriam Dreysse, Universität Hildesheim, Germany) 10. Schizophrenia and Resistance: On Tauberbach  (Jeroen Donckers, Independent Psychotherapist, Belgium)  \u003cb\u003ePart III: Politics\u003c\/b\u003e 11. Catastrophe as Political Gesture: On Gestus and Hieroglyphs in Bernadetje  (Erwin Jans, Dramaturg, Toneelhuis, Belgium) 12. Tauberbach: A Diagrammatical Reading (Piet Defraeye, University of Alberta, Canada) 13. Mourning a Europe in Crisis: En Avant, Marche! (Lourdes Orozco, University of Leeds, UK) 14. Troubled Pasts, Differential Futures: Platel’s Choreopolitics with Les Ballets C de la B (Christel Stalpaert, Ghent University, Belgium) Conclusion: A Genealogical Perspective on Les Ballets C de la B’s Influences and Offspring (Christel Stalpaert, Ghent University, Belgium; Guy Cools, Ghent University, Belgium; and Hildegard De Vuyst, Les Ballets C de la B, Belgium)  Bibliography  Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738607726935,"sku":"9781350233577","price":23.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350233577.jpg?v=1720049636"},{"product_id":"the-choreography-of-everyday-life-9781839766749","title":"The Choreography of Everyday Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this sparkling, innovative, fully-illustrated work, world-renowned choreographer Annie-B Parson translates the components of dance-time, proximity, space, motion and tone- into text. As we follow Parson through her days-at home, reading, and on her walks down the street-and in and out of conversations on everything from Homer's Odyssey to feminist art to social protest, she helps us see how everyday movement creates the wider world. Dance, it turns out, is everything and everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the insight and verve of a soloist, Parson shows us how art-making is a part of our everyday lives and our political life as we move, together and apart, through space.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gorgeous meditation on dance, visual art, and literature, as well as living, loving, and mourning. 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I see in it the quotidian made extraordinary...the familiar made foreign. -- David Byrne\u003cbr\u003eParson's path is one that continues to push the boundaries of dance -- Dan Meyer * Playbill *\u003cbr\u003eThe choreographer who democratized dance. * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eIn this quiet, minute and understatedly virtuosic text, Annie-B Parson walks us through the intricate dances of pedestrianism and domesticity. Gently but firmly pressing back against linear heroic narratives that have tended to efface the practices of women artists, she braids together strands of beauty, resistance and reverie, slyly pulling her readers into an exquisite, inclusive choreography of living. -- Barbara Browning, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gift\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTraipsing from \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e to Trisha Brown, Hilma af Klint to Anne Carson, Parson braids together ideas through words and illustrations as she touches on the connections between protest, ritual and spectacle, how the pandemic asked pedestrians to rechoreograph their relationship to other bodies in space, Zoom and Tik Tok as creative forms, and more. -- Courtnney Escoyne * Dance Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eParson reframes banal encounters into beautiful, crystalline observations. -- Ava Wong Davies * Elephant *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Choreography of Everyday Life\u003c\/i\u003e is many things: a pandemic diary, a discourse of Greek tragedy, and a tribute to Parson's many inspirations, from Trisha Brown to Hilma af Klint. Mostly though, it's a leisurely walk through a brilliant mind. This book weaves together personal and theoretical reflections with evocative images from famous works of art and Parson's own casual snapshots. The result will be oddly familiar to any follower of her company Big Dance Theater. It's a delightful clash of high art and low culture, sparklingly intelligent yet warmly conversational. -- Andy Boyd * The New Books Network *\u003cbr\u003eA thoughtful addition to a dance library collection. * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003eAnnie-B has choreographed for Davids (Bowie and Byrne), St. Vincent, Spike Lee, and Lorde, among others - giving movement to artists for whom movement is as essential to their work and melodies. Now, she's exploring how dance functions in everyday life, both in her own and on a societal level. In this illustrated work, Parson distills movement into text, exploring movement in feminist art to protests * Nylon *\u003cbr\u003eThis small but perfectly formed book gathers in the sacred and the profane, the virtual and visceral, poetical and political * Morning Star *\u003cbr\u003eAward-winning choreographer Annie-B Parson uses this slim but potent volume to show readers how the movements of day-to-day life function as choreography in the same way dancers on a stage execute choreography as a group. Reading this book made me look at the mundane activities of my everyday life with fresh eyes. If dance is everything and everywhere, as Parson asserts, then all our small movements add to something much bigger than any one individual. 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