Dance as a Theatre Art: Source Readings in Dance History from 1581 to the Present, Volume 10Selma Jeanne Cohen, Katy Matheson Dance as a theatre art, second edition traces the development of dancefrom sixteenth-century Europe up to the present by showing you the original writings of the leading dancers, choreographers, and theorists of Western dance. Each section has a historical and critical essay by editor Selma Jean Cohen, with the newest section introduced by Katy Matheson. Notes before each article place the source readings in context.--Back cover. |
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... pose of the Hermes of the Greeks . He is represented as flying on the wind . If the artist had pleased to pose his foot in a vertical position , he might have done so , as the God , flying on the wind , is not touching the earth ; but ...
... pose of the Hermes of the Greeks . He is represented as flying on the wind . If the artist had pleased to pose his foot in a vertical position , he might have done so , as the God , flying on the wind , is not touching the earth ; but ...
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... pose effacé back in plié after each 14. One measure successive petits battements with a rest on the fourth 4 in pose effacé back in plié . Repeat the described two measures of petits battements with a rest in 2nd position . The same ...
... pose effacé back in plié after each 14. One measure successive petits battements with a rest on the fourth 4 in pose effacé back in plié . Repeat the described two measures of petits battements with a rest in 2nd position . The same ...
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... poses to the side . The concluding pose will be in the first case écarté back , in the second case - écarté front . The same exercise from the other foot . This exercise may also be done in 2 . 7. Grands battements jetés balancés . One ...
... poses to the side . The concluding pose will be in the first case écarté back , in the second case - écarté front . The same exercise from the other foot . This exercise may also be done in 2 . 7. Grands battements jetés balancés . One ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Fabritio Caroso Rules and Directions for Dancing the Passo | 11 |
Fabritio Caroso Rules and Directions for Dancing the Passo | 13 |
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