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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Preface | 1 |
Fabritio Caroso Rules and Directions for Dancing the Passo | 10 |
Fabritio Caroso Rules and Directions for Dancing the Passo | 13 |
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