Off the E-Shelf
Suggested E-books from the Subject Specialists of the TWU Libraries
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Andy Tucker, Subject Specialist in Dance, suggests the e-titles below for Dance students, faculty and others interested in the discipline.
Mr. Tucker is available for questions, research consultations and class instruction sessions. Reach him at 940/898-3709 or stucker@mail.twu.edu.
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Clicking on any title will take you to the TWU catalog listing for that e-book (with a link for direct access).
In 1930 dancer and choreographer Martha Graham proclaimed "dance as an art of and from America." Modern Bodies explores the impact of social dynamics on the evolution of modern dance in this country. Specifically, dance as a product and reflection of the people it attracted: white women (many of whom were Jewish), gay men and African American men and women.
International Encyclopedia of Dance A Project of Dance Perspectives Foundation, Inc.
A remarkably ambitious reference work, this six-volume set covers a vast variety of dances, dancers and dance topics. Not only are there articles on dances of historical interest (such as the minuet, courante, pavan, and galliard), but dances of nearly every type imaginable--including round, step, square, fan, ice, and break--are represented here. Surveys of dance from around the globe offer historical, cultural and aesthetic perspectives.
Modern Dance: Techniques and Teaching by Gertrude Shurr and Rachael Dunaven Yocom
Illustrations, in photographs as well as text, of movement sequences in modern dance. Also included are cues for instructing students in these movements.
Dancing Women examines dance since the early nineteenth century from a feminist perspective. Banes sets the creation of specific dances in socio-political and cultural contexts, and shows us that choreographers have created representations of women that are shaped by--and that in part shape--society's continuing debates about sexuality and female identity.
Nietzsche's Dancers: Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, and the Revaluation of Christian Values by Kimerer L. LaMotheAmerican modern dancers Isadora Duncan and Martha Graham were inspired by Nietzsche's work, his "revaluation of all values" in particular. From this inspiration, Duncan and Graham created their respective visions for what dance can and should be. Nietzsche's Dancers examines the relationships among these three figures, as well as the impact of Nietzsche's theories on the techniques of dance practice, choreography and performances as developed by Duncan and Graham.
Submitted by Sandy Cochran
