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DANC 315: History and Philosophy of Dance

Cultural and historical exploration of dance, from its primitive roots to the 20th Century

Finding Books, Articles & Media through Tomlinson Library

Selections from the Library Collections

Dance Research Journal
Available online through the library
TDR: The Drama Review
Available online through the library
Dance Magazine
Online & also available in hardcopy in the library (on the Browsing shelves on the 1st floor and in the Periodicals section on the 2nd floor)
Dance Teacher
Available in hardcopy in the library (in the Periodicals section on the 2nd floor)
PAJ: A Journal of Performance & Art
Available online through the library

For biographies of dancers and choreographers, browse the section of the book collection with the call number GV 1785 (3rd floor).

Fifty Contemporary Choreographers
Call Number: GV 1785 A1 B74 1999

Modern, ballet, contemporary and post-modern choreographers in Europe and North America,
Further Steps 2
Call Number: GV 1785 A1 F87 2008

Fifteen choreographers on modern dance, representing a broad spectrum of the field since the late 1960's.
Jerome Robbins: His Life, His Theater, His Dance
Call Number: GV 1785 R52 J69 2004
Class Act: The Jazz Life of Choreographer Cholly Atkins
Call Number: GV 1785 A84 A3 2001
Undimmed Lustre: The Life of Antony Tudor
Call Number: GV 1785 T83 T66 2002

Chronological biography of one of the most creative forces in dance of the 20th century.
Broadway, the Golden Years
Call Number: GV 1785 A1 L65 2001

Agnes de Mille, Jerome Robbins, Bob Fosse, Gower Champion, Michael Bennett, Tommy Tune.
Martha: The Life & Work of Martha Graham by Agnes De Mille
Call Number: GV1785.G7 D4 1988

ISBN: 0394556437

Denishawn: The Birth of Modern Dance
Call Number: DVD 287
Choreography by Balanchine
Call Number: DVD 150
American Dance Festival's Dancing in the Light: Six Dances by African'American Choreographers.
Call Number: DVD 264
Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About
Call Number: DVD 317

Life of Broadway musical and ballet choreographer Jerome Robbins
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
Call Number: DVD 288

Documentary on the life and work of pioneering modern dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham.
Pina Dance, Dance, Otherwise We are Lost
Call Number: DVD 662

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Subjects: Art & Design, Theatre Arts

Tags: art history, dance, dance culture, dance history, dance philosophy, philosophy