Corporeal Politics
Corporeal Politics

Author: Katherine Mezur

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 2020-09-03

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 0472054554

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In Corporeal Politics, leading international scholars investigate the development of dance as a deeply meaningful and complex cultural practice across time, placing special focus on the intertwining of East Asia dance and politics and the role of dance as a medium of transcultural interaction and communication across borders. Countering common narratives of dance history that emphasize the US and Europe as centers of origin and innovation, the expansive creativity of dance artists in East Asia asserts its importance as a site of critical theorization and reflection on global artistic developments in the performing arts. Through the lens of “corporeal politics”—the close attention to bodily acts in specific cultural contexts—each study in this book challenges existing dance and theater histories to re-investigate the performer's role in devising the politics and aesthetics of their performance, as well as the multidimensional impact of their lives and artistic works. Corporeal Politics addresses a wide range of performance styles and genres, including dances produced for the concert stage, as well as those presented in popular entertainments, private performance spaces, and street protests.

Yinyang
Yinyang

Author: Robin Wang

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-09-24

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 052116513X

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The concept of yinyang lies at the heart of Chinese thought and culture. This book explores the relationship between these two opposing forces.

Attention and Focus in Dance
Attention and Focus in Dance

Author: Clare Guss-West

Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1492594458

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"The book presents a systematic, science-based approach to the mental work of dance, honing the skills of attention, focus, and optimal self-cueing to enhance physical and artistic performance, replenish energy, and increase stamina in dancers"--

Polarity Therapy
Polarity Therapy

Author: Randolph Stone

Publisher: Polarity Therapy

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781570670800

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This two-volume set by the father of Polarity Therapy--the healing science based on living energy fields--has been essential reading for many practitioners of the healing arts, especially those who employ manual techniques or energy-balancing procedures. Polarity Therapy can be used in psychotherapy, chiropractic therapy, osteopathy, many types of massage, physical therapy, dance, yoga, and other forms of bodywork.

Energy Exercises
Energy Exercises

Author: JOHN. MULLER CHITTY (MARY LOUISE.)

Publisher:

Published: 2018-02

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9780941732062

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Exercises based on the energy anatomy teachings of Randolph Stone, founder of Polarity Therapy, plus other sources.

The Labyrinth
The Labyrinth

Author: Saul Steinberg

Publisher: New York Review of Books

Published: 2018-11-20

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 1681372436

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A seminal work by an artist whose drawings in The New Yorker, LIFE, Harper's Bazaar, and many other publications influenced an entire generation of American artists and writers. Saul Steinberg’s The Labyrinth, first published in 1960 and long out of print, is more than a simple catalog or collection of drawings. These carefully arranged pages record a brilliant, constantly evolving imagination confronting modern life. Here is Steinberg, as he put it at the time, discovering and inventing a great variety of events: "Illusion, talks, music, women, cats, dogs, birds, the cube, the crocodile, the museum, Moscow and Samarkand (winter, 1956), other Eastern countries, America, motels, baseball, horse racing, bullfights, art, frozen music, words, geometry, heroes, harpies, etc.” This edition, featuring a new introduction by Nicholson Baker, an afterword by Harold Rosenberg, and new notes on the artwork, will allow readers to discover this unique and wondrous book all over again.

Grateful Witness
Grateful Witness

Author: L. S. L. Noble

Publisher: Balboa Press

Published: 2013-04

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1452572836

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"Truth is stranger than fiction." Stranger is, the truth may be happening to many of you right here right now. Reading like fiction, this nonfiction account candidly shares with no embellishment stories of magical, mystical, spiritual experiences such as the appearances of beings of light, prophetic dreams, astral travel, the Sri Yantra (blue pearl), NDE (near-death experience), the master-disciple relationship, and more. The witness and experiencer (author) of Grateful Witness illuminates the process of freeing oneself from misery and illusion, carrying one upon wave after wave of peak experience, breakthrough, illumination, catharsis (processing) and integration. All lead to an attainment of the realization of oneness with God, of God consciousness.

Tales from the Tao
Tales from the Tao

Author: Solala Towler

Publisher: Watkins Media Limited

Published: 2017-04-18

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 1786780747

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31 inspiring stories by Chuang Tzu, Lao Tzu, and other Taoist masters—now presented in one easy-to-read volume featuring over 100 photographs. For thousands of years, students of the Tao have gleaned inspiration and illumination from its parables, and these thought-provoking examples discuss topics ranging from dignity in the face of challenge, to judging character, to how to deal with loss. Whether solidifying a spiritual truth, unravelling a puzzle for contemplation, or providing a moment of humor, these tales are a mainstay of Eastern philosophy. This unique collection brings together the most inspiring, illuminating and downright funny stories from the classical works of Taoist masters, alongside new writing inspired by traditional tales. Set against a backdrop of the mountains, waterfalls and gorges of China, these tales introduce important Taoist ideas about many of the most basic human experiences—including birth, death, loss, pleasure, and how to surrender to the most fundamental experience of the Tao itself. Interwoven with classic Taoist quotations and illustrated with beautiful photography throughout, these engrossing narratives are as relevant today as they were in the great dynasties of ancient China.

The Dancing Wu Li Masters
The Dancing Wu Li Masters

Author: Gary Zukav

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2012-12-31

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 1448175070

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This is an account of the essential aspects of the new physics for those with little or no knowledge of mathematics or science. It describes current theories of quantum mechanics, Einstein's special and general theories of relativity and other speculations, alluding throughout to parallels with modern psychology and metaphorical abstractions to Buddhism and Taoism. The author has also written "The Seat of the Soul".

Creative Solutions
Creative Solutions

Author: Anistasia Miller

Publisher:

Published: 2004-11

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 1592530788

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