Book

A Book item refers to a publication—often a limited-edition artist’s book—that is featured alongside artworks or exhibitions. These books offer deeper insights into the artist’s practice and are sometimes bundled with artworks for collectors.

Blanc, Lise. 2015. L’intention du geste, clé de voûte d’une rencontre improbable. CNSMDL.

Lise Blanc discusses the significance of intentional movement in dance, exploring how it serves as a foundation for unexpected encounters and interactions in the art form.

Maurice, Anne. 2013. Handicap et pratique artistique : une dialectique pour l’enseignement de la danse. CNSMDL.

Anne Maurice investigates the relationship between disability and artistic practice, particularly in the context of dance education, proposing a dialectical approach to teaching dance to individuals with disabilities.

Fertier, André. 2014. Danse & handicap visuel. Vol. 1 : pour une accessibilité des pratiques chorégraphiques. Centre national de la danse.

André Fertier addresses the accessibility of choreographic practices for individuals with visual impairments, offering insights and methods to make dance more inclusive for visually impaired participants.

Fertier, André. 2015. Danse & handicap moteur. Vol. 2 : pour une accessibilité des pratiques chorégraphiques. Centre national de la danse.

In this second volume, Fertier focuses on motor disabilities, providing strategies and approaches to ensure that choreographic practices are accessible to individuals with motor impairments.

Kowal, Rebekah J., Gerald Siegmund, and Randy Martin, eds. 2017. The Oxford handbook of dance and politics. Oxford University Press.

This comprehensive handbook examines the intricate relationship between dance and politics, featuring contributions from various scholars that explore how dance reflects and influences political dynamics.

Lepecki, Andre. 2006. Exhausting Dance: Performance and the Politics of Movement. Routledge

Andre Lepecki delves into the politics of movement in contemporary dance, analyzing how performance practices can challenge and exhaust traditional notions of dance and bodily expression.

Martin, Randy. 1988. Critical moves: Dance studies in theory and politics. Duke University Press.

Randy Martin’s work explores the intersection of dance studies with theoretical and political discourse, offering critical insights into how dance functions within broader cultural and political contexts.

Launay, Isabelle. 2017. Poétiques et politiques des répertoires. I. Centre national de la danse.

Isabelle Launay examines the poetic and political dimensions of dance repertoires, analyzing how choreographic works reflect and engage with social and political issues.

Mills, Dana. 2017. Dance and politics : moving beyond boundaries. Manchester University Press.

Dana Mills investigates the relationship between dance and politics, focusing on how dance transcends boundaries and contributes to political discourse and social change.