Product Details Hardcover 176 pages 5 Continents Editions Published 2004 Book Description
Covering classical to contemporary dance, this collection of duotone photographs captures more than 40 years of Parisian dance companies and performances. Celebrated dancers including Rudolf Nureyev, Violette Verdy, and Meg Stuart and the companies of Pina Bausch, Lucinda Childs, and William Forsythe are featured. Photographs frame particular gestures or movements, suggesting the energy and motion of performance. This unique collection, drawn from a lifetime of work by a dance photographer, also reveals the artistic sensibilities and interests of the eye behind the lens.
About the Author
Manuela Bimaghi is a dance critic for La Repubblica, Italy's second largest newspaper. Marion Valentine is a photographer covering dance shows in Paris. Her work has been exhibited in France and Israel. |