LibGuides: Dance: Choreography/Choreographers

Choreographers

Here are just a few of many choreographers. Click to see a list of resources by and about them in our library.

Alvin Ailey
George Balanchine
Merce Cunningham
Isadora Duncan

Katherine Dunham
Martha Graham
José Limón
Twyla Tharp

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Search a choreographer's name in our catalog. Change the search from Keyword to Author to find their works, or change it to Subject to find resources about them.

Books in the Library (selections)

Dance Masters by Janet Lynn Roseman
Call Number: GV1785.A1 R67 D35 [Allen shelves]
Publication Date: 2001
Conversations with seven celebrated dancers and choreographers, with rare insights into the internal world of the artist.
Fifty Contemporary Choreographers, 3rd ed. by Jo Butterworth, Lorna Sanders (Editors)
Call Number: GV1785.A1 C6 2021 [Allen shelves]
A guide to the lives and work of prominent living contemporary choreographers from a wide range of genres and styles.
Prime Movers by Joseph H. Mazo
Call Number: GV1783 M35 P7 2000 [Allen shelves]
The lives and works of the choreographer-dancers who created American modern dance.

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Books in the Allen Library (selections)

Choreographing Empathy by Susan Leigh Foster
Call Number: GV1782.5 F67 C47 [Allen shelves]
Publication Date: 2011
Challenges the idea of a direct connection between the body of a dancer and that of their observer, and argues that it is in fact highly mediated and influenced by ever-changing sociocultural mores.
Choreography by Kate Flatt
Call Number: GV1782.5 F53 2019 [Allen shelves]
Traces different facets of development, and explores the essential artistic and practical skills of the choreographer.
Dance and Light by Kevin Dreyer
Call Number: GV1782 D74 2020 [Allen shelves]
Demystifies lighting for the dancer and helps designers understand how the dancer thinks about their art form.
Dance Composition by Jacqueline M. Smith-Autard
Call Number: GV1782.5 S558 D35 2010 [Allen shelves]
A practical guide to creative success in dance making.
Making Video Dance: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Dance for the Screen by Katrina McPherson
Call Number: GV1799 M36 2019 [Allen shelves]
Follows the entire process of video dance production: from having an idea, through to choreographing for the screen, filming and editing, and distribution.

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Choreography
Choreography > Social aspects
Dance > Stage-setting and scenery

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