Wendy Perron Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Author, The Grand Union: Accidental Anarchists of Downtown Dance; dance history teacher at Juilliard; editor at large, Dance Magazine. Opinions are my own.
Gay New York
George ChaunceyWendy PerronHis excellent book Gay New York traces the beginnings of the voguing movement. https://t.co/vWAQIeQp1f
Paperback, 2019
$22.99Member price:$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation
Julissa ArceWendy Perron"Assimilation, to me, has meant giving up a part of my very soul in order to have the illusion of belonging in America." —Julissa Arce, author of You Sound Like a White Girl @WNYC @NPRItsBeenAMin https://t.co/e3i67pwiO0
Paperback, 2023
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
John Cage Was
James KlostyWendy PerronJohn Cage, born 110 yrs ago today, blurred art and life forever. Here's my bit on the book John Cage Was @weslpress with James Klosty's compelling photos and tributes from other great artists: https://t.co/Vs7xAYMrMY Cage at right in pic talking with @MerceTrust dancers, 1970s https://t.co/IISPub0wMp
Hardcover, 2014
$55.00Member price:$30.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
La Nijinska: Choreographer of the Modern
Lynn GarafolaWendy Perron"I perceived this truth from Diaghilev: One can live only in art and for art." —Bronislava Nijinska in La Nijinska by Lynn Garafola @OUPAcademic See reviews of this and other Notable Dance Books https://t.co/YAILRGFB8T https://t.co/uP5xohY6B8
Hardcover, 2022
$42.99Member price:$21.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dance: American Art, 1830-1960
Thomas F. DefrantzWendy Perron"I perceived this truth from Diaghilev: One can live only in art and for art." —Bronislava Nijinska in La Nijinska by Lynn Garafola @OUPAcademic See reviews of this and other Notable Dance Books https://t.co/YAILRGFB8T https://t.co/uP5xohY6B8
Hardcover, 2016
$55.00Member price:$30.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
The Worlds of Lincoln Kirstein
Martin DubermanWendy PerronCivil rights in dance: When Arthur Mitchell joined @nycballet in 1955, a few parents complained, not wanting their daughters dancing near a Black man. Balanchine & Kirstein removed those girls from the corps. —Martin Duberman, The Worlds of Lincoln Kirstein @AAKnopf
Paperback, 2009
$26.95Member price:$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Critical Gestures: Writings on Dance and Culture
Ann DalyWendy Perron@BalletBlack Try Ann Daly's essay "Remembered Gesture" in her collection Critical Gestures @weslpress . Also, a goodly chunk of my essay on 35 yrs of the Next Wave FEstival @BAM_Brooklyn is about her work: https://t.co/57hjmO2dDw
Paperback, 2002
$27.95Member price:$27.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Dance: A Short History of Classic Theatrical Dancing
Lincoln KirsteinWendy PerronCivil rights in dance: When Arthur Mitchell joined @nycballet in 1955, a few parents complained, not wanting their daughters dancing near a Black man. Balanchine & Kirstein removed those girls from the corps. —Martin Duberman, The Worlds of Lincoln Kirstein @AAKnopf
Paperback, 2013
$41.95Member price:$37.76 + Free shipping10% off
Big Deal Bwl C
WinklerWendy Perron"I think of dancing as sheer joy and exhilaration. As running, as jumping, as athletic. Like a trapeze artist." —Bob Fosse, "Big Deal: Bob Fosse and Dance in the American Musical" @OUPAcademic https://t.co/CuSn4WtBPk
Hardcover, 2018
$39.99Member price:$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Easily Slip Into Another World: A Life in Music
Henry ThreadgillWendy Perron"All wars take us to the lowest denominator of human behavior…Why do we have to kill each other when there's still a possibility of reason?" —Henry Threadgill @AllOfItWNYC about new book, Easily Slip into Another World @penguinrandom
Hardcover, 2023
$32.50Member price:$16.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book