The Art Of Movement

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Art Of Movement
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ken Browar
By (author) Deborah Ory
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 323,Width 265
Category/GenreDance
ISBN/Barcode 9780316318587
ClassificationsDewey:792.8028
Audience
General
Illustrations 200 full colour and black and white photographs

Publishing Details

Publisher Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
Imprint Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
Publication Date 25 October 2016
Publication Country United States

Description

THE ART OF MOVEMENT is an exquisitely designed, beautifully produced book that captures the movement, flow, energy, and grace of many of the most accomplished dancers in the world. These are the artists, from all walks of life, who are defining dance today. Here they are frozen in time in the most exquisite poses, and yet there's a feeling of movement in every photograph that makes the appear to be dancing across the pages. Accompanying the photographs are intimate and inspiring words from the dancers, as well as from choreographers and artistic directors, on what dance means to them. Dance is experiencing an unprecedented moment in popular culture. THE ART OF MOVEMENT is the perfect book for newly avid fans, as well as long-time lovers of dance.

Author Biography

Ken Browar (Author) Ken Browar is a renowned fashion and beauty photographer whose work has appeared in Vogue, Elle,Marie Claire, and many other European fashion magazines. His passion for dance began when he lived in Paris and photographed dancers for the Paris Opera Ballet. Deborah Ory (Author) Deborah Ory has been a dancer since age seven. She began her photography career while injured as a dancer, photographing rehearsals. She has worked as a photo editor at House & Garden and Mirabella, and has shot editorial work for Self, Health, Martha Stewart Living, and Real Simple.

Reviews

Ken Browar and Deborah Ory have captured dazzling strength, fierce focus, and abundant joy in these arresting images of extraordinary artists. All of us who love dance love moments that crackle with electricity and possibility. Thanks to Ken and Deborah, we have an abundance of riches.--Kara Medoff Barnett, executive director, American Ballet Theatre The Art of Movement, by Ken Browar and Deborah Ory, is a lusciously photographed collection of dancers in motion that captures ephemeral moments of gravity-defying grace. The book features some of the world's most accomplished performers-as Martha Graham termed them, athletes of God. --Natalie Beach, Oprah.com In the book The Art of Movement, Ken Browar and Deborah Ory of NYC Dance Project capture some of the most accomplished dancers in the world in a series of striking poses. Here, Misty Copeland, Marcelo Gomes, Charlotte Landreau and others share what they've learned through their dedication to dance.--The Guardian Ken Browar and Deborah Ory's breathtaking dance photography captures both the stillness of a single instant and the vitality of movement. Their portfolio was the highlight of our March 2016 issue recreation of Edgar Degas's masterworks, featuring Misty Copeland, and their oeuvre doesn't end there. Bravo, Ken and Deobrah, on a stunning and visceral body of work.--Glenda Bailey, editor-in-chief, Harper's Bazaar NYC Dance Project present a compendium of their visually striking photographs. The hundreds of images in this volume defy the static limitations of the page with brilliant dynamism in a breathtaking homage to the art and beauty of the human form.--Harper's Bazaar