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Download or read book Acts of Contortion written by Anna Meek and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In poems that are by turns witty, lush, and unflinching, Acts of Contortion explores the gestures of both hurtfulness and compassion. Whether set in a shelter for battered women, in the midst of a political demonstration, or at the center of an orchestra, the poems pursue the place of language in an injurious world. The political conscience at work is feminist, pacifist, and at odds with itself. Anna George Meek finds that the brutal and the compassionate are sometimes indistinguishable, born of our need to make contact outside of ourselves. These gestures--of music, of touch, of poetry--appear in the poems as the violin, domestic abuse, and words to comfort a woman in pain. The poems argue: difficult yet imperative, the attempt to gesture beyond ourselves is an act of contortion.
Book Synopsis Contortion, German Wheels, and Other Mind-Bending Circus Science by : Marcia Amidon Lusted
Download or read book Contortion, German Wheels, and Other Mind-Bending Circus Science written by Marcia Amidon Lusted and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever watch the circus and wonder, "how do they do that?" Find the answers in this book! Readers will learn about some of the most mind-bending circus acts, from contortionists to human pyramids, and the science that makes them possible. Short, simple activities help demonstrate the science for readers.
Book Synopsis The Abyssinian Contortionist by : David Carlin
Download or read book The Abyssinian Contortionist written by David Carlin and published by Apollo Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sosina Wogayehu learned to do flips and splits at the age of six, sitting on the floor of her parents' living room in Addis Ababa, watching a German variety show on the only television channel in the land. She sold cigarettes on the Ethiopian streets at the age of eight, and she played table soccer with her friends who made money from washing cars, barefoot in the dust. And, she dreamed of being a circus performer. Twenty-five years later, Sosina has conjured herself a new life in a far-off country: Australia. Along the way, she helped rescue one brother, yet she lost another. Sosina has traveled the world as a professional contortionist, capable of bounce-juggling eight balls on a block of marble. She performed with Circus Oz (Australia's premier circus company) from 2002-2009, and she appeared in Peter Jackson's 2005 remake of King Kong. Sosina was also a 2007 nominee for the Australian of the Year Award. Additionally, Sosina has been able to juggle worlds and stories, and, by luck - which is something she is not short of - she is friends with author David Carlin. Following his acclaimed memoir Our Father Who Wasn't There, David Carlin brings us his 'not-me' book, traveling to Addis Ababa where he discovers ways of living so different from his own and where he confronts his Western fantasies and fears. Through Sosina's story, David shows us that, with risk and enough momentum, life's circumstances are never predictable: whom we befriend, where we end up, and how we come to see ourselves. *** "...Carlin is a master storyteller who is well-equipped for the challenge of capturing the life of a woman about whose culture, at the outset, he knows practically nothing. The subject of The Abyssinian Contortionist is clearly a remarkable person of unusual social mobility and ability, yet Carlin manages to navigate the high-wire act of astute observation without falling into hagiography....his writing is so crisp and vivid that, on reading its final pages, I felt a deep satisfaction and a longing for more. - Andrew McMillen, The Australian, May 2015Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?[Subject: Biography, African Studies, Australian Studies, Women's Studies, Refugee Studies, Diaspora Studies]
Book Synopsis Contortion, German Wheels, and Other Mind-Bending Circus Science by : Marcia Amidon Lusted
Download or read book Contortion, German Wheels, and Other Mind-Bending Circus Science written by Marcia Amidon Lusted and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever watch the circus and wonder, "how do they do that?" Find the answers in this book! Readers will learn about some of the most mind-bending circus acts, from contortionists to human pyramids, and the science that makes them possible. Short, simple activities help demonstrate the science for readers.
Book Synopsis Vaudeville old & new by : Frank Cullen
Download or read book Vaudeville old & new written by Frank Cullen and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 1362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Contortionist's Handbook by : Craig Clevenger
Download or read book The Contortionist's Handbook written by Craig Clevenger and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2006 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following a near fatal overdose of painkillers, Daniel Fletcher is resuscitated in a Los Angeles trauma centre and detained for psychiatric evaluation. However, what the psychiatrist doesn't know is that 'Daniel Fletcher' is actually John Dolan Vincent, a young forger who continually reinvents himself to evade capture. Originally published: London.
Book Synopsis Supple by : Erdenechimeg-Angelique J.
Download or read book Supple written by Erdenechimeg-Angelique J. and published by NEPKO Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-26 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a veteran in the art of circus with more than 50 years of experience in training, performing, and instructing Mongolian contortion, this book will prove itself important for many contortion coaches and a handy manual for students. In this book, the author has shared her extensive background, providing detailed warm-ups, step-by-step stretch exercises, and key techniques that are required for executing complex movements. The book also imparts guidance for injury prevention and encourages everyone with simple exercises to remind us, at all ages, to practice contortion to maintain a healthy level of flexibility. Not only does the book feature scientific research and discussion of body mobility pertinent to contortionists, it is also an excellent historical account of the Mongolian national circus and fascinating aspects of success that led contortion to where it is today.
Download or read book Bodies and Texts written by Claire Taylor and published by MHRA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers the novels of three Latin American writers, the Argentinian Griselda Gambaro, the Colombian Albalucia ngel, and the Mexican Laura Esquivel, and examines their work in relation to the formation of feminine identity.
Book Synopsis Contortion, German Wheels, and Other Mind-Bending Circus Science by : Marcia Amidon Lusted
Download or read book Contortion, German Wheels, and Other Mind-Bending Circus Science written by Marcia Amidon Lusted and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2017-12-11 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever watch the circus and wonder, “how do they do that?” Find the answers in this book! Readers will learn about some of the most mind-bending circus acts, from contortionists to human pyramids, and the science that makes them possible. Short, simple activities help demonstrate the science for readers.
Book Synopsis Performing Digital by : David Carlin
Download or read book Performing Digital written by David Carlin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital technologies have transformed archives in every area of their form and function, and as technologies mature so does their capacity to change our understanding and experience of material and performative cultural production. There has been an exponential explosion in the production and consumption of video online and yet there is a scarcity of knowledge and cases about video and the digital archive. This book seeks to address that through the lens of the project Circus Oz Living Archive. This project provides the case study foundation for the articulation of the issues, challenges and possibilities that the design and development of digital archives afford. Drawn from eight different disciplines and professions, the authors explore what it means to embrace the possibilities of digital technologies to transform contemporary cultural institutions and their archives into new methods of performance, representation and history.
Book Synopsis Geometry, Rigidity, and Group Actions by : Robert J. Zimmer
Download or read book Geometry, Rigidity, and Group Actions written by Robert J. Zimmer and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 659 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of group actions is more than 100 years old but remains a widely studied topic in a variety of mathematic fields. A central development in the last 50 years is the phenomenon of rigidity, whereby one can classify actions of certain groups. This book looks at rigidity.
Download or read book Balancing Acts written by Daniel Lamarre and published by HarperCollins Leadership. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this leadership memoir, take a step backstage at Cirque du Soleil. Vice Chairman Daniel Lamarre shares his experiences leading the awe-inspiring organization, and teaches readers what it takes for anyone, regardless of position or industry, to embrace the value of creative leadership. Without creativity, there is no business. At the core of Cirque du Soleil’s lavish, multi-million-dollar productions is Vice Chairman Daniel Lamarre, who has mastered the ability to bring business and creativity together across multiple languages and cultures in a way that has never been seen before. The secrets he shares in Balancing Acts are rooted in tremendous faith in your own creative skills, even if you are convinced you have none, and those of the sharpest minds within your organization. In this book, Daniel shares the untold stories behind Cirques biggest shows, including Beatles Love, Michael Jackson One, the aquatic marvel, O, and many more. Through these tales of triumph and trials, he will teach you: How to shatter the perceived limitations standing in the way of your ability to think creatively and innovatively; When to step up and when to step back so that your team can create a masterpiece that doesn’t break the bank; How in using the methods Daniel has uncovered, modern companies with entrenched bureaucracies can bring creativity and business together to foster innovation; and How to use creative thinking to lead your organization to new heights. Whether you work for one of the most creative organizations on the planet like Cirque du Soleil, in a stuffy corporate job, or somewhere in between—Balancing Acts is filled with principles that can strengthen and accelerate any business on the planet.
Book Synopsis Collection Or Contortion? by : Gerd Heuschmann
Download or read book Collection Or Contortion? written by Gerd Heuschmann and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten years ago, Dr. Gerd Heuschmann rocked the equestrian world with his international bestseller Tug of war, a searing indictment of modern training and riding techniques that are sometimes used to the detriment of the horse. Now Dr. Heuschmann returns with this new book: a critical examination of two conceptsflexion and bendthat are necessary to understand in absolute terms when the goal is to achieve collection on horseback. Citing the many masters of classical dressage who wrote essays and even entire books about flexion at the horse's poll and longitudinal bend of the horse's body, Dr. Heuschmann strives to conflate the often complex classic literature with the results of his own studies as an expert in equine anatomy and biomechanics, supporting his explanations with precise illustrations and numerous photographs. The outcome is a book that finally makes the concepts of flexion and bendand ultimately, collectioneasy to understand, promising more correct, conscientious riding, better results in training and competition, and happier, healthier horses in the long run.
Book Synopsis Cognitive Phenomenology by : Tim Bayne
Download or read book Cognitive Phenomenology written by Tim Bayne and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011-11-24 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The central concern of the cognitive phenomenology debate is whether there is a distinctive 'cognitive phenomenology, ' that is, a kind of phenomenology that has cognitive or conceptual character in some sense that needs to be precisely determined. This volume addresses the question of whether conscious thought has cognitive phenomenology.
Download or read book The Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Burns M. Kattenberg Collection on Contortion and Other Papers by :
Download or read book Burns M. Kattenberg Collection on Contortion and Other Papers written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection on the history of contortion, including correspondence, photographs, drawings, posters, clippings, and other materials. Pertains to performers of circus related contortion acts (primarily early to mid-twentieth century). Letters to Kattenberg are primarily from contortionists describing their lives and giving reminiscences about performers. Most contortionists are American, though some are foreign performers.
Book Synopsis Acrobatics: Learn The Basics The History, The Rules and How To Perform in 30 Minutes by : Marcus B. Cole
Download or read book Acrobatics: Learn The Basics The History, The Rules and How To Perform in 30 Minutes written by Marcus B. Cole and published by BornIncredible.com. This book was released on with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking to learn the basics of acrobatics quickly and easily? Look no further than "Acrobatics: Learn The Basics The History, The Rules, and How To Perform in 30 Minutes." In this comprehensive guide, you'll discover the fascinating history and origins of acrobatics, from its roots in ancient cultures to its evolution into a modern, competitive sport enjoyed by athletes and audiences around the world. Learn the basic rules and objectives of acrobatics, and explore the different categories of acrobatic performance, including floor routines, partner stunts, and aerial acrobatics. Discover the fundamental techniques and skills of acrobatics, from basic balancing and tumbling to advanced skills like aerials, flips, and contortion. Explore the different types of equipment used in acrobatics, such as mats, trampolines, and bars, and learn important safety tips and guidelines for using this equipment effectively and safely. "Experience the thrill of acrobatics and unleash your inner athlete." Develop your strength, agility, and flexibility with training and conditioning exercises designed to improve your performance and help you achieve your goals. Discover tips for developing a training plan and setting goals that will help you succeed in the sport of acrobatics. Finally, explore the world of acrobatic performance and competition, including different types of performances and competitions, judging criteria, and scoring systems. Discover tips for preparing for a competition and performing under pressure, and learn about famous acrobats who have made their mark on the world of acrobatics. Whether you're a beginner looking to get started in acrobatics or an experienced athlete looking to take your skills to the next level, "Acrobatics: Learn The Basics The History, The Rules, and How To Perform in 30 Minutes" is the ultimate guide to this exciting, challenging, and rewarding sport. Table of Contents Introduction Brief history and origin of acrobatics Basic rules and objective of the sport Techniques and Skills Basic acrobatic skills such as balancing, tumbling, and partner stunts Advanced skills such as aerials, flips, and contortion Equipment Different types of equipment used in acrobatics such as mats, trampolines, and bars Safety tips and guidelines for using equipment Training and Conditioning Strength training and conditioning exercises to improve performance Flexibility and agility training Tips for developing a training plan and setting goals Performance and Competitions Different types of acrobatic performances and competitions Judging criteria and scoring system Tips for preparing for a competition and performing under pressure Famous Acrobats Have Questions / Comments? Get Another Book Free
