{"product_id":"days-on-earth-the-dance-of-doris-humphrey-paperback","title":"Days on Earth: The Dance of Doris Humphrey - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcia B. Siegel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow available in paperback, \u003ci\u003eDays on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e--originally published in 1988 (Yale University Press)--traces the dance career and artistic development of one of the founders of American modern dance. In this biography of dance pioneer Doris Humphrey, Marcia B. Siegel follows Humphrey's career from her days with the Denishawn Company (among fellos students like Martha Graham) to her creative partnership with Charles Weidman to her tenure as artistic director of prot g  Jos  Limon's dance company. Siegel's reconsideration and description of Humphrey's dances, including many that are no longer performed, sheds important light on this pathbreaking dancer\/choreographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVery well done--it should be read by all who are interested in modern dance, and is an important document that belongs in every dance library.--Paul Taylor, choreographer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcia B. Siegel is the dance critic for the \u003ci\u003eHudson Review\u003c\/i\u003e and teaches in the Department of Performance Studies, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. Her works include \u003ci\u003eThe Tail of The Dragon: New Dance, 1976-1982\u003c\/i\u003e (Duke University Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.24 x 6.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52522295820595,"sku":"9780822313465","price":71.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UjVKOFExM2o5VzNzSWZtc1ducVdDUT09.webp?v=1760547202","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/days-on-earth-the-dance-of-doris-humphrey-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}