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The Anatomy of Art
- Author
- Alexandra Beller
- Narrator
- Alexandra Beller
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 17 September 2026
- Run Time
- 13 hours 10 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The Anatomy of Art is a field guide for artists working in dance, theatre and performance.
Twelve interrelated drivers of the creative process – including Time, Space, Relationship, Meaning, and Context & Culture – form a working map for inquiry.
Through more than 1,000 questions, scores and frameworks, the book activates rehearsal, teaching and performance, keeping choice alive in the body.
The book draws on three decades of devised dance and theatre and supports creative work of any scale that calls for bravery, personal vision and rigorous inquiry. It can be opened anywhere and used for a few minutes in the studio or throughout the life of a project.
A preface by Marisa Tomei and short offerings from artists across three generations – including Bebe Miller, Brenda Dixon Gottschild, Deborah Hay, Emanuel Gat, and others – add pressure, contrast and lived intelligence.
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Details
- Author
- Alexandra Beller
- Narrator
- Alexandra Beller
- Duration
- 13 hours 10 minutes
- Release Date
- 17 September 2026
- ISBN
- 9781350636620
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Theatre direction and production, Dancers / choreographers, Contemporary dance
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents The Anatomy of Art: Unlocking the Creative Process for Theater and Dance, written and read by Alexandra BellerThe Anatomy of Art is a field guide for artists working in dance, theatre and performance.Twelve interrelated drivers of the creative process – including Time, Space, Relationship, Meaning, and Context & Culture – form a working map for inquiry.Through more than 1,000 questions, scores and frameworks, the book activates rehearsal, teaching and performance, keeping choice alive in the body.The book draws on three decades of devised dance and theatre and supports creative work of any scale that calls for bravery, personal vision and rigorous inquiry. It can be opened anywhere and used for a few minutes in the studio or throughout the life of a project.A preface by Marisa Tomei and short offerings from artists across three generations – including Bebe Miller, Brenda Dixon Gottschild, Deborah Hay, Emanuel Gat, and others – add pressure, contrast and lived intelligence.
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