LIST OF BOOKS: at Nritarutya library

Welcome to our open Dance Library!

Here we are with our collection of books.
It strives to bring most interesting selection and informative content to book lovers and serve our dance community in our little way.

Well you have to visit our centre to find out more!

LIST OF BOOKS:

 

AUTOBIOGRAPHIES:
1. MY LIFE- ISADORA DUNCAN by ISADORA DUNCAN

BIO GRAPHIES –
2. DAYS ON EARTH- THE DANCE OF DORIS HUMPHREY By MARCIA B SIEGEL
3. RUKMINI DEVI By LEELA SAMSON
4. PHOTO BIOGRAPHY OF RUKMIMI DEVI By SUNIL KOTHARI
5. MADAME MENAKA By DAMAYANTI JOSHI
6. CHANDRALEKHA By
7. THE DANCING PHENOMENON-KELUCHARAN MOHAPATRA By SHARON LOWEN
8. WOMEN OF PRIDE – THE DEVADASI HERITAGE By LAKSHMI VISHWANATHAN
9. TED SHAWN-FATHER OF AMERICAN DANCE By WALTER TERRY
10. MARTHA GRAHAM-EVOLUTION OF HER DANCE THEORY AND TRAINING By MARIAN HOROSKO
11. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LA MERI – By USHA VENKATESHWARAN
12. UDAY SHANKAR – 20TH CENTURY NATARAJA By ASHISH KHOKHAR

ON DANCE –
13. INDI-FOLK – Folk and Tribal Designs of India By M S LEHRI
14. NATYASHASTRA OF BHARATAMUNI
15. WORLD BALLET By JOAN SELBY LOWNDES
16. BHARATANATYAM By ASHISH MOHAN KHOKHAR
17. LIFE AT ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL By CAMILLA JESSEL
18. CHANDRALEKHA’S CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKS
19. THE DANCE IN INDIA By ENAKSHI BHAVNANI
20. INDIAN BALLET DANCING By PROJESH BANERJEE
21. THE LANGUAGE OF KATHAKALI By G VENU
22. LABAN FOR ALL By JEAN NEWLOVE AND JOHN DALBY
23. NATYASHASTRA – VOL 1 AND 2 By AADHYA RANGACHARYA
24. GALA PERFORMANCE By ARNOLD HASKELL
25. THE ART OF MAKING DANCES By DORIS HUMPHREY
26. NEW DIRECTIONS IN INDIAN DANCE By SUNIL KOTHARI
27. DANCE GESTURES-ABHINAYADARPANAM By P RAMACHANDRASEKHAR
28. ESSENCE AND ESSENTIAL OF INDIAN DANCE By S DIVYASENA
29. BASIC CONCEPTS OF INDIAN DANCE By PROJESH BANERJI
30. THE BOOK OF DANCE By AGNES DE MILLE
31. ASIAN DANCES By KAPILA VATSYAYAN
32. DANCE COMPOSITION By SMITH AUTARD
33. ABHINAYADARPANAM By DR. MANMOHAN GHOSH
34. KARNAS – COMMON DANCE CODES OF INDIA AND INDONESIA –VOL I, II, III By DR. PADMA SUBRAMANYAM
35. BARON ENCORE By ARNOLD L HASKELL (on ballet)


OF THE BODY, FOR THE BODY

36. DANCE ANATOMY AND KINESIOLOGY By CLIPPINGER
37. THE ANATOMY OF STRETCHING By BRAD WALKER
38. ANATOMY OF MOVEMENT By BLANDINE CALAIS- GERMAIN
39. CONDITIONING FOR DANCERS By ERIC FRANKLIN
40. DIET FOR DANCERS By ROBIN D CHMELAR AND SALLY S FITT
41. THE RUNNERS REPAIR MANUAL – Diagnosing and treating leg, foot and back problems By F WIESENFELD with BARBARA BURR
42. DANCE IMAGERY FOR TECHNIQUE AND PERFORMANCE By ERIC FRANKLIN
43. AUDITION By MICHAEL SHURTLEFF
44. THE ART OF YOGA By SHARON GANNON AND DAVID LIFE

ANNUAL DANCE MAGAZINES and ART PUBLICATIONS
45. ATTENDANCE- 2002-03 By ASHISH MOHAN KHOKHAR
46. ATTENDANCE 2003-04 By ASHISH MOHAN KHOKHAR
47. ATTENDANCE 2004 – 05 By ASHISH MOHAN KHOKHAR
48. ATTENDANCE 2006-07 By ASHISH MOHAN KHOKHAR
49. ATTENDANCE 2008-09 By ASHISH MOHAN KHOKHAR
50. MARG –A MAGAZINE OF THE ARTS – 2009
51. MARG –A MAGAZINE OF THE ARTS – 2010
52. AVANTIKA By ASHISH MOHAN KHOKHAR
53. ART INDIA – THE ART NEWS MAGAZINE OF INDIA – 2008

DANCE COMPANIONS
54. THE OXFORD COMPANION TO INDIAN THEATRE By ANAND LAL
55. CLASSIC MAKE-UP AND BEAUTY BOOK By MARY QUANT
56. A PHAIDON THEATRE MANUAL – stage management and theatre administration By DAVID MAYER
57. GUIDE TO STAGE LIGHTING By G N DASGUPTA
58. 25 YEARS OF COSTUMES By CIRRQUE DE SOLEIL
59. STAGE DESIGN AND PROPERTIES By HOLT

OTHER LANGUAGE

60. SOOTRAPARVA (KANNADA) By KOGGA DEVANNA KAMATH
61. NRITYA KALE By U S KRISHNA RAO, U K CHANDRABHAGADEVI

OFFICE SKILLS:
62. MEN OF STEEL – BUSINESS LEADERS By VIR SANGHVI
63. RUNNING MEETINGS
64. BUSINESS LETTERS FOR BUSY PEOPLE

PICTORIALS:
Exclusively complied and published by the Director General, Center for Cultural Resources and Training, New Delhi
65. ODISSI
66. KUCHIPUDI
67. BHARATNATYAM
68. KATHAK
69. MANIPURI

MYTHOLOGY:
70. SHIVA – AN INTRODUCTION By DEVDUTT PATNAIK
71. LAXMI – AN INTRODUCTION By DEVDUTTA PATNAIK
72. ESSENTIAL VISUAL HISTORY – WORLD OF MYTHOLOGY By NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
73. MAGICAL MYTHS By ANITA NAIR

CATALOGUE:
74. ARABESQUE – ARTS OF THE ARAB WORLD

We are picky about the books we put on our shelves. Our catalogue is not for sale or borrowing but read only purpose for a value price with extensive reading time for your favorite book.

8 Comments

  • akshata

    7th July 2012 at 6:52 am Reply

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  • abhi

    10th July 2012 at 7:51 am Reply

    Great collection of books ..

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  • Smrithi

    22nd June 2018 at 3:59 pm Reply

    Great collection ! is the library situated in the jayanagar centre ?

  • jalpa patel

    11th August 2018 at 1:21 pm Reply

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    how can I read books from this library .

  • Antara

    18th May 2019 at 10:59 pm Reply

    Can anyone come and read the books at your library? And where is the library situated in Bangalore?

  • rohit aggarwal

    13th June 2019 at 3:34 pm Reply

    Thanks for the information

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