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    Dr. Andree Grau is a distinguished anthropologist whose research centers on the intricate relationship between dance and culture. Her extensive fieldwork, conducted across diverse regions including Southern Africa, Aboriginal Australia, and India, offers profound cross-cultural insights into performance. Grau's scholarly work, appearing in both English and French, bridges the fields of dance, music, and visual anthropology. She provides unique perspectives on how dance serves as a powerful medium for negotiating and expressing cultural identity in a globalized world.

    The Future
    Dance

    • The Future

      • 64 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the 21st century and beyond. Original photography and artworks illustrate the extraordinary visions of the future of scientists, artists and inventors through the ages, offering a unique "eyewitness" view of a world we are yet to know. See an insect robot learning to walk, a hypersonic plane, a calendar for the next century, a space hotel and a millennium tower that will house 50,000 people. Learn the way genetic engineering will affect future foods, how a spaceship will be driven by antimatter and how large the world's population will be in 2050. Discover how a woman can work a flight simulator with her mind, the medical advances that will prolong life, the cyberpets that will be the companions of the future, and much, much more!

      The Future1998

    • Dance

      Discover the Many Kinds of Dance Around the World - From the Magic of Ballet to the Drama of Flamenco

      • 64 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      Here is an original and exciting new guide to the magic and beauty of dance around the world. Step-by-step sequences and full-color photographs offer a unique view of dance traditions -- including the magical performances, stunning costumes, and extraordinary talent of dancers.

      Dance1998