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SUMMARY:Alexandra Beller (The Anatomy of Art) Author Talk and Signing
DESCRIPTION:Bank Square Books presents an author talk and signing with Alexandra Beller for the book\, The Anatomy of Art.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Book\n\nThis book acts as a personal mentor\, helping artists navigate and overcome creative blocks.\n\nThe Anatomy of Art is a field guide for artists working in dance\, theatre and performance.\n\n\n\nTwelve interrelated drivers of the creative process   including Time\, Space\, Relationship\, Meaning\, and Context & Culture   form a working map for inquiry.\n\n\n\nThrough more than 1\,000 questions\, scores and frameworks\, the book activates rehearsal\, teaching and performance\, keeping choice alive in the body.\n\n\n\nThe 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.\n\n\n\nA 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.\n\nAbout the Author\n\nAlexandra Beller is a Brooklyn-based choreographer\, director\, performer and educator\, and the Artistic Director of Alexandra Beller/Dances. A former member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company (1995 2001)\, she bridges dance and theater with a focus on somatics\, creative process and embodiment. She has created over 60 works for concert stages\, regional and Off-Broadway theaters and university programs. She holds an MFA\, is a Certified Movement Analyst (CMA)\, served on the faculty at Princeton University for seven years and is a sought-after teacher in higher-education and graduate programs. Beller founded Praxispace\, an artistic community for creative process. Her work has appeared at institutions including the Lincoln Center\, A.R.T.\, La MaMa\, the Goodman and the Folger Shakespeare Library.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h4 style="text-align:center">Bank Square Books presents an author talk and signing with Alexandra Beller for the book\, <em>The Anatomy of Art</em>.</h4>\n\n<div>\n<p><img alt="the anatomy of art" height="220" src="https://live-banksqbks1714942284.pantheonsite.io/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/image/2026/09/01/9781350564176bd43e.jpg?itok=a-p9AMW8" style="block-size:auto\; box-sizing:border-box\; height:220px\; margin-inline-end:20px\; max-inline-size:100%\; width:147px" width="147" /></p>\n</div>\n\n<p>About the Book</p>\n\n<p>This book acts as a personal mentor\, helping artists navigate and overcome creative blocks.</p>\n\n<p>The Anatomy of Art is a field guide for artists working in dance\, theatre and performance.<br />\n<br />\nTwelve interrelated drivers of the creative process &ndash\; including Time\, Space\, Relationship\, Meaning\, and Context &amp\; Culture &ndash\; form a working map for inquiry.<br />\n<br />\nThrough more than 1\,000 questions\, scores and frameworks\, the book activates rehearsal\, teaching and performance\, keeping choice alive in the body.<br />\n<br />\nThe 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.<br />\n<br />\nA preface by Marisa Tomei and short offerings from artists across three generations &ndash\; including Bebe Miller\, Brenda Dixon Gottschild\, Deborah Hay\, Emanuel Gat\, and others &ndash\; add pressure\, contrast and lived intelligence.</p>\n\n<p>About the Author</p>\n\n<p>Alexandra Beller is a Brooklyn-based choreographer\, director\, performer and educator\, and the Artistic Director of Alexandra Beller/Dances. A former member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company (1995&ndash\;2001)\, she bridges dance and theater with a focus on somatics\, creative process and embodiment. She has created over 60 works for concert stages\, regional and Off-Broadway theaters and university programs. She holds an MFA\, is a Certified Movement Analyst (CMA)\, served on the faculty at Princeton University for seven years and is a sought-after teacher in higher-education and graduate programs. Beller founded Praxispace\, an artistic community for creative process. Her work has appeared at institutions including the Lincoln Center\, A.R.T.\, La MaMa\, the Goodman and the Folger Shakespeare Library.</p>\n
LOCATION:Place: Bank Square Books 80 Stonington Road Suite 8 Mystic\, CT 06355
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