With entries for more than eighty works from ballet companies around the world, from Giselle and Swan Lake to Cinderella and Steptext, this book features plot summaries - an analysis of each ballet's principal themes - background and historical information - a unique, behind-the-scenes, and performer's-eye view Dip in at random.

A treasure chest of previously unseen and unpublished material from Victoria Wood, one of Britain's most talented and loved entertainers

Personally compiled by Glastonbury Festival's own creators - Michael and Emily Eavis - Glastonbury 50 celebrates five momentous decades in the life of the world's most famous outdoor music and arts festival. 'The perfect festival experience' SUNDAY TIMES

In Dance in Ireland: Steps, Stages and Stories, Sharon Phelan provides an in-depth view of dance in Ireland during the colonial and post-colonial eras. She presents dance as an integral part of Irish life and as a signifier of cultural change. Central themes are documented and analysed.