| Dancers Among Us: A Celebration of Joy in the Everyday Contributor(s): Matter, Jordan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761171703 ISBN-13: 9780761171706 Publisher: Workman Publishing OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Dance - General - Photography | Individual Photographers - General - Photography | Subjects & Themes - General |
| Dewey: 792.802 |
| LCCN: 2012033655 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7.8" W x 9.7" (1.55 lbs) 240 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 75579 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The mystery of the body in motion. The surprise of seeing what seems impossible. And the pure, joyful optimism of it all. Dancers Among Us presents one thrilling photograph after another of dancers leaping, spinning, lifting, kicking--but in the midst of daily life: on the beach, at a construction site, in a library, a restaurant, a park. With each image the reader feels buoyed up, eager to see the next bit of magic. Photographer Jordan Matter started his Dancers Among Us Project by asking a member of the Paul Taylor Dance Company to dance for him in a place where dance is unexpected. So, dressed in a commuter's suit and tie, the dancer flew across a Times Square subway platform. And in that image Matter found what he'd been searching for: a way to express the feeling of being fully alive in the moment, unself-conscious, present. Organized around themes of work, play, love, exploration, dreaming, and more, Dancers Among Us celebrates life in a way that's fresh, surprising, original, universal. There's no photoshopping here, no trampolines, no gimmicks, no tricks. Just a photographer, his vision, and the serendipity of what happens when the shutter clicks. |
Contributor Bio(s): Matter, Jordan: - Jordan Matter, a portrait and dance photographer, is the author of the New York Times bestseller Dancers Among Us. He is a viral phenomenon with over two million followers on social media. His YouTube series, "10 Minute Photo Challenge", has been viewed over 100 million times. "In Jordan Matter's photos, dancers make all the world their stage," wrote The New York Times." He has presented his work to a wide variety of organizations, including ESPN, the National Arts Club, the School of Visual Arts, Adorama Camera, B&H Photo, and Middlesex College. Matter was an Arts Envoy through the State Department on a speaking tour of South Korea sponsored by the U.S. Embassy. He and his work have been featured in ABC World News, Nightline, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Today, the BBC, The New York Times, Huffington Post, Daily Mail, UK, O, the Oprah Magazine, NPR, and New York Magazine, and in newspapers, magazines and exhibitions all over the world. He lives in New York. |
