{"id":46868,"date":"2026-02-01T16:10:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T15:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.booksonthemove.fr\/produit\/that-still-moment-poetry-and-essays-on-dance\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T17:53:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:53:09","slug":"that-still-moment-poetry-and-essays-on-dance","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.booksonthemove.fr\/en\/produit\/that-still-moment-poetry-and-essays-on-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"That Still Moment &#8211; Poetry and Essays on Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-black-100 text-sm md:text-md\"><span class=\"font-semibold\">The newest volume in the beloved <em>ekphrasis<\/em> series focuses on dance and poetry through the mind of one of the twentieth century\u2019s greatest critics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-black-100 text-sm md:text-md\">\u201cI am interested at the moment in recalling to you how it looks when one sees dancing as non-professionals do, in the way you yourselves I suppose look at pictures, at buildings, at political history or at landscapes or at strangers you pass on the street. Or as you read poetry.\u201d \u2014Edwin Denby\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>After starting his career as a dancer in Germany, Edwin Denby moved to Manhattan, where he formed friendships with prominent members of the New York School, including Frank O\u2019Hara and John Ashbery, and artists such as Rudy Burckhardt. In his critical writing, he brought his experience as a dancer to the page along with a poet\u2019s sensibility, distinguishing himself as an authority through delicate observation and illustrative prose. This collection of writings highlights Denby\u2019s interdisciplinary scope and range of expression, as well as his sharp, singular voice and empirical sensibility toward all works of art.\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><em>That Still Moment<\/em> pairs Denby\u2019s landmark essays on dance criticism and portraits of major performers, such as Vaslav Nijinsky, with selections of his poetry that are long out of print. 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