Dancers Among Us: A Celebration of Joy in the Everyday

Author(s): Jordan Matter

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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 photo-shopping here, no trampolines, no gimmicks, no tricks. Just a photographer, his vision, and the serendipity of what happens when the shutter clicks.

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"Eye-popping fun." -The Chicago Sun-Times

General Fields

  • : 9780761171706
  • : Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated
  • : Workman Publishing
  • : May 2012
  • : United States
  • : December 2012
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Jordan Matter
  • : Paperback
  • : 1212
  • : English
  • : 792.80280922
  • : 240
  • : four colour photographs throughout