John Deane Photography

Book Signings

Sept. 20, 2007. National Arts Club, New York. By Invitation only.

Jan. 31, 2007, 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble opposite Lincoln Center in New York City, Broadway and 66th St. Readings by John and Nan with a slide show of images from the book, guest speakers from the Martha Graham Dance Company, including principal dancers Elizabeth Auclair and Tadej Brdnik, and a special performance of Lamentation by principal dancer Miki Orihara, who appears on the book cover. Question and answer period followed by book signing. Event ends at 8:00 PM, so don't miss the start!

Dec. 11, 2006 7:00 PM. Barnes & Noble, Westlake Village, CA. Readings by Nan and special guest appearance by Graham principal dancer Tadej Brdnik.

Books available at better bookstores and online at:

University Press of Florida

barnesandnoble.com

amazon.com

John Rockwell, The New York Times, Dec. 10, 2006:
Dance photography is always much among us, and a handsome new example has just been published by the University Press of Florida, which has become one of the prime sources for dance books. "Acts of Light: Martha Graham in the Twenty-first Century" ($39.95) is a chronicle of that troubled company today. Not that the book, with photographs by John Deane and a text by his sister, Nan Deane Cano, hints at the lawsuits, the financial debt, the managerial instability. This is a triumphal attestation of how the rich Graham heritage is being sustained by the company. The photographs, while capturing the full weirdness of Graham's theatrics and costumes, also reveal some remarkable dancers at the height of their powers.

Emily Macel, Dance Magazine, Dec., 2006:
"the photos are full of light and reveal a great legacy."

Susan Walker, The Toronto Star, Dec. 11, 2006:
The Complete Dance Library ... needs a copy of Acts of Light: Martha Graham in the 21st Century (University of Florida Press). This large-format book contains photos you'll wish you could put on your wall. John Deane has done mouth-watering colour portraits of members of the Martha Graham Dance Company costumed and in poses from some Graham modern masterpieces, including Applachian Spring and Deaths and Entrances.

Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times, Dec. 15, 2006:
MARTHA GRAHAM LIVES: The Martha Graham Dance Company will visit Chicago for the first time in many years next spring, performing April 18-21 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Theatre. But even before the company arrives, you can get an enticing preview of Graham's choreography -- work that has long been mentioned in the same breath as that of such 20th century modernist masters in other fields as Igor Stravinsky, James Joyce and Frank Lloyd Wright.
It all comes in the form of a newly published book, Acts of Light: Martha Graham in the 21st Century by John Deane and Nan Deane Cano (University Press of Florida, $39.95). Captured in more than 50 stunning color photographs are the dancers of the current company (which has managed to survive, and prevail, despite nearly a decade of ugly legal wrangling), caught performing 18 of Graham's most famous dances. Brief, revealing essays about each of the works -- dances inspired by everything from Greek myth and the ancient rites of Native Americans to the spirit of the American frontier -- accompany the photos. An ideal holiday gift, the book also should inspire you to run to the museum theater. Call the box office at (312) 397-4010.

A portion of the royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to the Martha Graham Dance Company.

The Los Angeles Times, Dec. 17, 2006, "The Best of 2006 / Gifts":
Photographer John Deane has captured stunning images of members of the Martha Graham Dance Company. "Acts of Light" (University Press of Florida) combines those portraits with text by Nan Deane Cano. $39.95.