Performing Arts

Covering more than 2,500 characters, creatures, planets, vehicles, Droids (TM), weapons, technology, and more from the Star Wars (TM) universe, this visual tour is the ultimate compendium for the epic saga and beyond.Take a stunning visual tour of Star...

This volume presents the first comprehensive academic study of the history and development of performance art in the former communist countries of Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe since the 1960s. Covering 21 countries and more than 250 artists,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679772910Author David ThomsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781899235261Author Nicholas BarkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Dewi Lewis PublishingPublisher Dewi Lewis Publishing

Fifty fabulous, fresh, new classical monologues for men await you within these pages. Everyone from the ancient Greeks to novelists of the 19th century is represented. They are not translated; they are adapted to the actor's needs and accessible to...

Start your engines - for the fun, the controversy, and the life lessons of RuPaul's Drag Race and its spinoff RuPaul's DragU. This collection of original essays by international scholars critically examines the shows' representation of drag within the...

A comprehensive text and indispensable reference for all arts managers. This book delivers a broad, comprehensive wide-angle view of theatre and performing arts management, based on the premise that all the performing arts share the same core issues:...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553272956Author Michael ShurtleffFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing...

This new and updated fourth edition of Film Production Management provides a step-by-step guide on how to budget, organize, and successfully shoot a film and get it onto the big screen. Whether you are a film student or film production professional just...

In "To Be or Not to Be" (1942), Ernest Lubitsch brought his legendary comic touch to the most unpromising situation: life in Nazi-occupied Poland. In this study, Peter Barnes considers what it is to make comedy out of tragedy.About the AuthorPeter Barnes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903254776Author Todd StadtmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint FAB PressPublisher FAB PressWeight(grams) 752g

Twelve per cent of UK theatregoers have a disability. This compares with 18% of the UK's adult population. Directors can help build audiences as diverse as the population at large by making their art accessible to all. Live performances are increasingly...

The Routledge Companion to Adaptation offers a broad range of scholarship from this growing, interdisciplinary field. With a basis in source-oriented studies, such as novel-to-stage and stage-to-film adaptations, this volume also seeks to highlight the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767900416Author Lynda ObstFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)Publisher...

This unique, comprehensive introduction to screenwriting offers practical advice for the beginning writer, whether college student or freelancer. Based on their experience as professional writers and as teachers in a large, successful screenwriting...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939282460Author Scout TafoyaFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Miniver PressPublisher Miniver PressWeight(grams) 308gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903364123Author John SaundersFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Wallflower PressPublisher Wallflower PressWeight(grams) 226gDimensions(mm) 218mm *...

The first detailed, student centred introduction to modernist avant garde performance. This textbook introduces you to modernist avant garde theatre. It clearly explains the key terms as well as the major movements, including Expressionism, Dadaism,...

This book is an essential guide to making traditional 16mm and 8mm films, from production to post, using both analog and digital tools. Focusing on low-budget equipment and innovative techniques, this text will provide you with the steps to begin your...

Katrina Hazzard-Gordon offers the first analysis of the development of the jook-an underground cultural institution created by the black working class-together with other dance arenas in African-American culture. Beginning with the effects of African...

Lars von Trier built a reputation as a provocateur from the start-but in the late 2000s, he entered an even more inflammatory phase. Amid Cannes controversies, Antichrist (2009), Melancholia (2011), Nymphomaniac (2013-14), and The House That Jack Built...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993177040Author Dr Paul SuttonFormat HardbackPage Count 566Imprint Buffalo BooksPublisher Buffalo BooksWeight(grams) 2046g

This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the critical debates around the heritage film, from its controversial status in British cinema of the 1980s to its expansion into a versatile international genre in the 1990s and 2000s. This study...

Since the turn of the century, Sherlock Holmes has captured the imagination of readers, and, after his move to both television and movies, generations of viewers. While Holmes has been portrayed by many distinguished actors, few have done it with the...

While it once seemed that everything worth knowing had been written about Laurel and Hardy's ill-received final film, the remarkable story behind the planning, development and marketing of ""Atoll K"" has remained strangely unexplored. Consequently,...

The Road to Oz is a complete retelling of how The Wizard of Oz was influenced and created, and attained its iconic status. The new volume by Jay Scarfone and William Stillman will reflect recent research and much more through newly discovered period...

'Hasa Diga Eebowai'In 2011, a musical full of curse words and Mormon missionaries swept that year's Tony Awards and was praised as a triumphant return of the American musical. This book explores the inherent achievements (and failures) of The Book of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814253786Author Laura EngelFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint Ohio State University PressPublisher Ohio State University PressWeight(grams) 290g

Beautiful and talented, versatile and charismatic, Elizabeth Robins was one of the foremost actresses of her day. Yet, this enduring character was also an active and lifelong feminist. This biography examines Elizabeth's historical identity and provides...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593315293Author Toni BentleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979998942Author Richard MeyersPage Count 360Imprint Eirini PressPublisher Eirini PressDimensions(mm) 230mm * 152mm * 22mm

An international arts organisation and network engaging with music, dance, theatre and visual art, Phakama creates adventurous, site-responsive performances with large groups of people from diverse backgrounds. With contributions from participants,...

How has Australia developed, culturally? What is the relationship between European theatre and Aboriginal performance? How do the concepts of memory, space, and love intersect and inform all Australian drama? Theatre and Australia is a stark look at the...

When it comes to producing, no one speaks with more authority than Lloyd Kaufman, founder of the longest-running independent film studio, Troma Entertainment. He reveals the best ways to seek out investors, scout locations, hire crew and cast talent,...

Using biographic, historical, and textual analyses to elaborate an alternative, feminist cinematic tradition, this groundbreaking study presents an exploration of the impact of three French women filmmakers: Germaine Dulac, Marie Epstein, and Agnes Varda...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780244390129Author Ben BridgesFormat PaperbackPage Count 70Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 191g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781565844650Author Bennett L. SingerFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint New PressPublisher New PressWeight(grams) 299g

In this illuminating insight into Denzel Washington's multifaceted image and remarkable career, Cynthia Baron traces his star persona and impact on mainstream society - from his time as a skilled actor in theatre and television in the 1980s, to his...

Auditions are an integral part of every performer's life. From getting into drama school through to a successful career in an overcrowded industry, Auditions: The Complete Guide offers crucial advice, resources and tried and tested techniques to maximise...

Celebrity personalities, who reign over much of our cultural landscape, owe their fame not to specific deeds but to the ability to project a distinct personal image, to create an icon of the self. Rising Star is a fascinating look at the roots of this...