Performing Arts

Re-Purposing Suzuki: A Hybrid Approach to Actor Training introduces a system of text analysis that synthesizes physical, psychological, and vocal components in order to truthfully embody heightened texts and contexts.By understanding how the author has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781550229387Author Erin BalserFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,CanadaWeight(grams) 473g

How can the practice of improvisation become the lens through which we view the world? The Applied Improvisation Mindset takes readers deep into the maturing field of Applied Improvisation (AI), with stories of 18 practitioners from five countries who...

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Ridley Scott's iconic film Alien, Little White Lies film magazine presents a The Flip Side of Alien, a comic spin on a cult classic. A fleeting yet delightful flipbook experience, The Flip Side of Alien is the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780762493357Author Disney Licensed PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Rp MinisPublisher Rp MinisWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 84mm * 74mm *...

In Totally Truffaut, author Anne Gillain answers two complex riddles: How is experience imprinted into films? What draws audiences to theaters? Francois Truffaut, like Fellini, Bergman or Scorsese, worked with an autobiographical material and Totally...

This book provides an exhaustive account of the performance history of Euripides' tragedy and its various versions and adaptations from 1500 to 2000, filling some of the yawning gaps left by previous accounts of Medea.Book InformationISBN...

The thought-provoking, aesthetically pleasing animated films of Hayao Miyazaki attract audiences well beyond the director's native Japan. "Princess Mononoke" and "Spirited Away" were critically acclaimed upon U.S. release, and the earlier "My Neighbor...

Live Art in LA: Performance Art in Southern California , 1970-1983 documents and critically examines one of the most fecund periods in the history of live art. The book forms part of the Getty Institute's Pacific Standard Time initiative - a series of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781559365611Author Christopher BayesFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.Publisher Theatre Communications Group Inc...

This book offers a timely discussion about the interventions and tensions between two contested and contentious fields, performance and phenomenology, with international case studies that map an emerging 21st century terrain of critical and performance...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780470098295Author James Robert ParishFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint John Wiley & Sons LtdPublisher Turner Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)...

Examines the star persona of Argentine actor Ricardo Dar n Offers the first academic study that analyses the full spectrum of Dar n's works in theatre, film and TV, filling a lacuna both in Hispanic and Anglophone academia Sets out an innovative...

The first full-length book of its kind to offer an investigation of the interface between theatre, performance and digital arts, Virtual Theatres presents the theatre of the twenty-first century in which everything - even the viewer - can be simulated.In...

A funny play about a new kind of love story and a new kind of family.A funny play about a new kind of love story and a new kind of family.About the AuthorPhil Porter is a multi-award-winning playwright and librettist. His work has been produced at...

The Continuity Supervisor is a practical guide to the basics of continuity, designed to be of use both to the newcomer and those more experienced. Formerly titled 'The Continuity Handbook: a guide for single-camera shooting, this new edition covers the...

The Routledge Companion to Jacques Lecoq presents a thorough overview and analysis of Jacques Lecoq's life, work and philosophy of theatre. Through an exemplary collection of specially commissioned chapters from leading writers, specialists and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780804169745Author Jeanine BasingerFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 371gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

American International Pictures was in many ways the "missing link" between big-budget Hollywood studios, "poverty-row" B-movie factories and low-rent exploitation movie distributors. AIP first targeted teen audiences with science fiction, horror and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692720547Author Irene PeanoFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Punctum BooksPublisher Punctum BooksWeight(grams) 109gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 5mm

Michael Adams begins his book with a synopsis of the programme's history and a defence of ephemeral language. He then moves to the main body of the work: a detailed glossary of slayer slang, annotated with actual dialogue and recorded in the style...

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In 1931 Universal Pictures released "Dracula" and "Frankenstein", two films that inaugurated the horror genre in Hollywood cinema. These films appeared directly on the heels of Hollywood's transition to sound film. "Uncanny Bodies" argues that the coming...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781480342033Author George P Garrett, Jr.Format PaperbackPage Count 552Imprint Applause Theatre Book PublishersPublisher Hal Leonard...

Bringing together a group of international scholars from diverse academic backgrounds, 'Grease Is the Word' analyses the cultural phenomenon Grease. With essays covering everything from the film's production history, political representations and...

In Film Bodies, Katharina Lindner took film studies into a new direction, integrating queer and feminist theory with film phenomenology. Her groundbreaking book explores the presence of women's bodies in movement in a range of genres, including the dance...

Special Make-Up Effects concentrates on the genre of horror characters and other special creations (fantasy, sci-fi, etc), giving tips about the materials, techniques, and 'tricks of the trade' necessary to create unique make-up effects. This focused...

This inspiring book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped film since its inception. Entertaining and intelligent, it provides a concise history as well as being a fascinating resource to dip into. Arranged in a broadly chronological...

Jerzy Skolimowski is one of the most original Polish directors and one of only a handful who has gained genuine recognition abroad. This is the first monograph, written in English, to be devoted to his cinema. It covers Skolimowski's career from his...

Co-winner, 2023 AIPS Book Prize, American Institute of Pakistan StudiesFrom news about World War II to the broadcasting of music from popular movies, radio played a crucial role in an increasingly divided South Asia for more than half a century. Radio...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692328071Author Valerie Estelle FrankelFormat PaperbackPage Count 262Imprint Litcrit PressPublisher Litcrit PressWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

In the cut-throat world of the film industry, you need every advantage you can get to rise above the competition and make a name for yourself. This essential guide combines a practical, no-nonsense approach with a lifetime of insider knowledge, giving...

This absorbing book is ballet's 'biography' -- a revealing examination of a closed world, its competition and camaraderie, sexual politics, intimacies, pressures and, not least of all, its magic. Ballet companies have endeavoured to hide what is going on...

Introduces the concept of the intensive-image" to develop a deeper understanding of the part played by intensity in the history of the cinematic image The book develops the original concept of the intensive-image in order to open up a new and important...

Two of the biggest musical-theatre stars working today answer questions submitted by the public on a wide range of theatrical topics. A message from Louise and Mark... This is the book for anyone who's seen a show and thought: 'That could be me.....

Finding good, interesting audition pieces is a demanding and difficult process for actresses. This revised edition of Actresses' Audition Speeches contains over 40 speeches and includes a wide selection of pieces taken from plays written or produced...

Satisfaction is an intense, introspective novel that explores the intimate thoughts, feelings and impressions of Mme Akli, a French woman living in Algeria in the late 1970s. Mme Akli is a possessive mother in conflict with her own sexuality in a country...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781399521666Author Robert AlpertFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University PressWeight(grams)...

This filmography covers more than 300 horror films released from 1990 through 1999. The horror genre's trends and cliches are connected to social and cultural phenomena, such as Y2K fears and the Los Angeles riots. Popular films were about serial...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857043535Author David ParkerFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint HalsgrovePublisher Halsgrove