Performing Arts

Schrader on Schrader is an essential set of dialogues with one of the most genuinely fascinating and uncompromising writer-directors in American film.Raised as a Calvinist and hence forbidden to partake of 'worldly pleasures' such as movies, Paul...

Digital Media, Projection Design, and Technology for Theatre covers the foundational skills, best practices, and real-world considerations of integrating digital media and projections into theatre. The authors, professional designers and university...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578472249Author Donna HillFormat PaperbackPage Count 506Imprint Rvg BooksPublisher Rvg BooksWeight(grams) 210g

Borrowing from contemporary semiotics and post-structuralist criticism, Foster outlines four models for representation in dance which are illustrated through an analysis of the works of contemporary choreographers and through historical examples...

The real story behind Dame Edna, the international superstar!Written by the legendary Barry Humphries himself.'I'm suing!!' Dame Edna Everage'Humphries is Australia's John Betjeman' Mail on Sunday'Full of the hilarious innuendo that we love' Woman's...

'If you are hungry for truth and beauty, read this book' Roisin Ingle, The Irish Times'A demonstration of a will to live that is breathtaking ... a work of documentary poetry ... an extraordinary read' The Herald'An unforgettable read about what it means...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486238067Author Karl FulvesFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 180gDimensions(mm)...

A biography of Bette Davis, revealing a life replete with scandal, sex, violence, courage, sacrifice and heartbreak. After three years of research and more than 150 interviews, James Spada has written a revealing biography of one of the greatest...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060938376Author Richard ColeFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 1230gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955999864Author Juliet AceFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Country SettingPublisher Country Setting

Comic book behind the upcoming new movie starring Sigourney Weaver & Michelle Rodriguez and directed by Walter Hill! A crime noir thriller from the team of critically acclaimed Hard Case Crime comic series, Triggerman - Walter Hill, Matz and Jef! Hitman...

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An updated edition - with completely new chapters - of the most accessible and compelling history of the cinema yet published, and complements Mark Cousins' fascinating 15-hour film documentary The Story of Film: An Odyssey. ...

Discover the story of Pixar Animation Studios in this coffee-table book illustrated with development artwork from the Pixar archives.Take a walk through the Pixar Museum without leaving the sofa! Discover the story of how this animation studio changed...

Found yourself organising a show that you didn't mean to? Or frustrated that no one else is producing your show and just want to do it yourself? You're not alone. The Accidental Producer is the first-timer's guide to getting a play, musical or anything...

The four great comedies of Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest, were all written at the height of the controversial Irish author's powers in his last, doomed decade, the 1890s...

In almost sixty years of professional life, John Tusa has fought for and sometimes against the major arts and political institutions in the country. A distinguished journalist, broadcaster and leader of arts organisations, he has stood up publicly for...

Schnitzler described Reigen, his loose series of sexual sketches, as 'completely unprintable'. The company that first presented them was prosecuted for obscenity in 1921. It was only when Max Ophuls made his famous film in 1950 that the work became...

Daughters of Darkness (1971) is a vampire film like no other. Heralded as psychological high-Gothic cinema, loved for its art-house and erotic flavors, Harry Kumel's 1971 cult classic is unwrapped in intricate detail by writer Kat Ellinger to unravel the...

"Captures the resilience of the company." - The i newspaper In March 2020, Liam Scarlett's production of Swan Lake opened at the Royal Opera House, beginning its anticipated 3-month run. That same month, the UK government ordered theatres and arts...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629332437Author Michael DoyleFormat PaperbackPage Count 776Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 152g

The definitive guide to the life and work of Antonin Artaud Antonin Artaud's theatre of cruelty is one of the most vital forces in world theatre, yet the concept is one of the most frequently misunderstood. In this incisive study, Albert Bermel looks...

Ordinary Lives, Death, and Social Class focuses on the evolution of the Dublin City Coroner's Court and on Dr Louis A. Bryne's first two years in office. Wrapping itself around the 1901 census, the study uses gender, power, and blame as analytical...

La Nijinska is the first biography of twentieth-century ballet's premier female choreographer. Overshadowed in life and legend by her brother Vaslav Nijinsky, Bronislava Nijinska had a far longer and more productive career. An architect of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739247805Author Rick BakerFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint EASTERN HEROES PUBLISHINGPublisher EASTERN HEROES PUBLISHINGWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781595829412Author Gene YangFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Weight(grams) 199g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781484799857Author David A. BossertFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint HyperionPublisher Hyperion

From his writing of EGodspellE's score at age 23 through the making of the megahit musical EWickedE and beyond EDefying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz fromE Godspell EtoE Wicked takes readers into the world of the legendary Broadway...

In her remarkable book, Sondra Horton Fraleigh examines and describes dance through her consciousness of dance as an art, through the experience of dancing, and through the existential and phenomenological literature on the lived body. She describes,...

A guide to Psycho-Physical Acting, complete with games and exercises. When Stanislavsky died, he was working on a new system, Psycho-Physical Acting. Previously he had taught that truthful performance can only spring from the actor's imagination (the...

"Rarely has a movie this expensive provided so many quotable lines." So wrote Roger Ebert in his review of Ghostbusters, the 1984 blockbuster that combined our paranormal fears and fascination with some of the sharpest comic minds of the day...

This novelty Star Wars book is full of wise words and sage advice from the galaxy's leading rebel, Princess Leia, and many other brave, confident characters. Full of Star Wars quotes, witty advice and stills from the iconic films, this book will help...

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The Lighting Supervisor's Toolkit guides readers through the Lighting Supervisor's production process with an emphasis on the importance of the collaborative nature of the role.Lifting the veil on a process regularly learned on the job, this book offers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061780196Author Paul RudnickFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

Women in Filmmaking and Their Struggle Against Bias"After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels" -Ann Richards#1 Bestseller in Acting & Auditioning, Performing Arts, and Guides & Reviews...

The Art of The Strain delves into the amazing design work that went into creating this chilling TV series, including del Toro's own designs for the menacing beings that pose a threat to humanity's survival. The book features interviews with key members...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984860026Author Theresa Carle-SandersFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale

While the 1980s was a decade full of political turmoil, it was also a time when toy lines reigned supreme. Many kids from this generation found comfort in the wildly popular G.I. Joe universe--whether it be through a cartoon or an action figure. As G.I...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262632553Author Lev ManovichFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 178mm * 13mm