Performing Arts

Timing for Animation has been one of the pillars of animation since it was first published in 1981. Now this 40th anniversary edition captures the focus of the original and enhances this new edition with fresh images, techniques, and advice from world-renowned animators. Not...

Lovingly illustrated with thirty original and inspired works by esteemed art director, graphic designer, and illustrator Hugh Syme, Our House brings to life the joyful emotions of Graham Nash's song "Our House." The book conjures the warm feelings we all share in our hearts...

The paperback edition of this fun holiday picture book about a young boy pining for his most-hoped-for holiday gift.Santa never brings me a banjo And I can never understand why Every Christmas Eve I see it in my dreams But every Christmas morning I...

Under glittering lights in the Louvre palace, the French court ballets danced by Queen Marie de M?dicis prior to Henri IV's assassination in 1610 attracted thousands of spectators ranging from pickpockets to ambassadors from across Europe. Drawing on newly discovered primary sources as well...

A bear who loves to dance finds music and delight in all the sounds of the city, and discovers that silence shared with others can be a music all its own. Eugene loves to dance. He loves it so much he'll dance to any...

Founded in 2007, Bruce Lee Forever has produced some of the best magazines and books on this iconic figure since the 1970s. One of our most popular, are the highly collectable limited edition poster magazines that have covered many aspects of his life. The...

Between 1995 and 2000, the number of music videos airing on MTV dropped by 36 percent. As an alternative to the twenty-four-hour video jukebox the channel had offered during its early years, MTV created an original cycle of scripted reality shows, including Laguna Beach,...

What's your favorite Clint Eastwood quote? "Go ahead punk, make my day". Are you a Rawhide fan, or a Dirty Harry fan?"Circle It" word search books read like a book and are full of interesting facts, the bold words within the text can be...

First released in 1987, Near Dark is a vampire film set in the contemporary American Midwest that tells the story of Caleb, a half-vampire trying to decide whether to embrace his vampire nature or return to his human family. The film, an early work...

Writing Compelling Dialogue for Film and TV is a practical guide that provides you, the screenwriter, with a clear set of exercises, tools, and methods to raise your ability to hear and discern conversation at a more complex level, in turn allowing you to...

Anyone who has visited an amusement park has likely seen the hills and loops of a roller coaster. For those who have felt the thrill of the ride, it's often the excitement of that first drop or the speed that follows that keeps them...

Costume Design: The Basics provides an overview of the fundamental principles of theatrical costume design, from pre-production through opening night. Beginning with a discussion of what is costume design, why do people wear clothes, and what is the role of the costume designer, this...

Published for the first time, the history of the CIA's clandestine short-wave radio broadcasts to Eastern Europe and the USSR during the early Cold War is covered in-depth. Chapters describe the gray broadcasting of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty in Munich; clandestine or...

Today, vaudeville is imagined as a parade of slapstick comedians, blackface shouters, coyly revealed knees, and second-rate acrobats. But vaudeville was also America's most popular commercial amusement from the mid-1890s to the First World War; at its peak, 5 million Americans attended vaudeville shows...

Audiences around the globe continue to flock to see the latest releases from Marvel and DC studios, making it clear that superhero films resonate with the largest global audience that Hollywood has ever reached. Yet despite dominating theater screens like never before, the superhero...

Celebrate your love of the HARRY POTTER(TM) films with this beautiful pocket journal featuring a stunning graphic of HOGWARTS'(TM) HUFFLEPUFF(TM) house. This 3.5-inch by 5.5-inch journal lies flat when open and includes 192 ruled pages, a ribbon placeholder, an elastic band, and a back...

Curated by series editor Paul Sugarman from the Applause three-volume series, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends, edited by Neil Freeman, these monologues from Shakespeare's works are given new life and purpose for today's readers and actors alike. There are twelve titles in...

This is the ultimate anthology of theatrical anecdotes, edited by lifelong theatre-lover Gyles Brandreth in the Oxford tradition, and covering every kind of theatrical story and experience from the age of Shakespeare and Marlowe to the age of Stoppard and Mamet, from Richard Burbage...

The first book in twenty-five years from "one of our great comic minds" (The Washington Post) features Seinfeld's best work across five decades in comedy. Since his first performance at the legendary New York nightclub "Catch a Rising Star" as a twenty-one-year-old college student...

This title introduces readers to the life and music of Bruno Mars. Colorful photos, fun facts, and a timeline of key dates in his life make this book an exciting read for young music lovers.Author: Martha LondonPublisher: Focus ReadersPublished: 08/01/2020Pages: 32Binding Type: Library BindingWeight:...