Performing Arts

Has European cinema, in the age of globalization, lost contact not only with the world at large, but with its own audiences? Between the thriving festival circuit and the obligatory late-night television slot, is there still a public or a public sphere for European...

Drawn to Life is a two-volume collection of the legendary lectures of long-time Disney animator Walt Stanchfield. For over 20 years, Walt mentored a new generation of animators at the Walt Disney Studios and influenced such talented artists such as Tim Burton, Brad Bird,...

From Oklahoma!and West Side Story, to Spring Awakening and Hamilton, dance remains one of the most important and key factors in musical theatre.Through the integration of song and dance in the 'dream ballets' of choreographers like Agnes De Mille; the triple threat performances of...

"A love letter to theatre, Christmas, and Agatha Christie all wrapped in one." -Timothy Gene Sojka, author of Payback JackIt's December in Tennant Park, Colorado, and that can only mean one thing: The annual production of "A Christmas Carol" is just around the corner....

Here is the first comprehensive entry-level book on contra dance calling, newly revised and updated for the Internet age. Every aspect of the caller's work is dealt with clearly and thoroughly: music, timing and phrasing, voice technique, dance notation, teaching, programming, sound equipment, event...

Principios t cnicos para la formaci n del actor: Concentraci n, memoria de la emoci n, acci n dram tica, caracterizaci n, observaci n, imaginaci n, improvisaci n, atm sfera, composici n dram tica, el personaje y su caracterizaci n, as como diversos tipos...

Victor J. Vitanza (author of Sexual Violence in Western Thought and Writing) continues to rethink the problem of sexual violence in cinema and how rape is often represented in "chaste" ways, in the form of a Chaste Cinematics. Vitanza continues to discuss Chaste Cinematics...

MagicImage Filmbooks proudly launches a brand new series featuring the classic comedies of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello with their first hit, BUCK PRIVATES. Ron Palumbo, co-author of "Abbott and Costello in Hollywood" and founder of the Official Abbott and Costello Fan Club, has...

This clear, concise and practical guide provides actors with a structured and effective method for breaking down and understanding a performance script. It offers a flexible approach that works with plays from any period or genre, with television and film scripts, and even when...

Author: John VettoPublisher: WheatmarkPublished: 12/15/2023Pages: 256Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58dISBN: 9798887471143This title is not returnable

The Hunger Games is on fire.This series of novels and movies is attracting millions.Jane Wells offers an exciting new perspective on novelist Suzanne Collins' complex world. Readers and moviegoers, young and old, continue to cheer for her hero Katniss Everdeen, a teenager fighting forces...

Best Movie Ever centers on the production, reception, and legacy of the 2001 film Josie and the Pussycats, which starred Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, and Rosario Dawson as the titular band. Based on characters created by Archie Comics, Josie and the Pussycats was...

Author: William AnthonyPublisher: Decodables by Jump!Published: 01/01/2024Pages: 24Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9798889967545Audience: Ages 4-8This title is only available via back order

An Eclectic Collection of Fiction That Inspired Film Memento, All About Eve, Rear Window, Rashomon, and 2001: A Space Odyssey are all well-known and much-loved movies, but what is perhaps a lesser-known fact is that all of them began their lives as short stories....

The ultimate fact book and journal for fans of Selena Gomez! Packed with fun facts, quick quizzes, and bonus pages for journaling, this is a must-have for any Selenators.Author: Arie KaplanPublisher: Grosset & DunlapPublished: 03/05/2024Pages: 80Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsISBN: 9780593752579Audience: Ages 9-12

2024 Stephen King Annual THE MIST. Full color with on set visit, photos and interviews for the Frank Darabont film, THE MIST. First time publication of a deleted scene in storyboards, and comic book story! Overviews of the 3-D Mist audio, The Mist film...

From the show's modest beginnings to its massive Emmy sweep, You Are My Happy Ending tells the story of how Schitt's Creek became the surprise hit that changed the way we think about LGBTQ relationships. Cultural analyst Emily Garside shows how this series fused...

Old Time Radio fans remember William Conrad from Suspense (1947-1959), Escape (1947-1954), and Gunsmoke (1952-1961). Film Noir devotees recognize him in The Killers (1946), Body and Soul (1947), Sorry, Wrong Number (1948), and One Way Street (1950). Television viewers know him from Cannon (1971-1996)...

Characters: 1 male, 2 femaleUnit SetRebecca and her chronically unemployed butch girlfriend, O, have created a happy nest in their run-down walk-up in Queens, but things are starting to unravel. The more O pushes Rebecca to stop hiding their relationship, the more Rebecca's work...

While not really a Leave it to Beaver Encyclopedia, there are those who say the chapters in this book are somewhat encyclopedic. Whatever you want to call this book, you're in for a treat - Author Brian Humek Whether you are a decades-long Leave...