Performing Arts
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The Art of Making DancesWritten just before the author's death in 1958, this book is an autobiography in art, a gathering of experiences in performance, and a lucid and practical source book on choreography.Author: Doris HumphreyPublisher: Princeton Book CompanyPublished: 08/01/1991Pages: 192Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.22h x 5.98w x...
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Benny Goodman & Teddy Wilson: Taking the Stage as the First Black-And-White Jazz Band in HistoryTeddy Wilson and Benny Goodman broke the color barrier in entertainment when they formed the Benny Goodman Trio with Gene Krupa. Here is the story of how two musical prodigies from very different backgrounds grew up, were brought together by the love of music,...
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Skin Shows: Gothic Horror and the Technology of MonstersIn this examination of the monster as cultural object, Judith Halberstam offers a rereading of the monstrous that revises our view of the Gothic. Moving from the nineteenth century and the works of Shelley, Stevenson, Stoker, and Wilde to contemporary horror film exemplified by...
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My Body, the BuddhistA premiere choreographer's compelling argument for the agency of the body in creative processes.Through a series of imaginative approaches to movement and performance, choreographer Deborah Hay presents a profound reflection on the ephemeral nature of the self and the body as the locus of...
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The Theater of the BauhausClassic essays about theater design from Bauhaus mastersFew creative movements have been more influential than the Bauhaus, under the leadership of Walter Gropius. The art of the theater commanded special attention. The text in this volume is a loose collection of essays by Oskar...
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Techno-Orientalism: Imagining Asia in Speculative Fiction, History, and MediaWhat will the future look like? To judge from many speculative fiction films and books, from Blade Runner to Cloud Atlas, the future will be full of cities that resemble Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, and it will be populated mainly by cold, unfeeling...
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Sex Ed: Film, Video and the Framework of DesireIn a 1914 movie, Damaged Goods, a doctor shows a character the horrific effects of venereal disease. In contrast, many of today's sex ed videos encourage viewers to realize their sexuality more fully as a source of pleasure. In Sex Ed, Robert Eberwein demonstrates...
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Spongebob Squarepants and Philosophy: Soaking Up Secrets Under the Sea!SpongeBob SquarePants and Philosophy is designed to introduce fans of SpongeBob SquarePants to some of the great thinkers and questions in philosophy. The essays can be shared by young and old alike, kindling new interest in philosophy and life's big questions. What keeps SpongeBob...
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Alive: The Story of the Andes SurvivorsFor use in schools and libraries only. Records the struggles and sufferings of the young Uruguayans during the ten weeks following an airplane crash in the Andes.Author: Piers Paul ReadPublisher: Turtleback BooksPublished: 12/03/2002Pages: 416Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 7.22h x 4.44w x 1.32dISBN: 9780808510666Accelerated Reader:Reading...
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New Orleans Carnival Balls: The Secret Side of Mardi Gras, 1870-1920Mardi Gras festivities don't end after the parades roll through the streets; rather, a large part of the celebration continues unseen by the general public. Retreating to theaters, convention centers, and banquet halls, krewes spend the post-parade evening at lavish balls, where members cultivate...
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Feel the Beat: Dance Poems That Zing from Salsa to SwingAn irresistible book of poems about dancing that mimic the rhythms of social dances from cha-cha to two-step, by the acclaimed author of Mirror Mirror Marilyn Singer has crafted a vibrant collection of poems celebrating all forms of social dance from samba and salsa...
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Old TimesLike Pinter's earlier plays. Pinter deals with bare essentials. There are only three characters -- a man named Deeley, his wife, Kate, and Anna, a friend of Kate's whom they have not seen in 20 years. Beneath the surface of their taut, witty conversation...
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Chinatown and the Last Detail: Two ScreenplaysChinatown, generally regarded as the Great American Screenplay, follows a seedy private investigator, Jake Gittes, as he becomes involved in a case far more complicated than he ever imagined. Instead of adultery and divorce, he uncovers a conspiracy reaching to the economic foundations of...
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How to Read a PlayHow to Read a Play is an introductory guide to the art of translating the printed page of a play or screenplay into dramatic mental images; it has been a classic among actors, directors, and writers for the past twenty years. Now fully updated...
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Fish in the Dark: A PlayFish in the Dark is the astonishing playwriting debut by Larry David, the multiple Emmy-winning star of Curb Your Enthusiasm and co-creator of Seinfeld. This sidesplitting play, a testimony to David's great writing talent, is also his first time on Broadway--in fact, his first...
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Franz Liszt: The Weimar Years, 1848 1861The second volume in Alan Walker's magisterial biography of Franz Liszt."You can't help but keep turning the pages, wondering how it will all turn out: and Walker's accumulated readings of Liszt's music have to be taken seriously indeed."--D. Kern Holoman, New York Review of...
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Bevington & Sons, Victorian Organ Builders: The life and times of four generations of the Bevington familyNow a fully revised and expanded second edition, Bevington & Sons, Victorian Organ Builders, tells the story of four generations of the Bevington family who presided over Bevington & Sons, the renowned organ builders of Soho, London, who built and erected more than 2,000...
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The Bristol Sessions: Writings about the Big Bang of Country MusicIn the summer of 1927, nineteen bands gathered for a recording session in Bristol, on the Tennessee-Virginia border, including some of the most influential names in American music--the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Ernest Stoneman and more. Organized by Ralph Peer for Victor records to...
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Live Fast, Die Young: The Wild Ride of Making Rebel Without a CauseThe revolutionary film Rebel Without a Cause has had a profound impact on both moviemaking and youth culture -- not only upon its 1955 release but on generations since. In Live Fast, Die Young, the complete story behind this groundbreaking film is revealed, vividly...
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Swan LakeWith flash, the lake was based in a shimmering light, and before him stood the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. "I am the Swan Queen," she said. "I am the swan that you tried to kill." A prince's love for a swan...
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