Performing Arts

Identifying, naming, and belonging lend a sense of rational order, a feeling of rootedness within specific societies and eras, yet that order may collapse and threaten to undermine the predictability that ensures stability. As Spain enters only its fifth decade as a fully democratic...

There is a category of choreographic practice with a lineage stretching back to mid-20th century North America that has re-emerged since the early 1990s: dance as a contemporary art medium. Such work belongs as much to the gallery as does video art or sculpture...

There is a category of choreographic practice with a lineage stretching back to mid-20th century North America that has re-emerged since the early 1990s: dance as a contemporary art medium. Such work belongs as much to the gallery as does video art or sculpture...

A little over 100 years ago, the first production of An-sky's The Dybbuk, a play about the possession of a young woman by a dislocated spirit, opened in Warsaw. In the century that followed, The Dybbuk became a theatrical conduit for a wide range...

Author: Tondaleya ShamleyPublisher: Lulu.comPublished: 09/01/2010Pages: 48Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12dISBN: 9780557673322This title is not returnable

This new title in the Theatre And series confronts the complex relationship between theatre and death. Taking the position that all humans need to 'live' with the reality of death, Mark Robson draws on a range of examples, from Greek theatre to contemporary practitioners,...

Maru is a young, husky, dog. Often confused for a wolf, Maru spends a lot of time alone. He learns to be content with his own company, but also appreciate his family and friends for what they add to his life. "The Adventures of...

Discover all of Captain Jean-Luc Picard's sage advice, insight, and wisdom from the deck of the USS Enterprise and beyond in this ultimate collection of wise words from the esteemed Starfleet captain. Any Star Trek fan knows that Captain Jean-Luc Picard is renowned for...

Anton Chekhov is justly famous as an author and a playwright, with his work continuing to appear on stages around the world more than a century after his death. However, he is rarely studied for his intellectual and philosophical theories. His disinterest in developing...

Perfect for fans of The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise and Merci Suárez Changes Gears, Sing It Like Celia is a revelatory story about a Mexican American girl who finds her voice and herself with the help of her role model and icon, Celia...

Toni Bentley, a dancer for George Balanchine, the greatest ballet maker of the 20th century, tells the story of Serenade, his iconic masterpiece, and what it was like to dance--and live--in his world at New York City Ballet during its legendary era. At age...

A curated collection of new Latinx and Latin American plays, monologues, interviews, and critical essays that asks the question: what is the common ground between Latinx and Latin American artists?Featuring a mix of plays and scholarly essays, this work originally emerged from the Latino...

For all fans of John Hughes and his hit films such as National Lampoon's Vacation, Sixteen Candles, and Home Alone, comes Jason Diamond's hilarious memoir of growing up obsessed with the iconic filmmaker's movies--a preoccupation that eventually convinces Diamond he should write Hughes' biography...

This book details the progression from interpeting design, model boxes and drawings, to material selection, fabrication and finishing. It also includes advice for developing accuracy, finish and consistency; tool selection and sharpening; CDM, Health and Safety; practical workshop mathematics and geometry, and how to...

Real-Time Video Content for Virtual Production & Live Entertainment looks at the evolution of current software and hardware, how these tools are used, and how to plan for productions dependent on real-time content. From rock concerts to theatre, live television broadcast to film production,...

When I began producing pageants in 1983, I held Informational Meetings to tell prospective contestants about my pageant. If I could personally meet prospective contestants to explain the pageant process, I would have a better chance of getting these girls to attend my motivational...

Anna Stanley, a pageant director (since 1983) and the author of The Crowning Touch: Preparing for Beauty Pageant Competition (1989), also wrote the first edition of Producing Beauty Pageants: A Director's Guide (1989). In the '90s, this first edition was used in the production...

Successful storyboards and poignant characters have the power to make elusive thoughts and emotions tangible for audiences. Packed with illustrations that illuminate and a text that entertains and informs, Prepare to Board, 3rd edition presents the methods and techniques of animation master, Nancy Beiman,...

Meet the little bear who's always hungry for honey and find 5 pop-up surprises inside! Join Pooh as he searches The Hundred Acre Wood for his friends: Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger, and Roo, and share with your toddler a character that you loved too. The...

Author: Mariko TurkPublisher: Urano WorldPublished: 12/19/2023Pages: 384Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.38h x 5.34w x 0.83dISBN: 9788419252302Language: SpanishAudience: Young Adult