Performing Arts

We improvise every day, but how many times do we get stuck in our heads overthinking?Now you can learn how to leverage the skills of improv for your life.Improv isn't just for actors, comedians, and writers, but is one of today's most powerful tools...

Thirteen-year-old Milton Hudson Everett loves his job as Boomsky, the clumsy sidekick of the great magician Alexander Herrmann (1844- 1896). Beloved across America, Boomsky falls on top hats and drops trays of borrowed watches, bringing screams of laughter. But Boomsky is himself a magician's...

The Filmmaker's Guide to Visual Effects offers a practical, detailed guide to visual effects for non-VFX specialists working in film and television. In contemporary filmmaking and television production, visual effects are used extensively in a wide variety of genres and formats to contribute to...

The adventures of James Bond have thrilled readers since Ian Fleming's novel Casino Royale was published in 1953, and when the movie of Dr No was released in 1962, Bond quickly became the world's favourite secret agent. Science and technology have always been central...

No idea is too small withThe Secret World of Arrietty Journal, featuring rarely seen concept art from the Studio Ghibli classic about a boy, a Borrower, and their unlikely friendshipthat blossoms into an extraordinary adventure. Complete with full-color artwork on the front and back...

Dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about Hollywood's most famous director Steven Spielberg. It's the perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers--as well as fans of all ages! This Little Golden Book about Steven Spielberg--the Academy Award-winning director of iconic films such...

An epic play with music that examines the human costs of the quest for artistic greatness.The place: Sausalito. The time: the mid-1970s. The carpet: brown shag. Stereophonic brings us inside the cloistered world of a recording studio as a rock band on the brink...

Put on your ballet slippers and get ready to dance. Learn everything about ballet from fun facts to how to do a plié!Author: Mel HammondPublisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)Published: 08/01/2024Pages: 24Binding Type: Library BindingISBN: 9798765625644Audience: Ages 4-8

Songfish a Fable of Dreams is an enchanting short story teaching us some important life lessons regarding the pursuit and fulfillment of dreams. With music very much the vehicle, the protagonist, the Dreamfisher, is propelled through life by a series of dreams. His story...

Katie Woo and JoJo are wearing their best dresses and are ready for a fancy time at the ballet! They are taking in a special performance of the classic ballet, The Nutcracker. Which dancers will leap the highest? Who will have the best costumes?...

Breaking up is hard to do, especially when it's with your best friend. Can these two ex-besties survive summer camp together? Maddie and Chloe have always been best friends, until last year, when Chloe's popularity and budding fame as an actor left Maddie in...

Working within the limits of a popular song, the songwriters of the Great American Songbook wrote with a combination of familiarity and freshness--sentiment and wit. The songwriters were masters of craft who created a distinctively American popular music that still resonates strongly today.This book...

Eight-year-old Tina Denmark knows she was born to play Pippi Longstocking, and she will do anything to win the part in her school musical. Anything includes murdering the leading lady This aggressively outrageous musical hit garnered rave reviews during its long Off-Broadway run. Revised...

Since its original publication in 1973, Uta Hagen's Respect for Acting has remained a durable classic for all students of acting. As an acting instructor at the Herbert Berghof Studio, Hagen helped to develop the talents of world-class actors like Robert DeNiro, Matthew Broderick,...

Meet Quinn Hops and Bella Beak, the most adorable duo to ever don ballet slippers! As the studio doors swing open, their hearts flutter with anticipation. It's their very first dance class. Will wobbly toes lead to whimsy, wiggles, or woes? Find out in...

Dance, laugh, and learn to read with this GoNoodle Step 2 Comic Reader which embraces silly ideas and ingredients! Moose Fabio and his friends love to use their imagination when they cook up a bowl of purple stew--what will you add to the pot?...

Dance, laugh, and learn to read with this GoNoodle Step 2 Comic Reader which embraces silly ideas and ingredients! Moose Fabio and his friends love to use their imagination when they cook up a bowl of purple stew--what will you add to the pot?...

In 1938, China City opened near downtown Los Angeles. Featuring a recreation of the House of Wang set from MGM's The Good Earth, this new Chinatown employed many of the same Chinese Americans who performed as background extras in the 1937 film. Chinatown and...

A girl and her friends enact a scheme to get her first kiss over with before she has to lock lips on stage for the school play in this charming middle grade rom-com in the spirit of Meg Cabot--now with a fresh new look!Prince...

If you've ever submitted a screenplay to a film festival or writing gig only to receive back those dreaded words "not selected", this author feels your pain. Writer Jakari Jackson has collected some of his best works to share with the world at large.This...