Performing Arts
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The History of Theater in IranAlthough most people do not speak of theater and Iran in the same breath, dramatic expression has always been a fixture of Iranian culture. Some 2500 years ago, kings and commoners alike were regaled by comic theater in the form of dance and mime,...
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Mime Time: 45 Complete Routines for EveryoneForty-five complete mime routines for performers of all ages, adaptable to audiences of different types. This book may be used as a class text or a library resource. In addition to the wide variety of routines are technique suggestions and ideas about makeup, props,...
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One-Act Plays for Acting Students: An Anthology of Short One-Act Plays for One, Two or Three ActorsTwenty-three outstanding short length plays for a cast of one, two, or three actors are included in just one text. Absolutely no cuttings. Each play is a complete dramatic work. No walk-ons. All of the plays pride themselves on balanced roles with about five...
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The Dancer Who Flew: A Memoir of Rudolf NureyevFew ballet dancers have held the world's attention like Rudolf Nureyev. Naturally talented and technically brilliant, Nureyev had a charisma that knocked the dancing world on its heels. This stunning book is a very personal glimpse of a unique artist through the eyes of...
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Daddy Played the BluesPacking themselves into an old jalopy--with Daddy, Uncle Vern, and Mama in the front seat and Cassie and her two brothers in the back--they joined the Great Migration from the impoverished Deep South to Chicago, where there was work to be had in the...
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Perils of the Victorian Stage: The Hazardous World of Victorian EntertainmentIn Victorian times the performing space, be it stage, music hall platform, or circus ring could be as dangerous as mine, mill or factory. Behind the spectacle and splendour lurked disaster, destitution and death. Falling scenery, open trapdoors, collapsing rostrums, explosions and fire were...
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The Harold Arlen Songbook(P/V/G Composer Collection). A must-own collection of 76 songs of Harold Arlen. Includes his major works and some previously unpublished titles. Highlights include: Come Rain or Come Shine * Get Happy * Let's Fall in Love * The Man That Got Away * Over...
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The Mercy SeatSet on September 12, 2001, THE MERCY SEAT continues Neil LaBute's unflinching fascination with the often-brutal realities of the war between the sexes. In a time of national tragedy, the world changes overnight. A man and a woman explore the choices now available to...
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No Static: A Guide to Creative Radio ProgrammingNow in softcover, No Static shows why success in today's corporate-controlled world of radio depends on putting personality and fun back on the air - and how to build the creative team to do it. This inspirational handbook by Quincy McCoy offers radio pros...
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The Hits Just Keep on Coming: The History of Top 40 RadioThis lively blast from the past peels back the many layers of the Top 40 phenomenon: the DJs, fans, singles, jingles, dedications, contests, requests and more. The book features interviews with such renowned radio personalities and programmers as Casey Kasem, Dick Clark, Wolfman Jack,...
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The Western ReaderThis lavishly-illustrated collection of writings on western movies covers close to a century of American cinematic achievement and includes almost a half-century of essays, commentary, and interviews. The history, mythology, and landscape of the western are skillfully explored.Author: Gregg RickmanPublisher: LimelightPublished: 08/01/2004Pages: 408Binding Type:...
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Film Noir Reader 3: Interviews with Filmmakers of the Classic Noir PeriodDeparting from the approach of its Film Noir Reader predecessors, this third volume in the series assembles a collection of interviews with film noir directors and a cinematographer, few of whom are alive today. Interviewees include Billy Wilder (Double Indemnity and Sunset Boulevard), Otto...
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Film Noir Reader: The Crucial Films and ThemesThe earlier Film Noir Readers, which now boast a combined sale of well over 30 000 copies, have all quite deliberately conveyed a sweeping overview of the classic period, demonstrating how broad and inclusive noir movies are. Film Noir Reader 4 moves in a...
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The Art of Looking in Hitchcock's Rear WindowA detailed overview of Hitchcock's skill in developing the story from intriguing start to shattering climax. A shot-by-shot analysis, using the shooting script as text, describes how Hitchcock's technique accomplished its magic.Author: Stefan SharffPublisher: LimelightPublished: 08/01/2004Pages: 208Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.53lbsSize: 7.99h x 5.28w x...
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Ballroom DancingNow in its tenth edition, this classic and comprehensive handbook has been revised to bring it up to date in keeping with changes on the dance floor and in the rules of dance competitions. The Quickstep, Waltz, Foxtrot, and Tango are all illustrated and...
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Dance Marathons: Performing American Culture in the 1920s and 1930sThis penetrating analysis of one of the most extraordinary fads ever to strike America details how dance marathons manifested a potent from of drama. Between the two world wars they were a phenomenon in which working-class people engaged in emblematic struggles for survival. Battling...
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Our Musicals, Ourselves: A Social History of the American Musical TheatreOur Musicals, Ourselves is the first full-scale social history of the American musical theater from the imported Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas of the late nineteenth century to such recent musicals as The Producers and Urinetown. While many aficionados of the Broadway musical associate...
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Fairy Tale CourtroomComedyCharacters: flexible cast of 12-28 males & Females (doubling possible)This extremely adaptable comedy shows the other side of several familiar fairy tales when two of their biggest villains, the Big Bad Wolf and the Wicked Witch, are brought to trial. Both the Wolf and...
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Punks Git Cut!A big brick of a book filled with hundreds of funny drawings by Jay Howell. Contains reprints of his popular zines and books, including Punks Git Cut, The Dark Wave, Let Me Tell You Where/Where Not To Stick It, Dogs and Dog Information, Pages...
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Chronology of the Birth of Cinema 1833-1896Written from an international perspective, this account of the origins of the cinema begins in 1833 with the introduction of optical toys for reproducing movement and ends with a thorough examination of the first full year of projected moving pictures in 1896. Comprehensive and...
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