Performing Arts

Typically, films are suspenseful when they keep us on the edge of our seats, when glimpses of a turning doorknob, a ticking clock, or a looming silhouette quicken our pulses. Exemplified by Alfred Hitchcock's masterworks and the countless thrillers they influenced, such films captivate...

Wars have played a momentous role in shaping the course of human history. The ever-present specter of conflict has made it an enduring topic of interest in popular culture, and many movies, from Hollywood blockbusters to independent films, have sought to show the complexities...

Lavishly illustrated with breathtaking art and imagery from the all-new anime film 'The War of the Rohirrim, ' this exclusive Visual Companion is the ultimate introduction to every character, creature, and location you will encounter in this epic adventure from the official Lord of...

In January 2024, Succession won four Golden Globes - including Best Drama - from a record 13 nominations, cementing the truth in stone: no other show since The Sopranos has come close to its influence, impact and intelligence. Fuelled by the uncertainty of the...

FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS ... THE WORLD Human monsters, cripples and wretches, unite! Ygor, every Monster Kid's favorite blacksmith-body snatcher, adds Paramilitary Strategist to his bulging r?sum? when he unveils his plan to organize his country's outcasts into a fighting force. Their objective: enslave strong people...

Winner of the 2023 Woven Voices PrizeWho do you blame? The woman, the gun, or politics? Berker travels from Britain to Turkey to meet his estranged father, but it's too late: his sister Elif informs him that their Baba has already died. A family...

Witches and witchcraft are potent metaphors for feminine power, with a history that predates the advent of cinema. They represent a particularly fraught, contested kind of gendered power, and have long inspired women filmmakers to explore themes of race, class, trauma, motherhood, grief, and...

EROS!! Do your thing! It's 1950s London, and Ferdy, Bernie, Dennis and Lennie arrive from the West Indies full of expectations and aspirations. Eager to make successes of themselves, they are optimistic about what the future holds. Building this new life will take focus...

In this rollicking, rhyming picture book, a pair of siblings who are supposed to be in bed discover a jazz band playing in their basement The sounds downstairs are funky and we start to wiggle toes. We flip-flop and we giggle with sheets up...

Successful theatre relies on a complex interaction of all theatrical elements: script, direction, acting, and design interact in shifting configurations to offer a new work of art at every performance. Examining these relationships often enriches the theatrical experience. Theatre: Its Art and Craft is...

Why do so many writers and audiences turn to theatre to resolve overwhelming topics of pain and suffering? This collection of essays from international scholars reconsiders how theatre has played a crucial part in encompassing and preserving significant human experiences. Plays about global issues,...

Theatre in Practice, third edition, is an accessible and wide-ranging exploration of the central practices and key practitioners covered on the various syllabi at A level, IB, and at undergraduate level.Author: Nick O'BrienPublisher: RoutledgePublished: 03/21/2024Pages: 364Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.39lbsSize: 9.69h x 6.85w x 0.79dISBN:...

"A filmmaker is a man like any other; and yet his life is not the same. . . . This is, I think, a special way of being in contact with reality." Or so says Michelangelo Antonioni, the legendary filmmaker behind the stark landscapes...

Take funny music seriously! Though often dismissed as silly or derivative, funny music, Lily E. Hirsch argues, is incredibly creative and dynamic, serving multiple aims from the celebratory to the rebellious, the entertaining to the mentally uplifting. Music can be a rich site for...

Captain James T. Kirk's Original Starship Enterprise! Everything you want to know about this iconic starship in the FIRST full color volume ever published. Featuring details from both TV series and the first six movies. This volume, featuring the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 and the...

Feel confident on the dance floor--step by step This third edition of Social Dance: Steps to Success will teach you all the moves for 10 of today's most popular dance styles: Merengue Four-count swing and hustle Waltz Six-count swing Foxtrot Polka Cha-cha Rumba Tango...

There is no movie musical more fun than Singin' in the Rain, and few that remain as fresh over the years. . . . It is a transcendent experience, and no one who loves movies can afford to miss it.--Roger Ebert. America's most popular...

Shaun's 'deb-ewe' knitting book, Baa-rilliant Knits, features Shaun and 9 of his Mossy Bottom sidekicks, lovingly created by popular knitting designer Sachiyo Ishii. From the popular TV and film series, Shaun the Sheep! Mischievous, smart and the leader of the Flock, Shaun the Sheep...

You're trying to finish a screenplay, but there's a voice in your ear whispering, "You should know more about how cinema story works." Perhaps you've heard how many successful screenwriters deconstruct or "break down" films and study them. You'd like to try this method...

In this autobiographical novel by a leading German author and translator, the narrator attempts to revive a run-down Hungarian movie theater--an unpromising endeavor that soon leads into a consideration of the building's history and an homage to the power of the cinema, imperiled as...