Performing Arts

The first major biography of an actress with a long and lustrous career Joan Blondell: A Life between Takes is the first major biography of the effervescent, scene-stealing actress (1906-1979) who conquered motion pictures, vaudeville, Broadway, summer stock, television, and radio. Born the child...

An illustrated guide to anatomy and biomechanics for aerialists who want to optimize their performance and train safely Specifically designed for aerialists--including those who do trapeze, silks, and other aerial arts-- Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts is an invaluable resource for those who want...

A comic hero or heroine also goes on a journey, but for the comic hero, it's often quite, quite different. The hero decides to go on the adventure; the comic hero often has no choice. The hero has a wise old man; the comic...

Through interviews with current ASC cinematographers, and a balance between technical, aesthetic, and historical content, this book guides the director into a powerful collaboration with their closest on-set ally. Topics include selecting a cinematographer, collectively discussing the script, choosing an appropriate visual style for...

Want your film to sizzle with danger? Then learn from the master of tension and action. Using Tar-antino's secret tricks for creating conflict, keeping dialogue taut, and letting all hell break loose, you will enhance your own shooting style. Whatever your budget, get the...

Legendary screenwriting instructor and award-winning writer Paul Chitlik presents an easy-to-read, step-by-step process to take your script from first draft tosubmission draft. He reveals the hidden structure of screenplays, sequences, and scenes, as he guides you through the process of examining your draft, restructuring...

2016 Reprint of 1937 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Based on a volume compiled by Dr. Wilhelm Von Deusen and Glenn G. Gravatt, this collection was thoroughly revised by Jean Hugard and completely rewritten. It is...

Author: George Bernard ShawPublisher: Simon & BrownPublished: 09/27/2018Pages: 108Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.73lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38dISBN: 9781613825266Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 7Point Value: 6Interest Level: Upper GradeQuiz #/Name: 10045 / PygmalionThis title is not returnable

In this clear-minded but sobering book, Michael M. Kaiser assesses the current state of arts institutions--orchestras; opera, ballet, modern dance, and theater companies; and even museums. According to Kaiser, new developments in the twenty-first century, including the Internet explosion, the death of the recording...

Enter Skylands with this exciting and interactive guidebook to the world of Activision's Skylanders(TM) video game franchise, including its newest release, Skylanders(TM) Imaginators. Get to know all about the Skylanders with this fun and interactive guidebook that takes readers deep into Skylands. Featuring notes...

Named a Best Book of the Year by Financial Times Singular, stylish and slightly intoxicating in its scope.--Rolling Stone Acclaimed media critic J. Hoberman's masterful and majestic exploration of the Reagan years as seen through the unforgettable movies of the era The third book...

The Three Stooges defied nearly every law of show business there was. In a career that spanned forty years, they made more than two hundred films, entertained generations of fans, and ultimately became an integral part of American popular culture. One Fine Stooge, the...

The Magic Behind the Voices is a fascinating package of biographies, anecdotes, credit listings, and photographs of the actors who have created the unmistakable voices for some of the most popular and enduring animated characters of all time.Drawn from dozens of personal interviews, the...

A musical prodigy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began playing the piano and composing when he was just three years old. Able to play multiple instruments, among them the piano and violin, Mozart spent much of his youth touring European courts with his family. From the...

Author: Roberto PoliPublisher: AmadeusPublished: 10/01/2010Pages: 264Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.94lbsSize: 8.95h x 6.11w x 0.65dISBN: 9781574671841

As bleak and agonizing a portrait of war as ever to appear on stage, The Trojan Women is a masterpiece of pathos as well as a timeless and chilling indictment of war's brutality. The only justice in war, Euripides seems to say, is punitive...

Far more than simply an overview of improv comedy, this book helps actors, writers and comedians learn the basics as taught in all the major comedy schools. First, the do's and don'ts of the Comedy Improv Commandments. The concepts that, when understood, hit the...

Now in paperback Decades before the PBS documentaries, before Bill Clinton, Al Hirschfeld went to Harlem. No artist ever captured Harlem's dangerous highs and bluesy lows like this Master of the Performing Curve. Hirschfeld began his artistic Harlem odyssey six decades ago, charting that...

An anthology of reviews, essays, interviews & film stories by this legendary writer.Author: Graham GreenePublisher: Applause BooksPublished: 05/01/2000Pages: 748Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 3.04lbsSize: 9.31h x 6.39w x 2.07dISBN: 9781557831880Review Citation(s): Booklist 10/01/1994 pg. 230Library Journal 10/01/1994 pg. 80Publishers Weekly 09/12/1994 pg. 77Publishers Weekly 10/17/1994 pg....

"Full of brilliance! It's a blockbuster and a mold-breaker. A one-of-a-kind Broadway musical. I loved it!" - Clive Barnes, The New York Post "A delightful salute to the human spirit!" - David Hinckley, The Daily News "Monty works on every level and is the...