Performing Arts

In the ever-evolving world of visual art, animation has emerged as a revolutionary force, transforming the way artists express their creativity and engage their audiences. This captivating and dynamic medium has brought a new dimension to the traditional forms of art, transcending boundaries and...

China's role in the history of world animation has been trivialized or largely forgotten. In Animated Encounters Daisy Yan Du addresses this omission in her study of Chinese animation and its engagement with international forces during its formative period, the 1940s-1970s. She introduces readers...

Children can discover the magic of Mozart by pressing the buttons in this enchanting sound book. The animal orchestra travel through the forest playing five different pieces of Mozart's music and telling the other animals a little bit about the extraordinary man who wrote...

The official memoir from paranormal investigator and Ghost Hunters TV star Steve Gonsalves! Widely known as a lead investigator on the smash-hit TV series Ghost Hunters as well as Ghost Hunters Academy and the ratings king, Ghost Nation, Steve Gonsalves--already considered to be one...

Over the course of her sixty-five-year career, the longest of any female filmmaker, Agnès Varda (1928-2019) wrote and directed some of the most acclaimed films of her era, from her tour de force?Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962), a classic of modernist cinema, to...

From master comedian Mark Schiff, a long-time touring partner of Jerry Seinfeld, comes a hilarious account of decades of foolery with comedy and acting legends and how he honed his mensch skills in all of life's arenas. Pursuing a career in comedy has always...

From master comedian Mark Schiff, a long-time touring partner of Jerry Seinfeld, comes a hilarious account of decades of foolery with comedy and acting legends and how he honed his mensch skills in all of life's arenas. Pursuing a career in comedy has always...

For well over a century, going to the movies has been a favorite pastime for billions across the globe. But is film actually good for anything? This volume brings together thirty-six scholars, critics, and filmmakers in search of an answer. Their responses range from...

Can't get your fill of Columbo? Then sink your teeth into 19 adventures that the show almost filmed.From the author of the best-selling Shooting Columbo comes this unique, behind-the-scenes peek at the unmaking of episodes that were shot down-and why.Discover the early 1970s tales...

The creator of best-selling coloring book series The Beauty of Horror, Alan Robert, brings the iconic creatures of the Universal Classic Monsters films to life in this new coloring book for adults. Add your own artistic touch to Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, the Mummy, and...

Twilight Zone Reflections is the first book of its kind to explore the entirety of The Twilight Zone (1959-1964) as a series. It acts as both an introduction to the field of philosophy and as a complete guide to the philosophical issues illustrated throughout...

Shadows. Smoke. Dark alleys. Rain-slicked city streets. These are iconic elements of film noir visual style. Long after its 1940s heyday, noir hallmarks continue to appear in a variety of new media forms and styles. What has made the noir aesthetic at once enduring...

Author: The WigglesPublisher: Five Mile PressPublished: 09/25/2020Pages: 32Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9781922385345Audience: Baby-PreschoolAbout the AuthorThe Wiggles is the world's favorite children's entertainment group. Broadcast on ABC KIDS daily with approximately 1 million views each week. 800 million views on YouTube and new special events coming....

Discover the spellbinding magic of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream in this musical reimagining of Mendelssohn's most famous suites - push the button in each scene to hear the vivid sound of an orchestra playing from Mendelssohn's score. This story takes us to Athens...

Outlining a classical 'rhetorical' system, this is the first serious overview of how European actors c.1550-1800 thought about acting.Author: David WilesPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 02/02/2023Pages: 382Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.12lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79dISBN: 9781108712811This title is not returnable

Bisi Adigun and Roddy Doyle's centenary adaption of J. M. Synge's classic The Playboy of the Western World had a sold-out run when it was produced at Dublin's Abbey Theatre in 2007 and was brought back by popular demand in 2008. The new version...

The Marx Brothers are widely regarded as the 20th century's greatest comedy team, a tight knit performing unit who reached their fans through a dozen films, three Broadway shows, a radio program, and a top-flight vaudeville act, as well the brothers' own separate accomplishments...

In 1969, Stanley Kubrick suppressed a book about his films because it dared to touch on their flaws. Kubrick, fresh from the Oscar-winning success of 2001: A Space Odyssey, promised to fight "tooth and nail" to prevent The Magic Eye: The Cinema of Stanley...

The Complete Story from Mad Max to Furiosa.The Legend of Mad Max is the ultimate guide to the high octane post-apocalyptic film series, directed by visionary filmmaker George Miller.This comprehensive history delves into the making of each film, exploring the unique vision and groundbreaking...

If you knew how dark tomorrow would be, what would you do with today?"This is the magic circus book that I have been looking for all my life."--Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of Every Heart A Doorway Ringmaster -- Rin, to those...