Performing Arts

From early cinema to the digital era, Color in Motion explores the vibrant history of color on screenThe art of producing color in movies is a fascinating process with a long history. Many people don't realize that, as early as the 1890s, much of...

This story extends from the uniqueness of Black Chicago, Illinois, USA, in comparison to any other city in America. This prolific difference includes Black Chicago teenager's unique Gouster style of clothing announced by singer David Bowie during the 1960s. More especially, it includes the...

In Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams, Donald Bogle tells-for the first time-the story of a place both mythic and real: Black Hollywood. Spanning sixty years, this deliciously entertaining history uncovers the audacious manner in which many blacks made a place for themselves in an industry...

Celebrate dance recitals, graduations, and other accomplishments with help from this inspirational padded picture book with holographic foil on the cover that follows Angelina Ballerina as she finds reasons to say "Bravo." This book comes with a removable poster! Angelina Ballerina loves practicing ballet,...

From critically acclaimed author Nicole Galland comes a vibrant and thought-provoking historical tale of love, political intrigue, and gender-swapping set in the theatre world of Elizabethan London.Alexander "Sander" Cooke is the most celebrated "boy player" in the Chamberlain's Men, William Shakespeare's theatre company. Indeed,...

What if we could actually change the world by telling better stories? What if the world we have-with its racism, sexism, heterosexism, ableism, religious hatred, ecological disregard-is exactly the world we have spun into existence through the stories we have told? In his new...

Drama Characters: 6 male, 7 female, 1 male child, extrasInterior and Exterior SetBased on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel A Death in the Family by James Agee and winner of the Pulitzer Prize as Best Play of the season, this is a portrait of a...

Alice Dreaming is a play for secondary students that tells a uniquely Australian story. Trapped by the expectations of others, a girl escapes into her imagination. Following an albatross, Alice takes a journey across Australia that eventually brings her closer to home and an...

Author: Russell A. ClemoPublisher: Russell A. ClemoPublished: 10/24/2024Pages: 272Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57dISBN: 9798218485344

Are you enchanted by the magic of animation and the storytellers who create worlds of wonder? Curious about the visionary behind the happiest place on Earth? Fascinated by how a single man's dream revolutionized entertainment and became a global phenomenon?Step behind the scenes with...

Based on the massive YouTube phenomenon, 100% Unofficial Guide to MrBeast is an in-depth guide to the world of the biggest YouTuber on the planet!From pranks and challenges to gaming and philanthropy, MrBeast is admired by billions. And now discover everything there is to...

Focusing on programs from the 1970s to the early 2000s, this volume explores televised youth horror as a distinctive genre that affords children productive experiences of fear. Led by intrepid teenage investigators and storytellers, series such as Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated and Are You Afraid...

YOUR WORSHIPFULNESS is the story of how a teenage Carrie Fisher created Star Wars's greatest character, Princess Leia. Leia began as little more than a damsel in distress, albeit one with cinema's most iconic hairstyle. Over three films, Carrie made her a complicated character,...

This book of poems was written to inspire young poets to write and draw pictures for their poems. It will also enable young poets to learn to read, like, and appreciate poetry.Author: Vanessa SumlarPublisher: Newman SpringsPublished: 06/17/2024Pages: 32Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w...

Based on the true story of luthiers who repair Holocaust-era violins. Papa plays beautiful music on the violin, sometimes quick and lively and sometimes slow and sorrowful. But one night, there is a pounding on the door and a Nazi soldier snatches the violin...

Can you imagine a world without music? That's exactly what happened to young Melody Bell and her two friends, Harmon E. Chord and Justin Time. These three youngsters share their common aspirations to one day become celebrated pop stars! Their names reflect the three...

Can you imagine a world without music? That's exactly what happened to young Melody Bell and her two friends, Harmon E. Chord and Justin Time. These three youngsters share their common aspirations to one day become celebrated pop stars! Their names reflect the three...

An insider's spirited history of Yale Repertory Theatre In this serious and entertaining chronicle of the first fifty years of Yale Repertory Theatre, award-winning dramaturg James Magruder shows how dozens of theater artists have played their parts in the evolution of a sterling American...

Dinah would be dancing lead roles with the famous Kirov ballet, but growing antisemitism threatens her career and her life, forcing her to flee to Philadelphia, which seems like her best chance until she finds out that success in her new homeland is very...

The real-life scandals of Hollywood's personalities rival any drama they bring to life on the silver screen. The Hollywood Scandal Almanac provides daily doses of high and low crimes, fraud and deceit, culled from Tinseltown's checkered past. The exploits of silent-era stars Charlie Chaplin...