Performing Arts

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...

En este encantador libro-álbum, un ratoncito, Chico Canta, salva a su familia del pequeño pero astuto Gato-Gatito, gracias a su agilidad mental y su conocimiento de otro idioma. Chico Canta, el menor de doce hermanos, es un ratoncito travieso y temerario que vive con...

THIS BOOK IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. CE LIVRE N'EST PLUS DISPONIBLE.Author: Anna AdamsPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublished: 11/10/2016Pages: 220Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.50dISBN: 9781540670144About the AuthorBorn in France, raised partly in the United States and in France, I grew up...

Theatre as Human Action: An Introduction to Theatre Arts, Third Edition is designed for the college student who may be unacquainted with many plays and has seen a limited number of theatre productions. Focusing primarily on four plays, this textbook aims to inform the...

Get ready to dance with this photographic board book that looks and feels like real ballet slippers Perfect for all aspiring dancers, Ballet Slippers teaches little ones the basic terms of ballet. Shaped like a pair of ballet slippers, the book also features a...

Sofia FINALLY gets her beloved singing machine, and she can't wait to sing her heart out. However, nobody in her family wants to listen to her sing. Sofia is determined to find a place to perform, even if she has to leave her house...

During her short life, blonde bombshell, Marilyn Monroe, became a huge sex symbol, a superstar in the movies from the late 1950s to early 1960s. Between 1947 and 1961, she appeared in nearly 30 films. Like most actors, she started at the bottom in...

Narrative Theory and Adaptation offers a concise introduction to narrative theory in jargon-free language and shows how this theory can be deployed to interpret Spike Jonze's critically acclaimed 2002 film Adaptation. Understanding narrative theory is crucial to make sense of the award-winning film Adaptation....

Headline: A peak behind the Hollywood mask by one of its foremost makeup artists In Hollywood's heyday, almost every major studio had a Westmore heading up the makeup department. Since 1917, there has never been a time when Westmores weren't shaping the visages of...