Performing Arts

From his love of accordions and Hawaiian print shirts to his popular puns and trademark dance moves, "Weird Al" Yankovic has made a career out of making us laugh. Funny music is often dismissed as light and irrelevant, but Yankovic's fourteen successful studio albums...

How and why did films from Hong Kong -- a former British Crown Colony and map-speck -- become so popular? Post-WWII, creative freedom was scarce in Asia, but Hong Kong was a safe space for filmmakers seeking to profit from overseas Chinese markets and...

The racial ideology of colorblindness has a long history. In 1963, Martin Luther King famously stated, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin...

Adapté du roman picaresque de William Makepeace Thackeray publié en 1844, Barry Lyndon raconte l'histoire d'un arriviste opportuniste (Ryan O'Neal) qui parvient à son but en épousant une magnifique aristocrate bien au-dessus de son rang social (Marisa Berenson), pour voir sa fortune perdue par...

A collaboration between well-established and rising scholars, Futures of Dance Studies suggests multiple directions for new research in the field. Essays address dance in a wider range of contexts-onstage, on screen, in the studio, and on the street-and deploy methods from diverse disciplines. Engaging...

This is a quintessential book for Cinema buffs and particularly those who are passionate about Tamil cinema, which has the distinction of having played a significant role in history of films in India. Tracing the evolution of Tamil films from the time of pre-independence,...

Behind the scenes of some of the 20th century's greatest movies with the Master of Suspense"If you make a bomb go off, the audience has a shock that lasts 10 seconds," said Alfred Hitchcock. "But if you simply tell them there's a bomb, the...

Oscar-winning French director/performer Jacques Tati (1907-1982) was a fiercely innovative and original filmmaker who found inspiration in the observation of life around him. By creating and playing unassuming characters thrown into the bustle of society--the hapless postman François and the maladroit Monsieur Hulot--Tati brilliantly...

Before becoming the critically acclaimed filmmaker responsible for such iconic films as Dr. Strangelove and The Shining, Stanley Kubrick spent five years as a photographer for Look magazine. The Bronx native joined the staff in 1945, when he was only 17 years old, and...

Have your inspiration soar sky-high with TASCHEN's 365 Day-By-Day New York, your new permanent calendar. Each day you'll discover a beautiful city portrait and a related quote, bringing the essence of New York's spirit and charm to your desktop. On special days you'll also...

The most comprehensive, all-inclusive look at the history and evolution of shot on video horror films. In 1982, "Boardinghouse" became the first shot on video feature-length horror film ever made. Totally lensed on videotape, the film was later transferred to 16mm and blown-up to...

Imagine if you went outside to play and an elephant stood in your backyard. That is exactly what happened to Dougie Join Dougie, as he helps his new friend, Heppie the elephant, find her way back home. Author: Hannah GoebelPublisher: Words Matter PublishingPublished: 11/15/2018Pages:...

The day is breaking. The small town with ten circular primitive huts is located in a small open area in the dense forest, close to the border between the forest and the open-wide savanna, reaching to the horizon. The small huts are surrounded by...

Everything you need to get dramatic in the classroomThis easy-to-use, comprehensive teacher-resource book has lesson plans and practical activities that integrate theater into language learning. Plus ten original scripts so you can put the activities into action immediately Drama and play scripts can be...

Jack Webb had starred as Sergeant Joe Friday in a TV series that ran from 1951-59. In 1966, Webb relaunched the series with a pilot film Called Dragnet. In 1967, the series got underway and went for 100 episodes until 1970. This book documents...

Previously unpublished poetry from one of the America's greatest living artistsFrom her work in dance and choreography to her films and writings, Yvonne Rainer (born 1934) has established herself as one of the America's greatest living artists. This first collection of her poems, which...

Italian sword and sandal burst upon worldwide screens in 1957/8 with the release of Steve Reeves' The Labors of Hercules/Hercules. Eight years and over 300 films later, peplum, as it was termed, died out as quickly as it had begun. Author Barry Atkinson brings...

When a little girl plays dress up in her leotard and socks she becomes Circus Girl star of the show. Even her toys morph into her dreamscape of circus acts. At each page turn she jumps and tumbles, flies through the air, juggles, spins,...

Everything's beautiful at the ballet with more than 350 fantastic reusable stickers Discover the wonderful world of ballet--and decorate each colorful scene, too Fill eight dance-packed pages any way you like with reusable stickers featuring dancers, costumes, stage props, and more. Along with bite-sized...

Laban's The Mastery of Movement on the Stage, first published in 1950, quickly came to be accepted as the standard work on his conception of human move-ment. When he died, Laban was in the process of preparing a new edition of the book, and...