Performing Arts

The author of classic Yiddish novels and short stories, Sholem Aleichem--best known for having inspired the popular play, Fiddler on the Roof, evokes the voices of Yiddish speakers in these monologues written between 1901 and 1916. In each piece, a man or a woman...

A look at how Pamela Colman Smith's theatrical knowledge and experience came into play when she drew the iconic cards of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck. The "secrets" in this book have been known all along, and they work in all who read Tarot on a...

Olivia and her classmates are making their own musical instruments to perform at their school assembly. But somebody keeps breaking them! Who could it be?Author: Meredith CostainPublisher: Kane/Miller Book PublishersPublished: 05/01/2023Pages: 96Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 7.60h x 6.20w x 0.50dISBN: 9781684646555Audience: Ages 9-12

Ella and her friends are thrilled to be part of a very special musical play at Eden College. But when things start to go wrong at rehearsals, it's up to Ella to solve the mystery and save the show.Author: Laura SievekingPublisher: Kane/Miller Book PublishersPublished:...

Providing a detailed break-down of the skills required to establish and grow a profitable production company, this book enables content creators and filmmakers to navigate the commercial video production world and the needs of its clients.Drawing on professional experience in the industry as well...

1967. Kenneth and Sandra know the world is changing. And they want some of it.Love, Love, Love takes on the baby boomer generation as it retires, and finds it full of trouble. Smoking, drinking, affectionate and paranoid, one couple journeys forty-years from initial burst...

Author: Kristin Thompson, David BordwellPublisher: McGraw-Hill CompaniesPublished: 05/07/2021Pages: 1600Binding Type: Loose LeafWeight: 2.30lbsSize: 10.60h x 8.00w x 0.90dISBN: 9781264177394About the AuthorBordwell, David: - David Bordwell is Jacques Ledoux Professor Emeritus of Film Studies in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison....

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Sir Lenny Henry, the multi-talented comedian, actor, writer and activist. Ever since he was small, Lenny Henry wanted to be a comedian. At home in...

Want to Ace your Kansas DMV Driver's License Exam, even if you've never Driven before? Are you afraid of failing your driver's license test? Or have you failed the test before and still aren't sure what the right answers are? Do you want to...

One night a white rabbit glimpses a ballet class in progress, and is enchanted. She gathers her courage and asks if she may join the class. Soon, other friends join too, and learn - along with classical ballet - that being true to yourself...

An adoring, celebratory tribute to the one, the only, Jennifer Coolidge, that all-at-once captures her unique personality, engaging life story, smart and sassy life lessons, and special brand of humor that's quickly made JC one of America's most beloved stars and pop culture icons....

When movie-loving Hayley's beloved grandma dies, so does her dream of making the horror movie they were writing together. Then she inherits the money to buy a professional camera, and becomes determined to see the project through, with only three weeks to do so....

Discover the Secrets To Becoming a Highly Effective Speaker and Become a Master of Public Speaking!Have you ever stood in front of a crowd and panicked because you didn't know what to do?Have you ever been a speaker in an event and the people...

For generations, members of the LGBTQ+ community in Hollywood needed to be discreet about their lives but--make no mistake--they were everywhere, both in front of and behind the camera. On the eve of the twentieth century, in Thomas Edison's laboratory, one of the earliest...

George O'Brien thrills audiences today with his signature role in F. W. Murnau's Sunrise, Michael Curtiz' Noah's Ark, and John Ford's The Iron Horse, The Blue Eagle, Salute, The Seas Beneath, Fort Apache, and Cheyenne Autumn. He was one of America's most beloved film...

FULLMETAL ALCHEMISTA CRITICAL STUDY: HIMORU ARAKAWA: THE MANGA AND THE ANIMEFullmetal Alchemist (Hagane no Renkinjutsushi, 2001-2010) is a long-running manga by Himoru Arakawa (b. 1973, Hokkaido), a masterwork of narrative art of recent times which led to the production of two truly magnficent animé...

Exploring the Land of Ooo: An Unofficial Overview and Production History of Cartoon Network's "Adventure Time" is a guide through the colorful and exuberant animated television series that initially aired from 2010 to 2018. Created by visionary artist Pendleton Ward, the series was groundbreaking...

In September-October 2010 and February-March 2011, Diana Cozma had the privilege of watching the rehearsals of The Chronic Life, directed by Eugenio Barba, in Holstebro, Denmark, when she lived at Odin Teatret's guest house. Eugenio Barba's dramaturgy is discussed in the first part of...

Edges of Noir challenges the notion that noir film nearly vanished after 1958 until its subsequent "neo-noir" revival between 1973 and 1981. The 1960s, regardless of critical neglect, include some of the most provocative films of the post-World War II decades. Often formally disruptive...

GET READY TO IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE WORLD OF URBAN ACTION LIKE NEVER BEFORE! "BLACK BEHIND THE ACTION" AN EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF URBAN ACTIONWHAT'S INSIDE"BLACK BEHIND THE ACTION"?EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH ENTER THE DRAGON STARS: STEP INTO THE ICONIC WORLD OF "ENTER...