Performing Arts

Directed in 1974 by Roman Polanski from a script by Robert Towne, Chinatown is a brilliant reworking of film noir set in a drought-stricken Los Angeles of the 1930s. Jack Nicholson stars as J. J. Gittes, a private eye who, despite his best intentions,...

Fish a club fighter who has spent most of his life in and out of jail is a ticking time bomb.Author: James McManusPublisher: Concord TheatricalsPublished: 04/07/2017Pages: 90Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.21lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.19dISBN: 9780573633904

Casualties of War, Brian De Palma's devastating and brilliant 1989 feature film starring Sean Penn and Michael J. Fox, tells the true story of the rape and murder of a young Vietnamese woman by a patrol of American soldiers. "When you leave the theatre,"...

Casualties of War, Brian De Palma's devastating and brilliant 1989 feature film starring Sean Penn and Michael J. Fox, tells the true story of the rape and murder of a young Vietnamese woman by a patrol of American soldiers. "When you leave the theatre,"...

James Carver set out to write a "How To" book for those interested in directing at community theatres. He has succeeded in doing much more than writing a manual. He has written a *Chautauqua, an anecdotal instruction book for all aspiring actors, directors, producers...

Capital Acts: Washington DC Performing Arts is an extensive history of the prominent and influential artists and media figures who shaped the DC-MD-VA area's cultural landscape. Richly illustrated with a wealth of insightful interviews, the book unveils remarkable narratives of resilience and innovation from...

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,...

In Behind the Scenes: Myth, Magic, and Makeup, Victor Callegari, long-time head makeup artist for the Metropolitan Opera (1975-2010), shares his love for the company, backstage insights, and personal anecdotes and recollections from forty-five years backstage at the Met. Photographs of many of his...

Could artificial intelligence be the next big star in entertainment, or will AI destroy our creativity? Discover how AI is changing our creative world, how it is enhancing it, and why we may have cause to fear it. Join the debate about AI in...

Antigone is universally celebrated as the ultimate figure of ethical resistance to the state power which oversteps its legitimate scope and as the defender of simple human dignity (more important than all political struggles). But is she really so innocent and pure? What if...

Florenda Little grew up in Louisiana surrounded by music. When she attends a live orchestra performance, hearing the beautiful sounds of the clarinet sparks in her a powerful love for music. She can even picture herself playing on stage!Now, her chance is finally here....

How contemporary media artists use the moving image as a critical mirror of its eraGerman filmmaker Heinz Peter Schwerfel (born 1954) spotlights 60 artists from more than 20 countries working in moving images to short-circuit the universal language of mass media and, in so...

The changing nature of African landscapes, from rural to urbanized spaces, has been a pre-occupation of African media producers since the beginnings of the African film industry in the 1960s. In the six chapters in the book, the authors bring together several examples of...

Woody Allen has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.Author: Patrick McGilliganPublisher: HarperCollinsPublished: 02/04/2025Binding Type: CDISBN: 9798212696838This title is not returnableThis title is only available via back order

"What movies have you seen lately?" is a question almost everyone asks. "How should we watch movies Christianly?" is a question Dr. Mark Eckel has been asking for thirty years. When the Lights Go Down suggests answers based on story-filled essays, movie reviews, interviews,...

Author: Edited by Didier GhezPublisher: XlibrisPublished: 08/08/2012Pages: 580Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.85lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.29dISBN: 9781477147894This title is not returnable

This book offers an account of how the global popularity of the Nordic Noir wave of television crime drama such as The Killing/Forbrydelsen and The Bridge/Broen/Bron had a profound impact on the production of television crime drama in Australia. Through a series of case...

Author: Jim TaylorPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 11/21/2024Pages: 266Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.16lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63dISBN: 9781009381314This title is not returnable

Including Antoin Artaud, Bertolt Brecht, E. Gordon Craig, Luigi Pirandello, Konstantin Stanislavsky, W. B. Yeats, and Emile Zolaing.Author: VariousPublisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/BloomsburyPublished: 02/01/2000Pages: 498Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.36lbsSize: 8.16h x 5.19w x 1.16dISBN: 9781557832795

This is a practical manual covering all elements of stage combat - armed and unarmed - which lead up to Stage Fight Performance certification. The perfect supplement to all courses, workshops and classes, The Stage Combat Handbook is also the perfect aide memoire for...