Performing Arts

Learn more about the Dark Arts on the go with Harry Potter: The Mini Book of The Dark Arts, a gorgeous art book inspired by the Harry Potter films that fits in the palm of your hand! From basic curses and jinxes to Dark...

A USA Today bestseller! A poignant love story about two teens whose souls come together time and again through the ages--for fans of Nina LaCour and Matt Haig. Evan Taft has plans. Take a gap year in Alaska, make sure his little brother and...

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Sopranos with this definitive and intimate portrait of one of the most groundbreaking television shows ever made. The Sopranos is widely regarded as one of the greatest television shows of all time. Now, in honor of its 25th...

Discover the beauty of ballet and its rich history in this title from the Let's Dance! series. Readers will explore the history and cultural relevance of this fascinating artform, and meet some of the dancers who have made a name for themselves on the...

Jenna Ortega started acting at 9 years old. But what commercials did she star in as a child? How many siblings does she have? From TV to fashion, Jenna Ortega is a mogul in the making! High-interest, carefully leveled text and bold photos will...

From Havana to Hollywood examines the presence or absence of Black resistance to slavery in feature films produced in either Havana or Hollywood--including Gillo Pontecorvo's Burn!, neglected masterpieces by Cuban auteurs Tom?s Guti?rrez Alea and Sergio Giral, and Steve McQueen's Oscar-winning 12 Years a...

This magnificent and delightful memoir brings to life a sparkling era of American history and culture.Author: George StevensPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublished: 11/12/2024Pages: 532Binding Type: PaperbackSize: 9.25h x 6.13w x 1.22dISBN: 9781985901179

With a worldwide box office of more than a half-billion dollars, The Purge franchise has become one of the top horror franchises in film history, with many reviewers wowed by the concept of the series and differentiating on the execution. With five films and...

An intimate portrait of a life Australia 1943 to London 2021, and everything in between. Alice is learning to be herself against the times. But how do the times shape who we are? Playing out over a tumultuous eight decades, Alice's complex relationships become...

This title explores the ways television was established, how it evolved and expanded, and how television became part of the nation's identity. The text provides historical context and explores the social, economic, political, and technological frameworks that influenced or defined the popularity, growth, and...

This interdisciplinary text combines an attention to socio-historical and cultural contexts with a rigorous close reading of literary, artistic, and televisual works, both classic and lesser known. It investigates how the Gothic and the concepts of dreams and nightmares have intersected from the mid-eighteenth...

Children discover that a piano can give life to their feelings. Music can give life to anything and everything. And that's exactly what happens when a boy and girl play their brand new piano for the first time. As they take turns tapping keys,...

In the vein of Seinfeldia and Bachelor Nation, the author of Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them) brings "her singular sensibility, her genius for language" (Karen Karbo, author of In Praise of Difficult Women) to this insightful exploration of Survivor, reality...

At last The mad geniuses behind such warped masterpieces as Don't Let the Riverbeast Get You , Freaky Farley, Local Legends, and Slingshot Cops tell their shocking true story In the first book about the greatest horror/comedy auteurs that Manchester, New Hampshire has ever...

Clown: The Physical Comedian is a detailed and comprehensive workbook for those interested in the art of clowning and physical theatre, including actors, directors, improvisers, stand-up comedians, circus artists, mask performers and devisers of new work. Offering an extensive and hugely diverse compilation of...

Oscar Wilde was a legendary wit, a poetic provocateur, and one of England's greatest playwrights who became a martyr for free love, a scapegoat for repressive society, and a myth onto himself. Shimmering beneath the dazzling witticisms and delicious irony is Wilde's profound, serious,...

Gaie et rythmée, la musique invite à chanter, danser et s'amuser. La première chanson, Le petit chien de laine, raconte l'histoire tragique d'une petite bête à queue de coton enfermée par ses parents dans le placard de la salle de bain et dévorée par...

ABOUT THE STORY Mariah wakes up excited for the day. She gets to choose her music instrument for the school year and she can't wait This wonderful book introduces children to different percussive instruments while also introducing the connections between people and music all...

This is the softcover color edition. In all the vast and unknown depths of Hollywood - how could there be only one? To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of one of the most popular and influential movie sequels, the updated and expanded edition of Jaws...

Unlike most previous studies of literature and film, which tend to privilege particular authors, texts, or literary periods, David Gillespie and Marina Korneeva consider the multiple functions of filmed Russian literature as a cinematic subject in its own right-one reflecting the specific political and...