Performing Arts

An important new approach to the study of laboratories, presenting a practical method for understanding labs in all walks of life From the "Big Science" of Bell Laboratories to the esoteric world of séance chambers to university media labs to neighborhood makerspaces, places we...

What kinds of terror lurk beneath the surface of White respectability? Many of the top-grossing US horror films between 2008 and 2016 relied heavily on themes of White, patriarchal fear and fragility: outsiders disrupting the sanctity of the almost always White family, evil forces...

That Girl Lay Lay is a writer, rapper, and Nickelodeon's newest superstar! Now, you can write your own rhymes just like Lay Lay.This interactive book features tips and advice from Lay Lay on how to be confident and learn to slay. Kids can create...

Does your little one(s) love ballet and ballerinas?then they will love this Ballerina Coloring Book wich includes 29 Amazing illustrations of ballerinas dancing and having fun.This Ballet Book will keep your childrens busy for hours coloring this book while having fun. Not only your...

All in the Family creator Norman Lear takes fans behind the scenes of the groundbreaking sitcom on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. The face of television was changed forever in 1971 with the premiere of All in the Family. The working-class Bunker family...

This title explores the life and career of Chadwick Boseman. Learn about Boseman's childhood, family, and career, including how he got his start and his rise to fame. Dynamic photos give readers a behind-the-scenes look at this popular actor. Other features include a table...

The author of the acclaimed Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them) brings "her singular sensibility, her genius for language, her love of our deeply imperfect world" (Karen Karbo, author of In Praise of Difficult Women) to this insightful exploration of reality...

Alfie, Tubby, Ollie, and Raxl have created a band - Dog Band Alfie is the lead singer and guitar player, Tubby plays bass, Ollie plays the drums, and Raxl is the back-up singer and can play many instruments.But there is one problem - They...

Need a new show to binge? Want to learn behind-the-scenes insights about your favorite series? Then Mental Floss: The Curious Viewer is for you! From Mental Floss, the premier online destination for curious minds, comes a deep dive into the greatest television shows from...

In this intimate and often surprising personal portrait, Joseph McBride challenges the conventional wisdom that Welles's career after Citizen Kane, widely regarded as the greatest film ever made, fell into a long decline. The author shows instead how Welles never stopped directing radical, adventurous...

A reimagined and modern take on the holiday favorite, this picture book weaves together the classic Christmas tale of The Nutcracker and the true-life story of 12-year-old ballerina Charlotte Nebres, the first Black girl to play Marie in the New York City Ballet's production....

Smart and scintillating. Red deftly conjures what most plays about artists don't: The exhilaration of the act. The New Yorker Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant and the threatening presence of a new generation of artists, Mark Rothko takes on his greatest...

Offering a fresh perspective on the essential but technical subject of script formatting, The Dreaded Curse shows rather than tells. Demonstrating the elements of screenwriting inside the format engages readers (and writers) in an accessible way, reminding them that story is at the heart...

Movement. Creativity. Gratitude. Persistence. Wisdom. "A visually stunning and interactive" pandemic creation from an award-winning dance teacher and her ballerina daughter, both immersed in the ballet world until coronavirus. Dancing Shapes provides an inside gorgeous glimpse into one ballerina's journey. Konora, whose career has...

Give this deluxe HARRY POTTER(TM) HUFFLEPUFF(TM) set as a thoughtful gift for any fan of the beloved Harry Potter films. This gift set includes: Hufflepuff(TM) Constellation Journal: This elegant hardcover journal features a linen cover printed with a beautiful design of HOGWARTS(TM) Hufflepuff(TM) house...

See below for English description.Pour c l brer le temps des f tes, une petite fille assiste un ballet pour la toute premi re fois avec son p re. Le chef d'orchestre fait tic tic tic Les rideaux de velours s'ouvrent. Vouf Les musiciens...

Working Backstage illuminates the work of New York City's theater technicians, shining a light on the essential contributions of unionized stagehands, carpenters, electricians, sound engineers, properties artisans, wardrobe crews, makeup artists, and child guardians. Too-often dismissed or misunderstood as mere functionaries, these technicians are...

Black Francis's cult classic song from Pixies' album Surfer Rosa is brought to life as a whimsical adventure story in this vibrant picture book. Where is my mind? Where is my mind? Way out in the water See it swimmin'... Where Is My Mind?...

Werner Herzog came to fame in the 1970s as the European new wave explored new cinematic ideas. With films like Signs of Life (1968); Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972); The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974); and Fitzcarraldo (1982), Herzog became the subject of...

The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia is a wonderfully detailed and comprehensive reference devoted to musical theater's most prolific and admired composer and lyricist. Entries cover Sondheim's numerous collaborators--from composers and directors to designers and orchestras--key songs--such as his Academy Award winner "Sooner or Later" (Dick...