Art - Performance

An unprecedented look at the contemporary collective's theatrical art, charting their performances and exploring their social and creative commitments The first monographic publication on the art collective My Barbarian (Malik Gaines, Jade Gordon, and Alexandro Segade) offers new insights into the work of this...

A camp lipsynched routine by three air stewards distracts unsuspecting passengers from the fact that their plane is to make a crash landing. Performance functions as a diversion from unsavoury realities. In this way, Pedro Almodóvar's 2013 film I'm So Excited adopts a strategy...

In this collection of interviews conducted between 2019-2021 with New York theater artists who have spent their lives working in and inventing the avant-garde, playwright Sara Farrington brings to light a series of "lost conversations" about class, race, difficulty, endurance, and privilege in the...

This book conceptualizes Mizrahi (Middle Eastern Jewish) theatre, unfolding its performances in the field of Israeli theatre with a critical gaze. It covers the conceptualization and typology, not along a chronological axis, but rather through seven theatrical forms. The author suggests a defi nition...

Asian City Crossings is the first volume to examine the relationship between the city and performance from an Asian perspective. This collection introduces "city as method" as a new conceptual framework for the investigation of practices of city-based performing arts collaboration and city-to-city performance...

It's the middle of the night when 21-year-old Leo arrives on the doorstep of the West Village apartment where his feisty 91-year-old grandmother Vera lives. She's an old Communist who lives alone, he's a latter-day hippie, recently returned from a cross-country bike trip which...

Memories and observations from the five-decade career of feminist installation artist ManonSwiss artist Manon (born 1940) came to prominence in the 1970s with her installation The Salmon coloured boudoir, a meticulously furnished bedroom in a Zurich loft filled with fetish objects, feathers and glittery...

Inside the world of La Machine's fantastical street theater, from mechanical bestiaries to urban spectacles Since 1999, French production company La Machine has been creating live events and installations with astounding, gigantic mechanical animals and performing machinery. Through four exemplary projects in Nantes, La...

A three-part accidental trilogy of performances about high art and celebrity from Sleepwalk Collective, one of the most exciting and innovative performance groups to have emerged in the last few years.Author: Sleepwalk CollectiveISBN-10: 1913630080ISBN-13: 9781913630089Publisher: Salamander Street Ltd.Language: EnglishPublished: 09/03/2020Pages: 96Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 7.81h...

La Pocha Nostra: A Handbook for the Rebel Artist in a Post-Democratic Society marks a transformation from its sister book, Exercises for Rebel Artists, into a pedagogical matrix suited for use as a performance handbook and conceptual tool for artists, activists, theorists, pedagogues, and...

In this updated second edition, Jason Farman offers a groundbreaking look at how location-aware mobile technologies are radically shifting our sense of identity, community, and place-making practices. Mobile Interface Theory is a foundational book in mobile media studies, with the first edition winning the...

Becoming Audible explores the phenomenon of human and animal acoustic entanglements in art and performance practices. Focusing on the work of artists who get into the spaces between species, Austin McQuinn discovers that sounding animality secures a vital connection to the creatural.To frame his...

This book explores the fundamentals of popular music performance for students in contemporary music institutions. Drawing on the insights of performance practice research, it discusses the unwritten rules of performances in popular music, what it takes to create a memorable performance, and live popular...

Three Books Packed into One Book to Socialize Charismatically With Just About AnyoneThis Book Includes: Book 1) Conversation Skills: Useful Methods and Advice to Conquer Small Talk, Improve Social Confidence and Network Like Never Before This book will be your guide to overcome the...

There are about ten books in the world on stage performance training. Most of them are in English, but there are a few in Spanish. There are none in Russian, although the father of modern theater, Konstantin Stanislavski, was born in Russia. In singing,...

The videos, drawings and photographs of Milan-based Albanian artist Adrian Paci (born 1969) highlight the experience of political dictatorship in Albania. The Guardians documents an exhibition of works within the Dominican cloisters in Milan, including a short film about Albanian children tending the graves...

The "volcanic" art of Cai Guo-Qiang in Pompeii and Naples recaptures the link between ancient and contemporary sensibilityIn 2019, New York-based Chinese artist Cai-Guo Qiang (born 1957) was invited to create a work of art in the amphitheater of the Pompeii archaeological site. Inspired...

In their latest project, done for the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, the artist collective Gelatin present gigantic sculptures and costumes on the theme of excrement. This book documents the work's development and includes a poster.Author: Scott Christopher EvansISBN-10: 3960984324ISBN-13: 9783960984320Publisher: Walther Konig VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Retracing the work of British performance artist Monster Chetwynd from 2007 to 2018Full to bursting with photographic documentation and source material, this book retraces British performance artist Monster Chetwynd's (born 1973) work from 2007 to 2018. The photo series are adumbrated by references to...

GREAT GIFT IDEAS COLOURING BOOKS FOR GROWN-UPS This incredible Adult Coloring Book by best-selling artist This book is the perfect way to relieve stress and while enjoying beautiful and highly detailed images. Product Details: Printed single sided on bright white paper Perfect for all...

Phantom of the Opera is the longest-running, largest-grossing musical of all time. This book is the story of the stage show, film, and sequel, and the controversies that have surrounded them. You will learn why: Sarah Brightman had to leave the UK after her...

"newARTtheatre's greatest value may be that of a historical document of the understanding of a specific set of performance practices in its own time of making. The fresh and speculative perspective of these artists grappling with the evolving paradigm of the tightening entanglement between...

What makes a particular performance 'great'? The Greatest Shows on Earth offers an address that focuses sharply on theatre as performance: as an event that can stir the blood, the spirit and the brain like nothing else. The result is a book about fourteen...

This first comprehensive publication on New York-based interdisciplinary artist Autumn Knight documents her performances addressing the regulation of African American female bodies. Accompanying these images are scores and notes, text by performance studies scholars and an artist interview with choreographer Cynthia Oliver.Author: Autumn KnightISBN-10:...

An account of an intergenerational project that used my experience of The Scratch Orchestra (1969 - 72) to work with a younger generation of people. We started by doing two performances of John Cage's magnum opus 'Song Books'. Then we worked with the improvisation...

Blonde Poison is based on the true story of a Jewish woman during World War II who betrayed up to 3,000 fellow Jews. Gail Louw's powerful play examines the motivation of evil. Stella Goldschlag was living illegally in war-torn Berlin when she herself was...

In the newest play from this prolific Northern Irish writer, Carville turns his attention to the demons beneath the shiny surface of the new, metropolitan Belfast. This Other City plays out against a backdrop of coffee shops, beauty salons and overpriced apartments. It's a...

This book contains advice from some of the world's best dancers and choreographers, covering subjects both motivational and mundane. How do I get hired as a dancer? Where and when should I train? How can I protect my body from injury? How do I...

Using only Charles Dickens' extraordinary words and a chameleon ensemble of eight actors, Neil Bartlett's powerful stage version of this much-loved story brings its settings and characters to thrilling theatrical life. From its opening image of little Pip, alone on the windswept marshes, to...

Looking for an activity for child which combines both dance and acrobatics? Breakdancing or B-boying is style of streetdance which exploded on to world scene after it's introduction in the 1970s. It's popularity grew from it's encapsulating acrobatic moves, heavily connected to gymnastics. If...

Looking for an activity for child which combines both dance and acrobatics? Breakdancing or B-boying is style of streetdance which exploded on to world scene after it's introduction in the 1970s. It's popularity grew from it's encapsulating acrobatic moves, heavily connected to gymnastics. If...

Two Books Packed Into One To Steadily Build Your Social Interaction Skills This Book IncludesBook 1) Conversation Skills: How to Use Storytelling in Your Communication to Gain Recognition, Be More Likeable, & Connect with People Keeping someone's attention while telling a story is a...

"An exercise in highly provocative, original thinking, Pablo Helguera's The Parable Conference asks loads of inconvenient questions about art, only to answer them through a series of entertaining fictions. "Is there too much art in the world?" "How should art be taught?" And, "Why...

This book celebrates a collaboration between the National Gallery and The Royal Ballet in London, for which Chris Ofili, Conrad Shawcross and Mark Wallinger worked with some of the world's best known choreographers and composers.Author: Minna Moore EdeISBN-10: 1908970049ISBN-13: 9781908970046Publisher: Art / BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

If you want to sing better and become a successful professional singer, then get the "How to Sing Better" guide. Here's what you get: - Improve your singing voice.- Become the best singer you can be.- How to get a singing career.- How to...

This vintage book contains the second in the series of handbooks on card manipulation by master magician Jean Hugard. Card manipulation is an element of magical illusion concerning the creation of effects through sleight of hand techniques that involve playing cards. It is commonly...

This book addresses the politics of borders in the era of global art by exploring the identification of Chinese artists by location and exhibition. Focusing on performative, body-oriented video works by the post-1989 generation, it tests the premise of genealogical inscription and the ways...

Unlimited action concerns the limits imposed upon art and life, and the means by which artists have exposed, refused, or otherwise reshaped the horizon of aesthetics and of the practice of art, by way of performance art. It examines the 'performance of extremity' as...

Author: Margaret Brewington WrightISBN-10: 1493156446ISBN-13: 9781493156443Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/31/2015Pages: 84Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d

In the short space of 2 years, Amy De Bhr n wrote 6 different one woman shows and performed them around the world. Each play is an eclectic mix of comedic and heartwarming characters, branded with Amy's unique style of theatre. Whether you need...

Moni Mekhala and Ream Eyso retells the sacred drama of the same name, a tale in which rivaling students of a powerful hermit bring life to lightning, thunder, and rain. Weaving together interviews, essays, photographs, and illustrations, the book uses the story to explore...

The authors present relevant and noteworthy research and insight into many therapies, including holistic, exposure, cognitive and behavioral therapies, and medicinal treatments. Each chapter features self-guided activities and journaling exercises, words of wisdom from established performing artists and athletes, and suggestions for music teachers.Author:...

A new platform for the discussion of sonic art Dirty Ear Report offers a new platform for sonic research, in which leading sound artists and theorists gather to discuss radio art, field recording, noise, real-time work, voice and site-specific sound. This issue includes Zeynep...

"The whole world of modeling is open to you in a way it never has been before," says veteran fashion model Christie Gabriel at the beginning of this book. "But to succeed, you need knowledge it takes years in the industry to gain." Gabriel...

Canada's recent sesquicentennial celebrations were the latest in a long, steady progression of Canadian cultural memory projects. Unbecoming Nationalism investigates the power of commemorative performances in the production of nationalist narratives. Using "unbecoming" as a theoretical framework to unsettle or decolonize nationalist narratives, Helene...

What does it mean to be documented or undocumented? How do these terms work across borders and boundaries, languages and nations? These are the questions fueling the experimental artwork-in-a-box, Documentado/Undocumented, a book art piece that explores the intersection of printmaking, typography, performance, video, sound...

In Mapping Memory, Kaitlin M. Murphy investigates the use of memory as a means of contemporary sociopolitical intervention. Mapping Memory focuses specifically on visual case studies, including documentary film, photography, performance, new media, and physical places of memory, from sites ranging from the Southern...

The 1960s was a time of incredible freedom and exploration in the art world, particularly in New York City, which witnessed the explosion of New Music, Happenings, Fluxus, New Dance, pop art, and minimalist art. Also notable during this period, although often overlooked, is...

This book examines the act of medieval re-creation as performance by focusing on the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA). It describes the group's activities and investigates its place in popular culture, looking at the SCA not so much as a historical society but as...

Western fans today may not recognize the name Ernest Haycox (1899-1950), but they know his work. John Ford turned one of his stories into the iconic film Stagecoach, and the whole Western literary genre still follows conventions that Haycox deftly mastered and reshaped. In...