Performing Arts - General

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Ernest LindgrenISBN-10: 1447442393ISBN-13: 9781447442394Publisher: Spalding...

What this book is about is no more important than knowing what an apple is about. What is important is what you experience, when you bite into an apple. What you, the reader, will experience, when you sink your teeth into what is in...

Newly revised (2017) edition of a book first published in 2004, WHEELS OUT OF GEAR is a vibrant exploration of the 2-Tone, Mod and Oi! movements of the late 1970s and early '80s, set against the turbulent backdrop of Thatcher's Britain. To a soundtrack...

Focusing on freedom of speech, the book deals with the perennial problem of how a small country should react in the face of pressure threatening its sovereignty. Should it give way or resist? The author describes in detail how the Soviet Union operated both...

This interdisciplinary study analyzes the ways in which signs of masculinity have been performed across a wide variety of contexts and genres - including literature, classical ballet, sports, rock music, films and computer games - from the early nineteenth century to the present day.Author:...

The Stones is based on a true story of two boys charged with manslaughter after throwing rocks from a freeway overpass and killing a motorist. This internationally renowned play was created in 1996 and has been produced world-wide including at: the National Theatre (London);...

Performance on the Edge takes the reader on a journey across geographical borders and conceptual boundaries in order to map out the new territory of contemporary theatre, dance, media arts and activism. Working across social, cultural and political fault lines, the book explores performance...

Professional wrestling revels in its exaggeration of masculinity. This hyper-masculinity is evident in the physical appearance of wrestlers, the sexuality-charged and violent moves used in and out of the ring, the role assigned to women and the extensive use of weapons such as chains,...

In this book, The Music Gods are Real: Volume 3 - The Winter Tour, I travel on a short trip of just a few months further down the road on my spiritual path. The Music Gods guide me to a Post Malone concert with...

A systematic examination of the relationship between post-Marxist discourse theory and media studies. This volume interrogates discourse theory - as read via the work of Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe - through an engagement with major approaches to critical media politics and a range...

Actor Tom Tyler is perhaps yet another performer from the 1920s-1950s who may only be remembered for his work in westerns and serials, but Tyler was different from many of his peers by looking to expand his acting opportunities and successfully becoming a character...

Shakespeare Discoveries III offers textual analysis of The Two Gentlemen of Verona interlaced with a complete and perfectly transcribed edition of the first printing of the play in the 1623 Shakespeare Catalogue. The commentary elucidates difficult and at times mysterious passages, shows where the...

Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About K-Pop, All in One PlaceWhether you're a seasoned fan or just curious about the hype, this guide opens the door to the vibrant world of K-pop, offering insights for both longtime fans and total newcomers.It answers the...

Mastering ones Creativity, Observation, and Spontaneity is a gift for everyone of all ages and abilities! (And the timing that comes along naturally with it!) Playing theater and improv games isn't just for the thespian; no, no!! Theater and improv games have been kept...

They say that everybody has two professions: whatever they do for a living, plus being a film critic. For sixty years, Leonard Maltin has happily combined both. Starting when he was 13, Maltin turned a childhood love of movies into a career as a...

Welcome, foolish mortals, to spooky Halloween stories about all things Disney! Step into the dead center of the book to learn about the ghosts, devils, witches and other nightmare creatures that haunted the magical worlds of Disney to give us all moments of humor...

In their previous book, Economies of Collaboration in Performance, Savage and Symonds explored the economy as a metaphor for understanding collaborative practices in the arts. This book, Ecologies of Community in Performance, continues to explore arts practices, focusing on communities and turning to the...

In a gathering of griot traditions fusing storytelling, cultural history, and social and literary criticism, Put Your Hands on Your Hips and Act Like a Woman "re-members" and represents how women of the African diaspora have drawn on ancient traditions to record memory, history,...

This book brings together thirteen timely essays from across the globe that consider a range of 'mediated youth cultures', covering topics such as the phenomenon of dance imitations on YouTube, the circulation of zines online, the resurgence of roller derby on the social web,...

Through explorations of six cases taken from various Latino ethnic groups, this book advances our understanding about meanings of Latino manhood and masculinities. The studies range from theatre and literature to men's activism and sports, showing how masculinities are embodied and performed.Author: J. RudolphISBN-10:...

This text explores how Afro-Brazilians define their Africanness through Candomblé and Quilombo models, and construct paradigms of blackness with influences from US-based perspectives, through the vectors of public rituals, carnival, drama, poetry, and hip hop.Author: C. SterlingISBN-10: 1137009993ISBN-13: 9781137009999Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/06/2012Pages: 260Format:...

Every day, in some part of the world, an Arthur Miller play is performed.In the nearly 60 years since its first production, the Pulitzer Prizewinning Death of a Salesman has been become a classic, a staple of school anthologies of American literature and of...

This book contends that Shakespeare's so-called "problem plays" can be viewed as experiments in the Mannerist style. The plays reappraised here are Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Troilus and Cressida, All's Well That Ends Well and Measure for Measure. Maquerlot reveals intriguing analogies between Shakespeare's plays...

An enjoyable and fun read about many of the worlds Christmas traditions and the history behind each one.A great stocking filler for the wole family. An entertaining book for the whole family during the festive season.Author: Jacquelyn NicholsonISBN-10: 0464650895ISBN-13: 9780464650898Publisher: BlurbLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/02/2019Pages: 48Format:...

Focusing on freedom of speech, the book deals with the perennial problem of how a small country should react in the face of pressure threatening its sovereignty. Should it give way or resist? The author describes in detail how the Soviet Union operated both...

This study examines the historical relationship between tragicomedy in the modernist theatre and the performative culture of Western consumer societies. While discussing a wide range of playwrights, it focusses specifically on the work of Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter and Sam Shepard. Their plays, it...

This interdisciplinary study analyzes the ways in which signs of masculinity have been performed across a wide variety of contexts and genres - including literature, classical ballet, sports, rock music, films and computer games - from the early nineteenth century to the present day.Author:...

An international collection of papers focused on media, culture and society in postcommunist Russia. Contributors deploy a wealth of primary data in examining the kinds of issues that are central to our understanding of the kind of system that has been established in the...

This collection of original ethnographically based research from five continents, provides insights into the dynamics of stability and change in our globalizing world. The chapters comprising Live Experiences of Public Consumption give a vivid account of how cultural and economic value intertwine at face-to-face...

Exploring the ways in which the GDR has been remembered since its demise in 1989/90, this volume asks how memory of the former state continues to shape contemporary Germany. Its contributors offer multiple perspectives on the GDR and offer new insights into the complex...

This edited collection examines the changing faces of political communication in contemporary democracy. Based on comparative investigations of recent trends in the Netherlands and Great Britain, the essays provide fresh insights and new empirical evidence into the public representation of media-centred politics.Author: K. BrantsISBN-10:...

The first substantial interdisciplinary, cross-genre critique of Margaret Thatcher and her cultural 'afterlife', exploring Thatcher's legacy across a range of areas including public policy, broadcast media, film, poetry, architectural design, political cartoons and literature.Author: L. Hadley,Elizabeth HoISBN-10: 0230233317ISBN-13: 9780230233317Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/16/2010Pages: 250Format:...

Petros Iosifidis addresses an increasingly prominent subject area in the field of media and communications, and one that has attracted increased attention in areas such as sociology, economics, political science and law: global media policy and regulation. Specifically, he considers the wider social, political,...

This book discusses literature, theory and history in close relation. Its main focus is on comparative literature and history, culture, poetics, rhetoric, theatricality, genre and gender, and balances close reading with theory and historical context.Author: J. HartISBN-10: 0230113397ISBN-13: 9780230113398Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/05/2011Pages: 265Format:...

Mediating Madness examines how mediations of madness emerge, disappear and interleave, only to re-emerge at unexpected moments. Drawing on social and cultural histories of madness, history of art, and popular journalism, the book offers a unique interdisciplinary understanding of historical and contemporary media representations...

Mister Everywhere is a vivid, globe-spanning portrait of Pierre Rissient-talent scout, filmmaker, producer, cinephile nonpareil-told in his own words. In these conversations with Le Monde critic Samuel Blumenfeld, Rissient reflects on a life lived entirely for cinema: from his days with the Mac-Mahon group...

Author: Amy RigbyISBN-13: 9798999820709Publisher: Southern DomesticLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/23/2025Pages: 280Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d

Author: Lynn AliyaISBN-13: 9798991043595Publisher: 86 Barrow StreetLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/22/2025Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.10lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.07d

Author: Bill AmatneekISBN-10: 1928578349ISBN-13: 9781928578345Publisher: Vineyards PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/19/2024Pages: 260Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.41lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d

Author: Phillip HarringtonISBN-10: 1915975247ISBN-13: 9781915975249Publisher: New Haven Publishing LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2025Pages: 258Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d

The major difference between someone who stands on a stage for the millionth time versus the first time is that of an artist who performs with the knowledge of what's behind the curtain. Becoming a Fearless Young Artist is your essential roadmap to thriving...

They say that everybody has two professions: whatever they do for a living, plus being a film critic. For sixty years, Leonard Maltin has happily combined both. Starting when he was 13, Maltin turned a childhood love of movies into a career as a...

Your Voice is Unmistakable - The World Needs to Hear ItAre you ready to turn your passion for voice acting into a thriving career? The Modern Voice Over Career Owner's Manual is the ultimate guide for anyone who dreams of mastering the art and...

21 beautiful Spanish Renaissance vihuela solos arranged for guitar, featuring music by Esteban Daza, Miguel de Fuenllana, Luis de Milán, Alonso Mudarra, Luis de Narváez, Diego Pisador and Enríquez de Valderrábano.Author: Mark PhillipsISBN-13: 9798302069979Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/04/2024Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w...

Performances dealing with histories of violence and trauma in contemporary societiesIn this book, scholars and artists from different fields such as Performance Studies, Cultural and Visual Studies, Psychology and Performance Art address how performances and performance practices engage with histories of violence and trauma...

This book takes a fresh look at media and communications policy and provides a comprehensive account of issues that are central to the study of the field. It moves beyond the "specifics" of regulation, by examining policy areas that have proved to be of...

THE BEST WHISKY TASTING BOOK, TO TAKE NOTE OF EVERY SCOTCH, WHISKY, BOURBON YOU MAY HAVE TASTE ! REMOVE THE JACKET OF THE BOOK TO REVEAL NICER FINISH: )Author: Malt &. GrainISBN-10: 1387523678ISBN-13: 9781387523672Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/17/2018Pages: 202Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x...

Join Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and a host of memorable characters in a staged reading of the Hound of the Baskervilles. Originally performed at the historic Glensheen Mansion in Duluth, MN, this Living Literature production premiered in April and May of 2014. This Director's...

Two short one act plays by Robert Goodier published to compliment the five current full length stage plays that are currently available.Author: Robert GoodierISBN-10: 1291581650ISBN-13: 9781291581652Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/04/2013Pages: 68Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.14d

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...