Performing Arts - General

1. Introduction: "Asia" and Asian Cinema, Aaron Han Joon Magnan-Park, Gina Marchetti, and Tan See-Kam.- Section I: Defining Asian Cinema in the 21st Century.- 2. The Desire for a Continental Poly-Asian Cinema Movement, Aaron Han Joon Magnan-Park.- 3. Cinema and Development: Towards an Ideological...

Learn to draw trick cartoons to entertain groups of people of all ages at banquets, dinners, community or church socials, and other events. Includes dozens of turnover drawings, progressive cartoons, and fun doodles. Captions suggest story lines.Author: Ted L. BarnesISBN-10: 1794812628ISBN-13: 9781794812628Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

On May 1, 2018, Eric Clopper premiered his one-man play 'Sex & Circumcision: An American Love Story' at Harvard University. This book contains the entire transcript of the play, annotated with additional lines and pictures throughout. In the book-version of Clopper's performance, he takes...

Drawing upon a unique and untapped reservoir of newspapers, magazines, novels, government documents, photographs and illustrations, this book traces the origin, pinnacle, and ultimate demise of a commercial dance industry in Shanghai between the end of the First World War and the early years...

In 450 A.D. Ireland, the Druid CHIEF DUBTACH of Leinster simultaneously fathered a son [BACENE] by his wife, CONDLA, and a daughter [BRIGID] by his bondmaid BROCESA. Condla insisted that the pregnant Brocessa be sold and sent away to Connacht. Irish law demanded that...

Bob Dylan's big- and small-screen career has been laced with images that complement the music and lyrics he has shared with the world for over half a century. "Nothing to Turn Off" is a study of those moving pictures, indelibly stamped with trademark Dylan...

Musical theatre is an international form, not just an American one. It can take root anywhere. Few people would realise that such hit standards as "The Glow Worm", "Brazil", "Mack the Knife", "I Will Wait for You" and "El Condor Pasa" came from foreign...

Books series dealing with the horror genre, especially in movies, television, and toys. Contains many rare and unusual photographs and a horror celebrity interview or two.Author: John Skerchock, Forest AckermanISBN-10: 1695190424ISBN-13: 9781695190429Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/23/2019Pages: 76Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.37lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.99w x 0.16d

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 will help all art lovers to know more about the Theatrical space through the motion of dance and its compositions. To investigate this connection between dance and place, it is imperative to understand the mythical origins of architecture and temple dance. The...

Though arguably the last of the "true" Wagnerians, Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson (1918-2005) was by no means limited to Wagner in her repertoire. Her roles as Isolde, Br nnhilde, Salome, Elektra, Dyer's Wife and Turandot were often collectively referred to as the "Nilsson repertoire."...

This book focuses on the principles and applications of the Alexander Technique and how they can be used to influence and affect the teaching of voice. Maria Weiss, a certified Alexander teacher and singer herself, gives background knowledge about the Alexander Technique, compares the...

Explores how performance can become a part of research and pedagogyDraws on personal experiences to demonstrate the use of performance studies in the classroomHighlights the effect of embodied interaction in the classroom setting and how this can be developed furtherAuthor: Julie-Ann ScottISBN-10: 331963660XISBN-13: 9783319636603Publisher:...

Examines the connections between musical modernism and German cinema from the Autorenfilm movement (1913-14) through the dawn of the recorded sound film (1932-33)Analyses a corpus of original compositions, films, and aesthetic writingsDocuments how modernist composers from the Austro-German area approached film music composition and...

Informative, entertaining and upbeat, this book continues Grazier and Cass's exploration of how technology, science, and scientists are portrayed in Hollywood productions. Both big and small-screen productions are featured and their science content illuminated-first by the authors and subsequently by a range of experts...

This book explores the concept of audience engagement from a number of complementary perspectives, including cultural value, arts marketing, co-creation and digital engagement. It offers a critical review of the existing literature on audience research and engagement, and provides an overview of established and...

One of the best cups and balls magician to ever live, Senor Mardo. He shares his knowledge of one of the most well know magic tricks on the planet There is a life time of information in this 45 page booklet Tips on Patter,...

Mastering and entertaining with stage hypnosis from veteran stage hypnotist Jesse Lewis, explores all parts of stage hypnosis from the pre-talk to the end of the show. With exercises built into the book to make your stage hypnosis more entertaining and valuable.Author: Jesse LewisISBN-10:...

It's England, early 1972. A weary nation engulfed by strikes, power cuts and endless economic crisis. The Beatles are gone, the Swinging 60s are a distant memory and the music scene is moribund. But help is on its way - far out in space,...

Alfred de Musset - NO TRIFLING WITH LOVE A Comedy in Three Acts Alfred de Musset (1810-1857) was a French dramatist and poet, regarded as one of the first Romantic writers. He was also a prolific novelist of the romantic period and wrote some...

Moving Meditation: The Alexander Technique for Performing Arts Students...and the Rest of Us explores the intersection of creativity and the mind-body relationship through the Alexander Technique, an educational method by which individuals can increase creative thinking, live with greater levels of consciousness, and decrease...

Deception and Pride-- Bassanio, a Venetian nobleman, wishes to woo the beautiful and wealthy Portia, but he is short on funds. So he turns to his friend Antonio, a wealthy merchant. Antonio agrees to help, but currently he is cash strapped as all of...

D. H. Lawrence, in full David Herbert Lawrence (1885.-1930.) is one of the most influential English writer of the 20th century. His diverse output included novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, paintings, translations, literary criticism and personal letters. In his work he...

The cat is out of the bag. Alexandra Powe Allred has written another fun- and fact-filled book in Potomac's Most Wanted(TM) series, Cats' Most Wanted(TM) The Top 10 Book of Mysterious Mousers, Talented Tabbies, and Feline Oddities. Allred provides fascinating details about the history...

First published for private circulation in Vienna in 1900, Arthur Schnitzler's famous play looks at the sexual morality and class ideology of his day through a series of sexual encounters between pairs of characters. When published publicly in 1903, it became an immediate best-seller,...

Shoulda/Coulda/Woulda gives us Trisha, Marcus and a glimpse into their genuine friendship. However, the pair is forced to test the purity of their dynamic in their most vulnerable of moments. Despite all the signs indicating an inevitable outcome in their relationship, S/C/W quickly reminds...

This is the second book in the Santa and the Business of Being Santa series, revised in a second edition in June 2017. These books are excellent for independent study as well as for use at the SATBOBS Santa Schools. This volume gives practical...

Offered here for the first time in English, The Aesthetic of Johann Sebastian Bach (L'Esth tique de Jean-S bastien Bach), by the celebrated scholar and organist Andr Pirro, was originally published in 1907. Considered a masterpiece by many, it supports a uniquely engaging analysis...

NOT THINKIN' ... JUST REMEMBERIN' Alamo Journal, William Chemerka: "John Farkis' Alamo Village is the ideal companion to Not Thinkin' ... Just Rememberin': The Making of John Wayne's The Alamo, the author's impressive and comprehensive work about the 1960 big-screen epic. Updated from its...

THE FIRST CLOSE CRITICAL TREATMENT OF THE ALBUM THAT SHOOK JAZZ WITH ITS ELECTRIC SOUND AND ROCK-INFLUENCED STYLE Listen to This stands out as the first book exclusively dedicated to Davis's watershed 1969 album, Bitches Brew. Victor Svorinich traces its incarnations and inspirations for...

Mark and Valerie Willman: 19th Wedding Anniversary, Kokee State Park trail, Kauai, Hawaii (Picture thanks to Mark Willman) A message from Val and Mark: We want to share with you our personal journey. This book's journal format chronicles emotional, physical, and spiritual drama associated...

Grace Russo Bullaro's timely and vibrant edition of essays about Roberto Benigni covers the bases of Benigni's foundations as a comedian, from his directing debut "You Upset Me", his brilliant comedy "Johnny Stecchino", the apex of his work as a comic actor in "The...

Providing an overview of the entire thriller genre, this book examines over 160 movies from classic Hollywood and British studios, including such essential film noir entries as "Murder, My Sweet", "The Dark Corner", "The Maltese Falcon" and "Afraid To Talk". Great cinema detectives are...

In 1955 Walt Disney presented the world's first theme park. Disneyland opened with just 18 rides and attractions. Today there are eleven Disney parks around the globe. Visitors can spend weeks at a time in these resorts, often staying in one of Disney's own...

This book examines and analyses the connections between gastronomy, tourism and the media. It argues that in the modern world, gastronomy is increasingly a major component and driver of tourism and that destinations are using their cuisines and food cultures in marketing to increase...

Extreme metal--one step beyond heavy metal--can appear bizarre or terrifying to the uninitiated. Extreme metal musicians have developed an often impenetrable sound that teeters on the edge of screaming, incomprehensible noise. Extreme metal circulates on the edge of mainstream culture within the confines of...

Placido Domingo, the greatest tenor of our time, is the subject of the first instalment of the Royal Opera House Heritage Series, which focuses on the special relationship he has enjoyed with the Company and with the Royal Opera House since his debut there...

Close Up is John Fraser's sometimes outrageous, often hilarious, and always rigorously honest account of an extraordinary life. It is a remarkably candid memoir, relating his affairs, friendships and working relationships with some of the biggest stars of the stage and screen. Rudolf Nureyev,...

This interdisciplinary anthology explores the complex relationships in an artist's life between fact and fiction, presentation and existence, and critique and creation, and examines the work that ultimately results from these tensions. Using a combination of critical and personal essays and interviews, MASKS presents...

Solfege Town is a remarkable new way to teach the familiar Solfege music syllables, do re mi fa so la ti, in the course of seven easy lessons.Author: Adam ColeISBN-10: 1601459785ISBN-13: 9781601459787Publisher: Booklocker.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/31/2009Pages: 70Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.15d

The reader, if he follows diligently the instructions that I will give him, will be able in a short time to astonish his numerous friends with his acquired knowledge. Of course, he cannot expect to be a Robert Houdin... in a week, a month,...

Over a thousand people visit the historic city every week, hiking through the ruins of Golconda fort, or gazing at the spectacular Chowmohalla palace. Enthusiastic tour guides deliver tales about the two famous courtesans of that era: Taramati and Premamati, little knowing that the...

Woodstock has often been called the coming of age of a generation, but that was a convenient spin. Woodstock was the opportunity that a half-million people took to show the world that they were of age, and quite capable of demonstrating that living in...

Woodstock has often been called the coming of age of a generation, but that was a convenient spin. Woodstock was the opportunity that a half-million people took to show the world that they were of age, and quite capable of demonstrating that living in...

Congratulations on owning a bit of history - a book of gems The card magician's precious effects Magic so exciting and incredible, the famous Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue labeled them SHOW STOPPERS Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue sifted through piles of material for...

TIME Magazine called Derek Dingle "...the greatest card manipulator..." But not because of the tricks or books that made him famous to magicians. When Derek Dingle performed for laymen, he relied on five classic effects-reworked with his trademark cleverness and executed with remarkable skill....

Now, one of the best books on coin and card magic is available in great perfect bound Seven chapters packed full of Bobo's magic This incredible volume features over 50 original illustrations and 100 pages, and magic by master magicians Paul Fox and JG...

A 1902 Illustrated Guide from the Great German Opera Singer Lilli LehmannAuthor: Richard Aldrich, LILLI LehmannISBN-10: 1542556252ISBN-13: 9781542556255Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/16/2017Pages: 134Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.29d

Be an ACE with Pace Professional effects for the stand-up restaurant worker by the KING of restaurant workers After his wildly successful book on the business of restaurant magic, Jim Pace now shares his favorite pet routines. This top notch material will make you...

The Miracle Makers, Some Boulevards to Enchantment, features illustrations by Ned Rutledge and Harry G. Franke, beautifully bound in our Master Magician Series. The author, J.G. Thompson, won the legendary IBM Gold Medal in 1955 with Presto, a trick right from the pages of...