Performing Arts - General

The keeper of men's confidences for over a decade, Mistress Candice has been privy to the most secret of sexual fantasies. Her background, first as a stripper, then as a web cam girl, a phone sex operator, a dominatrix and finally as an erotic...

A complete index to all the films reviewed in all 24 of the "Hollywood Classics" movie books, this massive final volume not only devotes 120 pages to the title index but also contains 212 pages of exhaustive details and comments on an additional 80...

Over 1,200 DVDs in the mystery, suspense and film noir categories were examined and rated for this illustrated guide. The book is divided into two main sections. In the first, 218 movies are given the glamour treatment with comprehensive details of players and crews,...

Dr. McAlindon argues that there were two models of nature in Renaissance culture, one hierarchical, in which everything has an appointed place, the other contrarious, showing nature as a tense system of interacting opposites, liable to sudden collapse. This latter model applies to the...

The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems. Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical, stage and screen interpretations. This second...

Plays Six includes some of the most acclaimed work of Edward Bond, one of Britain's greatest living contemporary dramatists, who is widely studied by schools and colleges. The collection includes a commentary by the author. The collection includes The War Plays and Choruses from...

"Hospitality Suite" is the internationally renowned stage play about three men who work for an industrial-lubricants firm promoting their wares at a convention hospitality suite in Wichita, Kansas. PHIL is an aging account manager who has recently begun to question his life and work....

Hi, I'm Brandon Lowe, and I'm a loser. But I didn't need to tell you that. You could already tell by the extremely punchable look on my face on the front cover. In this book, I will tell some of the most cringe worthy...

I?ve Got Four Ears to Hear You is the only available dedicated guide to collecting and valuing the 750+ quadraphonic Rock, Soul, R&B, Funk, Kraut Rock, Folk And Jazz-Rock albums released worldwide during the 1970s. From Absolute Elsewhere and Aerosmith to Frank Zappa and...

The biggest Black Ops mission in history goes down in the South China Sea, after a high security Nuclear Facility in Kazakhstan is breached and all the Guards and Personnel are either taken out or taken hostage ... Commander Shurik'en and his Black Ops...

Stars Illustrated Magazine]. December. 2018. International Edition. Publishers/Editeur: Maximillien de Lafayette], Stars Illustrated Magazine] Printed on glossy heavy stock paper in full colors. Deputy Editor-in-Chief: Marjorie Lerner. City Manager: Anna Cordoba. COVER STORY: Linda Ann Warren. Accordionists of the year: Elodie Soulard. Richard Galliano....

In this classic biography of composer Giuseppe Verdi, Frank Walker reveals Verdi the man through his connections with the individuals who knew him best. "Walker focuses on some of the more significant people in Verdi's life and carefully scrutinizes his relationships with them. His...

The 2019 Edition of the Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest is the 12th edition of this book and as usual it is packed with statistical details of every Contest since 1956 along with plenty of analysis, over 348 pages, our...

The 2018 Edition of the Complete & Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest is the 11th edition of this book and as usual it's packed with statistical details of every Contest since 1956 along with plenty of new analysis, over 337 pages, our...

Harmony, Heinrich Schenker's first published work, originally appeared in German in 1906 as "New Musical Theories and Phantasies, by an Artist." Its unusual title indicates what was to be the rationale of Schenker's lifework, that artistic problems call for artistic solutions. Schenker's dedication to...

Gestures of Music Theater: The Performativity of Song and Dance offers new, cutting-edge essays focusing on song and dance as performative gestures that not only entertain but also act on audiences and performers. The chapters range across musical theater, opera, theater, and other artistic...

Over the centuries, the piano trio has gained a repertoire of exceptional size and richness; works written for this genre include some of the greatest of all chamber works. The first study devoted solely to the piano trio, this book reviews the development of...

Rock bands have been an important part of Liverpool's culture and identity since the 1950s, and a 1980 survey discovered the existence of over 1,000 bands in the city. This book delineates and discusses rock culture in Liverpool as a way or style of...

A search for a grammar of music with the aid of generative linguistics.This work, which has become a classic in music theory since its original publication in 1983, models music understanding from the perspective of cognitive science.The point of departure is a search for...

A compilation of all 29 issues of The Leedy Drum Topics published from 1923 to 1941 by the Leedy drum company. This was a company newsletter for Leedy dealers and percussionists which included new product news, playing tips, local and nationally known Leedy product...

This is a short, quick, and easy read.Most of these anecdotes are probably just OK (humor is hard!), but there should be at least one or two that you will want to tell your friends.Anecdotes are retold in my own words to avoid plagiarism.Most...

Five short plays for five actors, connected by a turn of phrase, that together make up an evening of theatre: Premorial - a sculptor faces a challenging commission New York Artist - How to make a difference in your field About the Dress -...

Maya Dunietz: Root of Two is a 144-page catalogue that accompanies an exhibition of the same title, on view at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in 2022. Co-published by the Bemis Center and X Artists' Books and designed by Omnivore, this catalogue traverses...

Insured Beyond the Grave: Published Essays, Interviews & Dispatches Volume One contains a curated selection of James Calemine's articles that have been published in various periodicals, magazines and online publications. Calemine's essays and interviews shine a light on and seek out real cultural purveyors,...

This Palgrave Pivot argues for the significance of allegory in Enlightenment writing. While eighteenth-century allegory has often been dismissed as an inadequate form, both in its time and in later scholarship, this short book reveals how Enlightenment writers adapted allegory to the cultural changes...

Six years after its last major update, "Encyclopedia Madonnica" is back, filled with everything you ever wanted to ASK about Madonna - but were afraid to KNOW. Arranged from A to Z, the book includes information on Madonna's life and her brilliant career of...

Anything But Dull: The Life and Art of Jeff Nuttall reveals the life lived and the art created by a visionary polymath whose generosity of spirit defined his character. From childhood traumas to revolutionary acts, throughtriumphs, defeats and resurrections Jeff Nuttall's story is told...

It's no secret that the hustle and bustle of the industry can often derail one's ambitious goals and have you on a path of insecurity. This is why The Talent Connect created The Pocket Book of Quotes: An Actor's Guide To Motivation. The goal...

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,...

Take a journey into Fort Worth, Texas and discover the natural history and biodiversity of this beautiful city.Author: Jonathan ScottISBN-10: 1304707733ISBN-13: 9781304707734Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/11/2013Pages: 86Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.22d

After a confrontational Graduation Day, I decided to run away with a Show Business Circus. Went to Greenwich Village and started bussing bars between 2am and 6am while doing Open Mic Nites at the coffee-houses all over The Village. Within a couple of months,...

In "The Power of Persuasion: Mastering the Art of Influence," Author Rae A. Stonehouse delves into the daily act of persuasion and how it affects our lives. From childhood negotiations for an extra dessert to convincing our boss to take a chance on our...

Why Britain Rocked: How Rock Became Roll and Took Over the World challenges the origins of 'Beatlemania' by travelling deep into history to trace the events that led to Britain's twentieth century musical explosion. With rigorous in-depth research, new discoveries and original insights Why...

"Few people might seem more prone to exploitation than Indians performing in Wild West shows. But by illuminating the continuing dance between objectification and agency, loss and resilience, and cultural destruction and cultural rebirth, this carefully researched, eye-opening book explains the long history of...

1970 No internet, computers or mobile phones. 'Groovin With Mr Bloe' tops the charts. Accommodation focuses sharply on both the random nature of death and the comic shift of power and opportunity it brings to the inhabitants of a shabby London rooming house. Triggered...

In Inside Urban Ballroom Dancing, I take the reader on a short tour of the history of ballroom dancing, how it came to be like much of dance, pop, and jazz music; a unique part of the Black experience. I Then detail some of...

Unfaithful: The History of the Adultery Film provides an in-depth examination of the adultery film. The book offers insights into the reasons that this film genre has always fascinated and provoked audiences. The adultery film explores the dilemmas of human nature, the complexities of...

The Whole Story is an attempt to capture trauma and the changes in our thought patterns as a result. After years of complex trauma one can feel like they are drowning in unrelenting crises. This can lead to an extremely abusive relationship. The Whole...

Peter Funt takes an entertaining and probing look at how comedic impressions of U.S. presidents evolved from Kennedy to Biden-and their impact on real-life politics. Beginning with Vaughn Meader's record album "The First Family" in 1962, the genre has grown during a dozen administrations....

.Coming at a time when scarce attention is being paid to new sources for a political impulse in the West, Performance as Political Act seeks to re-embody the political subject, arguing that when the mind has been dominated by mass communications as in Western...

Why is it that some films are called epics? Audiences know that such films will be large-scale, spectacular productions, but does the term have deeper cultural significance? In antiquity, epic was a prestigious genre whose stories ranged from the Trojan War to the founding...

In Queer Opera, Andrew Sutherland argues that operas often reflect characteristics of the society and epistime in which they are written but that they also do much more than that; operas have agency. LGBTQ+ social, cultural, and political issues have become an increasingly defining...

The A to Z of Effective Communication is aimed at anyone who wants to make the most out of communication from everyday conversations to the pitch of their life. This pocket sized, charmingly illustrated book is packed with 26 hints and tips to help...

Agamemnon's sacrifice of his daughter in order to ensure the good fortune of his forces in the Trojan War is, despite its heroic background, in many respects a domestic tragedy. Plays for Performance Series.Author: EuripidesISBN-10: 1566631114ISBN-13: 9781566631112Publisher: Ivan R. Dee PublisherLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/1997Pages: 69Format:...

The Castaways band is one of the greatest, longest-lasting Beach Music and Top 40 party bands in Carolinas history. Countless musicians got that start, or were launched from the Castaways to careers with other great bands. This book celebrates them all from the beginning...

Frankie Sinatra's Songs Collection + + + Introduction: Frankie, the song is you I hear music and when I look at you, the beautiful theme of every dream I ever knew. Down deep in my heart, I hear it play. I feel it start...

The first narrative analysis of mid-twentieth century British spy thrillers demonstrating their critiques of political responses to the dangers of Fascism, Nazism, and Communism.Author: Phyllis LassnerISBN-10: 147443147XISBN-13: 9781474431477Publisher: Edinburgh University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/22/2018Pages: 272Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.60d

Looking for a panto script? This bumper collection contains full length, tried and tested scripts for the top 5 most popular pantomimes of the last ten years. Channel 4 comedy writer Brian Luff's versions of Aladdin, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Jack & the Beanstalk and...

The first issue of Piccadilly Publishing's new western-themed magazine, HEAD WEST contains something for all lovers of the genre Edited by Ben Bridges, there are interviews by David Whitehead, a feature on creating Piccadilly Publishing covers by artist supreme Tony Masero, a personal take...

The Oxford Handbook of Sound and Image in Digital Media surveys the contemporary landscape of audiovisual media. Contributors to the volume look not only to changes brought by digital innovations, but to the complex social and technological past that informs, and is transformed by,...