{"product_id":"stage-presence-jane-goodall-9780415395946","title":"Stage Presence","description":"\u003cp\u003eFocusing on examples of live performance in drama, dance, opera and light entertainment, Jane Goodall explores a characteristic as compelling and enigmatic as the performers who demonstrate it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mysterious quality of 'presence' in a performer has strong resonances with the uncanny. It is associated with primal, animal qualities in human individuals, but also has connotations of divinity and the supernatural, relating to figures of evil as well as heroism. \u003cem\u003eStage Presence\u003c\/em\u003e traces these themes through theatrical history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating study also explores the blend of science and spirituality that accompanies the appreciation of human power. Performers display a magnetism of their audiences; they electrify them, exhibit mesmeric command, and develop chemistry in their communication. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCase studies include: Josephine Baker, Sarah Bernhardt, Thomas Betterton, David Bowie, Maria Callas, Bob Dylan, David Garrick, Barry Humphries, Henry Irving, Vaslav Nijinsky and Paul Robeson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane Goodall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415395941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415395946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Jane Goodall","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136081801471,"sku":"9780415395946","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7dc3684b-83b6-49ba-8f9c-fe89e843429e.jpg?v=1770160390","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stage-presence-jane-goodall-9780415395946","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}