Performing Arts Books

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...

The plays of Shakespeare's contemporaries are increasingly popular thanks to a spate of recent stage and screen productions and to courses that set Shakespeare's plays in context. This Reader's Guide introduces students to the criticism and debates that are specific to the drama of...

A picture book for magical yet imperfect children everywhere, written by debut author Ashley Franklin and perfect for fans of such titles as Matthew A. Cherry's Hair Love, Grace Byers's I Am Enough, and Lupita Nyong'o's Sulwe.Tameika is a girl who belongs on the...

One of the most successful, most iconic, most influential musicals of all time is so much cooler than you think it is! Most people underestimate the intelligence and authenticity of Grease, even those who love the show. So it's time to set the record...

FAMILY MATTERS is a generations long reckoning with family myth, loss and transformation from the end of the Civil War into the 1970s, showing how family suffering metamorphosized into comedy on an abiding public, cultural scale in the original The Addams Familytelevision series of...

A coping project that turned into a passion. Shitty Haiku is a poetic journey during the pandemic years of 2019-2021. Some serious, some funny, but all authentic and unfiltered from the moments in time.Author: Dan MickleISBN-10: 8210582011ISBN-13: 9798210582010Publisher: BlurbLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/10/2022Pages: 112Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize:...

This is the first full-length monograph on the history of Dutch mime. Dutch mime is a vibrant and innovatory branch of contemporary theatre which evolved in the margins of the theatre establishment from the early 1960s, leaving far behind its origins in literal pantomime....

This visually stunning homage to the most distinctive male dancer of his generation combines photography and personal essays to explore every facet of Ed Watson's achievements both on stage and off. By the time of his retirement in 2021 Ed Watson had become the...

The book shows the connections between Japanese historical avant-garde movements and new Japanese experimental films. The author provides insight into the development of Japanese avant-garde visual culture and experimental aesthetics, also featuring the expanded cinema after 2000.Author: Miroslaw Kocur, Agnieszka KiejziewiczISBN-10: 363179813XISBN-13: 9783631798133Publisher: Peter...

This book examines men, masculinities and sexualities in Western theatrical dance, offering insights into the processes, actions and interactions that occur in dance institutions around gender-transgressive acts, and the factors that set limits to transgression. This text uses interview and observation data to analyze...

There is much to see at the ballpark, and it all matters because it's all matter. In this fast-paced rhyming story, baseball and science fans alike will be delighted to see all the solids, liquids and gases that make game day extra special. As...

A heartwarming story of gratitude. A reminder to enjoy the journey. Travel to a mysterious island alongside Frankie to make a wish on a magic feather. The path to the hidden feather will only be revealed through patience, wits, and joy. But time is...

Enjoy your night in with these movies that tell queer stories. Have you noticed something about every "100 Greatest Movies Ever Made" list? The people in those movies . . . they're almost all straight, white men. With so much incredible cinema to choose...

"The future of theatre will belong to the maverick minds who possess the skills to mix things up and who have enough tools in their box to trick the game."This is a practical, grassroots, self-empowerment book for theatremakers. It's for anybody who wants to...

A passionate, illuminating exploration of Shakespeare's greatest plays and characters, by the director of acclaimed theatre company Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory.Combining close textual analysis with practical insights based on his extensive experience of directing Shakespeare's plays, Andrew Hilton delves into a fascinating range...

A revised and updated edition of Bella Merlin's essential guide to Stanislavsky.The Complete Stanislavsky Toolkit collects together for the first time the terms and ideas developed by Stanislavsky throughout his career.It is organised into three sections: Actor-Training, Rehearsal Processes and Performance Practices. Key terms...

The story Charles Dickens might have written after drinking too much gin...Follow half-orphan Pip Bin's remarkable adventures with sisters Pippa and Poppy and best friend Harry Biscuit, as they attempt to escape the scheming clutches of Mr Gently Benevolent and defeat the irrepressible Hardthrasher...

The Production of King Oedipus is a masterful behind-the-scenes account of the production of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex at the Festival Theatre Stratford, Ontario, in 1954. Written by the theatre's Artistic Director, Tyrone Guthrie, and the theatre's designer, Tanya Moiseiwitsch, this longform essay offers remarkable...

Melodrama, biography, cold war thriller, drug memoir, essay in fragments, mystery - Fassbinder Thousands of Mirrors is cult critic Ian Penman's long awaited first original book, a kaleidoscopic study of the late West German film maker Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945-1982). Written quickly under a...

This book includes 35 thematic horror movie lists and several bonus ones provided by horror personalities, each suggesting 31 recommended dark features; one for each day of October.The closer you get to Halloween, the better the movies get. Roll a six-sided die twice for...