Performing Arts - General

"I'm not a working musician," the legendary Canadian jazz guitarist Sonny Greenwich once declared. "When I decide to play, I play to awake people spiritually. That's the only reason."For that, and for his stirring, distinctively linear style, he was hailed in 1970 as "the...

"Beautifully written . . . A celebration of girls and athletics." The national bestselling sports classic from a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist (USA Today). Expanded and updated with a new epilogue, Madeleine Blais' book tells the story of a season in the life of the...

This erudite volume examines the moral universe of the hit Netflix show Black Mirror. It brings together scholars in media studies, cultural studies, anthropology, literature, philosophy, psychology, theatre and game studies to analyse the significance and reverberations of Charlie Brooker's dystopian universe with our...

Vampire films have not only enthralled and terrified audiences for decades, they also represent one of the oldest subgenres within the world of horror. A subgenre that exhibits a rich tapestry of depth and history like no other, and a creature that has managed...

This book will give you a insight into a live casino betting formula I use which is simplified with out having to read books which contain 500 pagers or more . as soon as you read this betting pattern you will fully understand it...

A wildly popular form of mass media and live entertainment, professional wrestling makes a spectacle of violent acts. With its long history of working contemporary events into storylines and commenting upon cultural and military conflicts, professional wrestling is also intrinsically political. Its performance--theatricalities, machinations...

This book is a comprehensive reference work for the domino game of '42'. -Want to learn the basic game of 42? Start on page 15. -Variations? They start on page 29. -After learning the basic rules and Variations, then tackle the meat - Strategy!...

For decades, millions of music fans have gathered every summer in parks and fields to hear their favorite bands at festivals such as Lollapalooza, Coachella, and Glastonbury. How did these and countless other festivals across the globe evolve into glamorous pop culture events, and...

A step-by-step manual about hand shadows, with 100+ illustrations. You will learn how to exactly position your hand, how to set up a successful show, and more. Mario Raso is a skilled conjurer and has been performing hand shadows shows for years.Author: Yuna Matilda...

An original unproduced screenplay by Cecil A. Ince. In Rural Brookline County all the family secrets come out of the closet. Jason Younger learns the darkest secrets that his family has kept from him all his life.Author: Cecil Ince InceISBN-10: 0359932339ISBN-13: 9780359932337Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

The aesthetics of imperfectionemphasises spontaneity, disruption, process and energy over formal perfection and is often ignored by many commentators or seen only in improvisation. This comprehensive collection is the first time imperfection has been explored across all kinds of musical performance, whether improvisation or...

Based on over a decade of fieldwork conducted with urban Roma, Staging Citizenship offers a powerful new perspective on one of the European Union's most marginal and disenfranchised communities. Focusing on "performance" broadly conceived, it follows members of a squatter's settlement in Transylvania as...

Madonna Iconic Portrait coloring book Sir Michael Huhn. 50 iconic madonna portrait repeat same templates featured on cover.. including 50 blank bonus pages to create and inspire your creativetyAuthor: Michael HuhnISBN-10: 1714283917ISBN-13: 9781714283910Publisher: BlurbLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2020Pages: 126Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.27d

Dai Vernon's Cone and the Ball routine have become an object of veneration: everyone knows what it is, everyone loves it but very few people do it. In this book, you will find new approaches to effects, sleights, techniques, theories, and subtleties that were...

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...