Performing Arts Books

The police drama has been one of the longest running and most popular genres i... The police drama has been one of the longest running and most popular genres in American television. In TV Cops Jonathan Nichols-Pethick argues that perhaps more than any other genre the police series in all its manifestations-from Hill Street Blues... more

A useful practical handbook for local community groups youth theatres amateur ... A useful practical handbook for local community groups youth theatres amateur players universities and colleges students of Community Theatre/Theatre Studies and others wanting to stage a successful community play. Drawing on a wealth of personal... more

This book argues that local performance events offer a way to read the world a... This book argues that local performance events offer a way to read the world and an opportunity to remake that world helping to foster a global political consciousness. Surveying a wide array of theatre dance performance and visual art as well as... more

Few individuals have positioned their work more controversially or consequentl... Few individuals have positioned their work more controversially or consequently than Richard Schechner within the pivotal debates that define Performance Studies. The Rise of Performance Studies is the first collection of essays to critically... more

Theatre Sound includes a brief history of the use of sound in the theatre disc... Theatre Sound includes a brief history of the use of sound in the theatre discussions of musicals sound effects and the recording studio and even an introduction to the physics and math of sound design. A bibliography and online reference section... more

Dave Saunders spirited introduction to documentary covers its history cultural... Dave Saunders spirited introduction to documentary covers its history cultural context and development and the approaches controversies and functions pertaining to non-fiction filmmaking. Saunders examines the many methods by which documentary... more

With its sharp focus on stardom during the 1920s Idols of Modernity reveals st... With its sharp focus on stardom during the 1920s Idols of Modernity reveals strong connections and dissonances in matters of storytelling and performance that can be traced both backward and forward across Europe Asia and the United States from the... more

The post-classic era of American gangster films began in 1967 with the release... The post-classic era of American gangster films began in 1967 with the release of Bonnie and Clyde achieving a milestone five years later with the popular and highly influential The Godfather. This historical study explores the structure myths and... more

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Science Fiction explores the genre from 1895 to the present day drawing on exa... Science Fiction explores the genre from 1895 to the present day drawing on examples from over forty countries. It raises questions about the relationship between science fiction science and technology and examines the interrelationships between... more

On the hit A&E series Paranormal State Ryan Buell and his team of investigator... On the hit A&E series Paranormal State Ryan Buell and his team of investigators delve deep into the mysterious world of ghosts demonic disturbances and sixth-sense sightings that shadows our everyday reality. Now in this official companion book to... more

Examines the exchanges within and through feminist film culture to expand crit... Examines the exchanges within and through feminist film culture to expand critical horizons in film scholarship. Following in the footsteps of the filmmakers whose work it features--including Miranda July Janie Geiser Tracey Moffatt Sally Potter... more

What is globalization? What role is there for the theatre in a globalizing wor... What is globalization? What role is there for the theatre in a globalizing world? This original and provocative book explores the contribution that theatre has made to our slowly evolving consciousness of our world as a whole. Drawing on sources... more

A Queer Film Classic: a consideration of Chen Kaige s acclaimed 1992 film set ... A Queer Film Classic: a consideration of Chen Kaige s acclaimed 1992 film set in the mid-twentieth century about two male Peking opera stars and the woman who comes between them all set against the political turmoil of a China in transition. The... more

The Multi-Protagonist Film is an insightful and provocative introduction to th... The Multi-Protagonist Film is an insightful and provocative introduction to this important new genre. Explores the origins and history of one of the most exciting new developments in contemporary film worldwide Guides readers through the genre s... more

Explore dance outside the theater with the world s most innovative choreograph... Explore dance outside the theater with the world s most innovative choreographers Kloetzel and Pavlik have created a valuable resource documenting a wide range of site-specific dance events through a combination of interviews practitioners accounts... more

Award-winning choreographer shares insights and methods for making real art in... Award-winning choreographer shares insights and methods for making real art in the real world The unique career of choreographer Liz Lerman has taken her from theater stages to shipyards and from synagogues to science labs. In this wide-ranging... more

Based upon the successful Jeff Lindsay novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter Showtime s... Based upon the successful Jeff Lindsay novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter Showtime s and FX s Dexter continues to raise the bar on television drama as it chronicles the grisly exploits of a police blood spatter expert who moonlights as a serial killer (or... more

In 2007 Nathan Rabin set out to provide a revisionist look at the history of c... In 2007 Nathan Rabin set out to provide a revisionist look at the history of cinematic failure on a weekly basis. What began as a solitary ramble through the nooks and crannies of pop culture evolved into a way of life. My Year Of Flops collects... more

Considers representations of masculine identity and sexuality in popular film ... Considers representations of masculine identity and sexuality in popular film across the work of several American directors and genres. In Shadows of Doubt: Negotiations of Masculinity in American Genre Films Barry Keith Grant questions the idea... more