Performing Arts Books

Bill Carter executive producer of CNN s docuseries The Story of Late Night and... Bill Carter executive producer of CNN s docuseries The Story of Late Night and host of the Behind the Desk: Story of Late Night podcast details the chaotic transition of The Tonight Show from host Jay Leno to Conan O Brien--and back again. In 2010... more

Founder of the Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO) and the Philadelphia Sc... Founder of the Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO) and the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts Joan Myers Brown s personal and professional histories reflect both the hardships and the accomplishments of African Americans in the artistic and... more

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

Following in the footsteps of the filmmakers whose work it features--including... Following in the footsteps of the filmmakers whose work it features--including Miranda July Janie Geiser Tracey Moffatt Sally Potter Cindy Sherman Samira Makhmalbaf Sadie Benning Agnès Varda Kim Longinotto and Michelle Citron--There She Goes:... more

The esteemed film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum has brought global cinema to Ameri... The esteemed film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum has brought global cinema to American audiences for the last four decades. His incisive writings on individual filmmakers define film culture as a diverse and ever-evolving practice unpredictable yet... more

Stefan Kanfer acclaimed biographer of Lucille Ball and Groucho Marx now gives ... Stefan Kanfer acclaimed biographer of Lucille Ball and Groucho Marx now gives us the definitive life of Marlon Brando seamlessly intertwining the man and the work to give us a stunning and illuminating appraisal. Beginning with Brando s turbulent... more

True Blood Alan Ball s critically acclaimed television adaptation of Charlaine... True Blood Alan Ball s critically acclaimed television adaptation of Charlaine Harris bestselling Southern Vampire mysteries is HBO s most-watched show since The Sopranos averaging over 12 million viewers an episode in its second season. Thanks to... more

The Artist s Guide to Grant Writing is designed to transform readers from star... The Artist s Guide to Grant Writing is designed to transform readers from starving artists fumbling to get by into working artists who confidently tap into all the resources at their disposal. Written in an engaging and down-to-earth tone this... more

There is no movie musical more fun than Singin in the Rain and few that remain... There is no movie musical more fun than Singin in the Rain and few that remain as fresh over the years. . . . It is a transcendent experience and no one who loves movies can afford to miss it.--Roger Ebert. America s most popular film critic is... more

A lively and engaging study of on-screen and off-screen performances of mascul... A lively and engaging study of on-screen and off-screen performances of masculinity focusing on well-known male actors in American film and popular culture in the 1990s and 2000s. Peberdy examines specific social cultural historical and political... more

Every day thousands of women enter acting classes where most of them will rece... Every day thousands of women enter acting classes where most of them will receive some variation on the Stanislavsky-based training that has now been taught in the U.S. for nearly ninety years. Yet relatively little feminist consideration has been... more

Performing Remains is a collection of essays from one of Performance Studies l... Performing Remains is a collection of essays from one of Performance Studies leading scholars exploring the role of the fake the false and the faux in contemporary theatre. Divided into seven essays this book examines both contemporary and... more

One of the most important Native films of all time Atanarjuat the Fast Runner ... One of the most important Native films of all time Atanarjuat the Fast Runner tells a powerful and moving story about honor betrayal vengeance and redemption. Set in the vast visually stunning Arctic landscape it was the first feature film written... more

The Personal Camera is an exploration of an elusive but more and more compelli... The Personal Camera is an exploration of an elusive but more and more compelling field: essayistic cinema. The essay film together with its cognate forms--the diary the travelogue the notebook and the self-portrait--is cinema in the first person. It... more

300 Fragen zu den betriebswirtschaftlichen Teilen der Prüfung zum Meister fü... 300 Fragen zu den betriebswirtschaftlichen Teilen der Prüfung zum Meister für Rohr- Kanal- und Industrieservice im Multiple-Choice-Stil mit Lösungen. more

Aphorismen Sprüche Lebensweisheiten - mitten aus dem Leben heraus geschrieben... Aphorismen Sprüche Lebensweisheiten - mitten aus dem Leben heraus geschrieben - mit Herz Hirn und Humor. more

In dieser magisch-mystischen Runenreihe wird aus allen uns zugänglichen Quell... In dieser magisch-mystischen Runenreihe wird aus allen uns zugänglichen Quellen das Schöpferwort so wiedergegeben damit im Sinne von Franz Bardon ihre ursprüngliche Qualität und Quantität in ritueller Form wiederhergestellt wird. Einführung... more

This is a book about the nature of film: about the nature of moving images abo... This is a book about the nature of film: about the nature of moving images about the viewer s relation to film and about the kinds of narrative that film is capable of presenting. It represents a very decisive break with the semiotic and... more

These four Russian comedies were written during the reign of Nicholas I a peri... These four Russian comedies were written during the reign of Nicholas I a period of considerable repression and censorship. They represent the most popular genres of the period. Lensky s Her First Night was an immensely popular vaudeville which held... more

Der Verfasser ist am 09. April 1931 in Luxemburg geboren und mit seinen Eltern... Der Verfasser ist am 09. April 1931 in Luxemburg geboren und mit seinen Eltern 1934 nach Brüssel umgezogen. In Brüssel ist er bis 1944 in die dortige Deutsche Schule gegangen. Im September 1944 ist er mit seiner Mutter vor dem Einmarsch der... more