Performing Arts category: 25753 books
Soupy Twists!
The Full Official Story of the Sophisticated Silliness of Fry and Laurie
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2018
This first ever, officially authorised biography of Fry & Laurie takes us on their journey from insecure Footlighters to international comedy heroes. It is the tale of a true friendship, a deep affection between two very funny men which has long been reflected back from an adoring public.
Jem...
The Ordinary Acrobat
A Journey into the Wondrous World of the Circus, Past and Present
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2013
The extraordinary story of a young man’s plunge into the unique and wonderful world of the circus—taking readers deep into circus history and its renaissance as a contemporary art form, and behind the (tented) walls of France’s most prestigious circus school.
When Duncan Wall visited...
Theatre in Passing 2
Searching for New Amsterdam
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
This book discusses spaces of performance from formal opera houses to parks and graffiti around the world and is a companion to Theatre in Passing: A Moscow Photo-Diary. Drawing once again on Michel de Certeau’s notion of a ‘second poetic geography,’ this new volume examines prominent theatrical...
Robert Redford
The Biography
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
The long-anticipated biography of Robert Redford.
Among the most widely admired Hollywood stars of his generation, Redford has appeared onstage and on-screen, in front of and behind the camera, earning Academy, Golden Globe, and a multitude of other awards and nominations for acting, directing,...
All I Did Was Ask
Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians, and Artists
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2004
"I'm Terry Gross and this is Fresh Air . . ."
Now available in paperback--a selection of revealing interviews from the award-winning National Public Radio show
Originating from WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and heard on more than 450 NPR stations, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has become...
Sergei Eisenstein
A Life in Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2016
“Will reward the attention of anyone interested in either film or Soviet history” (Publishers Weekly).
Based on new material released from archives after the fall of the Soviet Union, as well as on Eisenstein’s personal letters, diaries, and sketches, Sergei Eisenstein: A Life in Conflict...
Can I Go Now?
The Life of Sue Mengers, Hollywood's First Superagent
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
**“To call Sue Mengers a ‘character’ is an understatement, unless the word is written in all-caps, followed by an exclamation point and modified by an expletive. And based on Brian Kellow’s assessment in his thoroughly researched Can I Go Now? even that description may be playing down her...
Mary Pickford
Queen of the Movies
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
In the early days of cinema, when actors were unbilled and unmentioned in credits, audiences immediately noticed Mary Pickford. Moviegoers everywhere were riveted by her magnetic talent and appeal as she rose to become cinema's first great star.
In this engaging collection, copublished with...
Tell Me How You Love the Picture
A Hollywood Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Edward S. Feldman's legendary career began in advertising and publicity at 20th Century-Fox in the 1950s, and from there he worked his way up to executive studio positions within Seven Arts, Filmways, and Warner Brothers. Following this, he has spent the last twenty-five years as a successful, Academy...
by Anthony Slide
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2013
Cultural Historian Anthony Slide, who has been described by the Los Angeles Times as a one-man publishing phenomenon, strikes again with a book guaranteed to contain something "offensive" for everyone.Chapters on subjects as varied as camp and fascism in Hollywood, Hedda Hopper and the PORKY'S...
Godard
A Portrait of the Artist at Seventy
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
Jean-Luc Godard's early films revolutionized the language of cinema. Hugely prolific in his first decade--Breathless, Contempt, Pierrot le Fou, Alphaville, and Made in USA are just a handful of the seminal works he directed--Godard introduced filmgoers to the generation of stars associated with the...
A Strange Eventful History
The Dramatic Lives of Ellen Terry, Henry Irving, and Their Remarkable Families
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2010
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EBOOK DOES NOT CONTAIN PHOTOS INCLUDED IN THE PRINT EDITION.
Deemed "a prodigy among biographers" by The New York Times Book Review, Michael Holroyd transformed biography into an art. Now he turns his keen observation, humane insight, and epic scope on an ensemble...
by Agnes de Mille
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
Born into a family of successful playwrights and producers, Agnes de Mille was determined to be an actress. Then one day she witnessed the Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova, and her life was altered forever. Hypnotized by Pavlova’s beauty, in that moment de Mille dedicated herself to dance. Her...
Creative Careers in Photography
Making a Living with or Without a Camera
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2010
Find the right job in photography. For anyone who loves working with photographs, here is a comprehensive guide to turning that passion into a career. Author Michal Heron, a veteran photographer, reveals the full range of possibilities, from shooting pictures to jobs that don’t even require a camera....