Entertainment Performing Arts category: 25367 books
Artists in Exile
How Refugees from Twentieth-Century War and Revolution Transformed the American Performing Arts
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
During the first half of the twentieth century—decades of war and revolution in Europe—an "intellectual migration" relocated thousands of artists and thinkers to the United States, including some of Europe's supreme performing artists, filmmakers, playwrights, and choreographers. For...
The Tiny Guide to Huge Success
100 Biz Boosting Hot Tips to Ignite Your Performing Career
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2012
The Tiny Guide to Huge Success 100 Biz Boosting Hot Tips to Ignite Your Performing Career is a collection of tips gathered from over four years of Monday morning Biz Booster Hot Tip audio messages. Each Hot Tip is purposefully concise and actionable to provide a simple to execute step-by-step process...
by Wesley Van Tassel
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2010
"A workhorse of a workbook!"-Library Journal. American actors, fear Shakespeare no more! Through a series of inspiring, easy-to-follow exercises, an acclaimed director and drama coach shows both students and experienced actors how to break down the verse, support the words, understand the images,...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2012
In this interdisciplinary volume, contributors analyze the expression of Latina/o cultural identity through performance. With music, theater, dance, visual arts, body art, spoken word, performance activism, fashion, and street theater as points of entry, contributors discuss cultural practices and...
Theatre of the People
Donald Wolfit’s Shakespearean Productions 1937-1953
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2015
Throughout World War II, audiences in the United Kingdom craved entertainment, even during the country’s darkest days. During this period, actor-manager Donald Wolfit and his theatre troupe toured Great Britain and Europe—often at great risk. After the war, Wolfit broadened his tour, bringing...
by Frank Catalano
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2017
This volume is a great choice for both professional actors preparing for an audition for an agent or casting director or performing arts students who have been assigned a monologue in an acting class. You will learn how to select a monologue that is right for you and get valuable tips for presentation...
Empire
The Unauthorized Untold Story
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
An unofficial guide to EMPIRE, the runaway hit of the 2014-15 television season.
Empire is the breakout, network television hit of 2015—from its opening night, viewers were riveted by the story of record company magnate Lucious Lyon and his family, and the struggle for control over Empire...
A Wellness Handbook for the Performing Artist
The Performer’S Essential Guide to Staying Healthy in Body, Mind, and Spirit
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2014
Celebrity, fame, wealth, the big timefor many people, these are some of the images conjured by thoughts of a career as a professional performing artist. But for the hundreds of thousands of active professional performing artists in the United States, the big time matters far less than all the time....
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...
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....
Sawdust Sisterhood
How Circus Empowered Women
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Period newspaper reports give an insight into how the role of women in the circus developed across the ages
Intriguing individual female performers involved in the circus, their public and private lives
A ringside seat at the greatest show on earth!
‘This book fulfils a great need in...
Animation Development
From Pitch to Production
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2010
Whether a novice curious about the cartoon production process, a visual arts student who has not yet experienced that big break, or a seasoned professional looking for valuable insight, Animation Development is the go-to guide for creating the perfect pitch. David Levy has been through every aspect...
Secrets of Performing Confidence
For musicians, singers, actors and dancers
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013
What does it take to control your performance nerves, to feel confident when facing audiences, and to acquire mastery of your talent? How can you feel secure in the knowledge that you are giving your best?
This second edition of Secrets of Performing Confidence helps you to find solutions to...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2017
In this updated rich resource for actors, renowned movement teachers and directors reveal the physical skills needed for the stage and the screen. Readers will gain remarkable insights into the physical skills and techniques used in a wide variety of performance styles through ready-to-use exercises...