Entertainment Performing Arts category: 25367 books
Moved by Machines
Performance Metaphors and Philosophy of Technology
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2019
Given the rapid development of new technologies such as smart devices, robots, and artificial intelligence and their impact on the lives of people and on society, it is important and urgent to construct conceptual frameworks that help us to understand and evaluate them. Benefiting from tendencies...
by Sruti Bala
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018
Participation is the utopian sweet dream that has turned into a nightmare in contemporary neoliberal societies. Yet can the participatory ideal be discarded or merely replaced with another term, just because it has become disemboweled into a tool of pacification? The gestures of participatory art...
by Rev'd Lawrie Adam
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2018
Lawrie Adam, son of a Scottish coal miner, born on the brink of WWII, showed the talent and drive to succeed professionally in the world of entertainment. He worked as a salesman in a drapery store until his ability with his accordion resulted in him winning an appearance on a national TV talent show,...
Blacks in Blackface
A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
Published in 1980, Blacks in Blackface was the first and most extensive book up to that time to deal exclusively with every aspect of all-African American musical comedies performed on the stage between 1900 and 1940. An invaluable resource for scholars and historians focused on African American culture,...
Chinese martial arts
Chinese philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Qigong CONTENTS Traditional Chinese characters Pinyin Traditional Chinese medicine Chinese martial arts Chinese philosophy Alternative medicine Meditation Qi Taoism Tang Dynasty Qigong history Confucianism Buddhism Kung fu (term) Shaolin Monastery Wudang Mountains Mount Hua Mount Emei Kunlun Mountains...
by Michael McAvennie
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Desire. Ruthless aggression. Attitude. Respect. New blood. Returning legends. Departing heroes. Icon vs. Icon. The Draft. Separate camps. Unified titles. An Undisputed Championship. Same-sex weddings. Broken vows. Three minutes. One last run. World Wrestling Entertainment entered 2002 with a Royal...
by Edward E. Rochon
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
A preface notes high tech advances that open fusion of stage and TV as never before. Notes my most popular essay: Mechanical Acting: An Essay as an informal adjunct to this essay. Emphasizes learning and health of drama. Chapter 1 discusses using stagevision to get more high value content out there...
The Teen Magician - That's You!
A Complete Guide to Booking and Performing Party Shows
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Why become a teenage magician? Magic tricks are fascinating, and becoming part of the teen magician circuit will put you in touch with a unique, creative group of likeminded individuals. You'll learn how to get started, how to turn a cool hobby into a profitable children's party entertainment service,...
The Cycle
A Practical Approach to Managing Arts Organizations
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
In the third book of his popular trilogy on creating and sustaining arts organizations, Michael Kaiser reveals the hidden engine that powers consistent success. According to Kaiser, successful arts organizations pursue strong programmatic marketing campaigns that compel people to buy tickets, enroll...
Film, Art, and the Third Culture
A Naturalized Aesthetics of Film
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2017
In the mid-1950s C.P. Snow began his campaign against the 'two cultures' - the debilitating divide, as he saw it, between traditional 'literary intellectual' culture, and the culture of the sciences, urging in its place a 'third culture' which would draw upon and integrate the resources of disciplines...
Adaptation in Contemporary Theatre
Performing Literature
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017
Why are so many theatre productions adaptations of one kind or another? Why do contemporary practitioners turn so frequently to non-dramatic texts for inspiration? This study explores the fascination of novels, short stories, children's books and autobiographies for theatre makers and examines what...
by José Rodriguez
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2016
Artistic and cultural organisations – especially those working as non-profit organisations - are experiencing increasing pressure to become more business-minded and to achieve economic sustainability. While ‘business models’ and related terms, largely used in the corporate sector, are more and...
Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts
An Illustrated Guide to Strength, Flexibility, Training, and Injury Prevention
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2018
An illustrated guide to anatomy and biomechanics for aerialists who want to optimize their performance and train safely
Specifically designed for aerialists—including those who do trapeze, silks, and other aerial arts— Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts is an invaluable resource for those who...
Vectorworks for Entertainment Design
Using Vectorworks to Design and Document Scenery, Lighting, and Sound
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
The first book in the industry tailored specifically for the entertainment professional, Vectorworks for Entertainment Design covers the ins and outs of Vectorworks software for lighting, scenic, and sound design.
With adetailed look at the design process, from idea to development, to the documentation...