Entertainment Performing Arts category: 25367 books

Autobiography and Performance offers a comprehensive overview of the use of autobiography in performance. Examining the work of key practitioners, Heddon argues that autobiographical performancesact as sites of resistance and intervention and uncovers the political potentials and limits that accompany the use of the personal in performance

Don’t just think about performing – do it! Get ready to "wow" at auditions after you pick up this book. Inside, you’ll see situations you relate to, personalities you recognize, humor that actually makes you laugh, This is exactly what casting people want to see! Never boring, tired, or overdone,...

As Americans flocked to the movies during the first part of the twentieth century, the guardians of culture grew worried about their diminishing influence on American art, education, and American identity itself. Meanwhile, Hollywood studio heads were eager to stabilize their industry, solidify their...

Both dramatic and musical theater are part of the tradition that has made Austria - especially Vienna - and the old Habsburg lands synonymous with high culture in Central Europe. Many works, often controversial originally but now considered as classics, are still performed regularly in Vienna, Prague,...

/ men- ta –list / noun “Someone who uses mental acuity, hypnosis and/or suggestion A master manipulator of thought and behavior” This is actually a good definition of what a mentalist is – but it is not a full definition. It is the definition given to a fictional character on a rather...

A mentalism, mind reading and magic routine that has five separate moments of pure amazement. Indeed one could argue that it is in fact a professional demonstration of mentalism and magic involving five effects in one extended routine. As in my other publications – the main advantage of studying...

‘A part we have played is like a person we once met, grew to know, became intimately enmeshed with and finally moved away from. Some of these characters remain friends, others are like ex–lovers with whom we no longer have anything in common. All of them bring something out in us that will never...

In PAID TO PERFORM, professional ventriloquist, magician and juggler Lowell Tauszik shows you how you can build your own entertainment business. Yes, you can turn your talent into a profitable venture, getting paid to make people happy and to enhance their special events!  Whether you want to be...

There is nothing you love more than making music and performing. But you also realize that to make money doing what you love, there is a lot you need to learn. To be successful you need more than talent. Making Music Your Business gives working musicians what they need to make more money with...

* How can you use a state's film tax credits to fund your film? SEE PAGE 63. * You have an idea you want to pitch to a production company; how do you safeguard your concept? SEE PAGE 77.  * How can you fund your production with product placement? SEE PAGE 157. * How do you get...

King Lear: The 30-Minute Shakespeare renders six powerful scenes from this enduring tragedy. Starting with Lear’s banishment of Cordelia, the plot advances irresistibly, featuring scenes of brother Edmund’s villainous plotting and the Fool’s witty, weighty wordplay.The action climaxes with the...

• Learn how to become a professional burlesque dancer, with clear detailed steps illustrated by real-life examples of famous performers from the 20th century and current stars, and beneficiate from a former performer’s insight • Discover the legends of the art form and its origins, find out...

The stage manager is the renaissance man of the theater. He or she must have a working knowledge of how the various technical aspects of the theater work (scenery, props, costumes, lights and sound), be part director, part playwright, part designer and part producer, and be prepared to act as confidant,...

Thought-provoking and “undeniably interesting” essays on this cultural institution of comedy and what it says about our society (Booklist). Since 1975, “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!” has greeted late night–TV viewers looking for the best in sketch comedy and popular...