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• Author(s): Ramsay Burt • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Theater - History & CriticismThis revised third edition of The Male Dancer updates and enlarges a seminal book that has established itself as t...

• Author(s): Steve Dixon • Publisher: Mit Press • Publisher Imprint: Mit Press • BISAC: GeneralThe historical roots, key practitioners, and artistic, theoretical, and technological trends in the incorporation of new media into the performing arts...

• Author(s): Harris M. Lentz • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Reference The entertainment world lost many notable talents in 2019, including television icon Doris Day, iconic novelist Toni...

• Author(s): Harris M. Lentz • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: General The entertainment world lost many notable talents in 2017, including iconic character actor Harry Dean Stanton, comedi...

• Author(s): Harris M. Lentz • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Reference The entertainment world lost many notable talents in 2018, including movie icon Burt Reynolds, "Queen of Soul" Areth...

• Author(s): Richard Schechner • Publisher: Routledge • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Theater - History & CriticismIn The Future of Ritual, Richard Schechner explores the nature of ritualised behaviour and its relationship to performa...

• Author(s): Joan Cass • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Dance - Classical & Ballet In dance, the choreographer creates, the dancer performs and the viewer observes. This work is a hand...

• Author(s): Sreenath Nair • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Theater - General The Natyasastra is the deep repository of Indian performance studies. It embodies centuries of performance kno...

• Author(s): Thomas Richards • Publisher: Routledge • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Theater - Direction & Production I consider this book a precious report that permits one to assimilate some of those simple and basic principles which...

• Author(s): Gay Gibson Cima • Publisher: Cornell University Press • Publisher Imprint: Cornell University Press • BISAC: Acting & AuditioningSome feminists criticize male playwrights for misrepresenting and thereby victimizing women through ...

• Author(s): Susan Cole • Publisher: Routledge • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Acting & AuditioningA rare behind-the-scenes look at the rehearsal sessions of acclaimed directors and actors. Cole offers a view of what is often hidden f...

• Author(s): Augusto Boal | Adrian Jackson • Publisher: Routledge • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Acting & AuditioningMore than a handbook of exercises - a bold and brilliant statement of theatre's therapeutic capacity to liberate peo...

• Author(s): Amy Petersen Jensen • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Theater - History & Criticism As the media have increasingly become the lens through which we see the world, media sty...

• Author(s): Robert L. Mott • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Theater - Stagecraft & Scenography This is a comprehensive guide to audio performance--radio, voice-overs, commercials, liv...

• Author(s): Ramsay Burt • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • Subject: Music, Theatre & Films • BISAC: Dance - Classical & BalletIn this challenging and lively book, Ramsay Burt examines the representation of...

• Author(s): Rebecca Daniels • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Theater - Direction & Production Though stage directing has traditionally been a male-dominated profession, the number of ...

• Author(s): Robin O. Warren • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Theater - History & Criticism Women played an integral role in the theater of the Antebellum and Civil War South. Yet thei...

• Author(s): Paul Fryer • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Film - History & Criticism Film technology developments in the early 20th century opened up a new world of possibilities for th...

• Author(s): Matthew White • Publisher: Routledge • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Acting & AuditioningIn Staging a Musical, Matthew White describes all the elements involved in putting on a musical production, including: how to choose...

• Author(s): Robert Barnett | Cynthia Crain • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Dance - Classical & Ballet Dancer Robert Barnett trained under legendary choreographer Bronislava Nijinska...

• Author(s): Brynn Wein Shiovitz • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Dance - General This collection of new essays explores the many ways in which writing relates to corporeality and how the ...

• Author(s): Ella H. Magruder • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Dance - General This book has systematic directions for those who are creating a dance company for young audiences: how to ha...

• Author(s): Shannon Jackson • Publisher: The MIT Press • Publisher Imprint: The MIT Press • BISAC: Theater - History & CriticismA lavishly illustrated history and critical appraisal of The Builders Association, an award-winning intermedia pe...

• Author(s): Richard Schechner • Publisher: Routledge • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Theater - History & CriticismA brilliant examination of cultural expression and communal action, The Future of Ritual asks pertinent questions about...

• Author(s): Cheryl Pallant • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Dance - Classical & Ballet In most forms of dancing, performers carry out their steps with a distance that keeps them from ...

• Author(s): Julie A. Brodie | Elin E. Lobel • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Dance - General Training in somatic techniques--holistic body-centered movement that promotes awareness and we...

• Author(s): Luiz Fernando • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Theater - Direction & Production Brazil has one of the most vibrant theater cultures in the world, home to a wide variety of...

• Author(s): Beth Osnes • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Theater - General This comprehensive book explores the Malaysian form of shadow puppet theatre, highlighting its unique nature with...

• Author(s): Graley Herren • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Theater - General Text & Presentation, 2013 gathers some of the best work presented at the 2013 Comparative Drama Conference...

• Author(s): Mary M. Turner • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Theater - History & Criticism These eight women made remarkable contributions: Laura Keene challenged tradition in 1858 by ...

• Author(s): Philip Zwerling • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Theater - History & Criticism Nominated for Pulitzer, Tony and Obie awards, among others, Lee Blessing has shaped American...

• Author(s): Kevin Lane Dearinger • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Theater - General Lexington, Kentucky, has been called "the cradle of the legitimate theatre west of the Appalachians" si...

• Author(s): Minh-ha Trinh T. • Publisher: Routledge • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Film - History & CriticismIn this new collection of her provocative essays on Third World art and culture, Trinh Minh-ha offers new challenges to Wes...

• Author(s): Phyllis T. Dircks • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Puppets & Puppetry Puppetry has become a significant force in contemporary theatre and thousands of puppets from various...

• Author(s): Henry D. Miller • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Theater - General The rich history of African-American theatre has often been overlooked, both in theoretical discourse and in...

• Author(s): Bud Coleman | Judith A. Sebesta • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Theater - History & Criticism Throughout the twentieth century women have made significant contributions t...