The essays in this collection offer a radical reappraisal of the avant-garde by placing it within a much broader global context. The book questions the very assumptions that underlie the generally accepted chronology and theory of the avant-garde, and offer a bold new performance-based theory that moves beyond Eurocentric presup-positions. In ten essays especially commissioned for this volume, leading scholars and critics including Marvin Carlson, Supito Chatterjee, John Conteh-Morgan, Harry J....
I Never Asked To Be The World's Best Geologist But Here I Am Crushing It!
by Crushing It All Day Press
Actor at Work (Prentice-Hall series in theatre & drama)
by Robert L. Benedetti
Be Here Now (The Power of Now Quotes, #1)
by Happiness Active Creative Journals
Sound Design for the Stage is a practical guide to designing, creating and developing the sound for a live performance. Based on the author's extensive industry experience, it takes the reader through the process of creating a show, from first contact to press night, with numerous examples from high-profile productions. Written in a detailed but accessible approach, this comprehensive book offers key insights into a fast-moving industry. Topics covered include: how to analyze a script to deve...
The Most Widely Used Manual For Aspiring And Veteran Stage Managers - Now Revised and Expanded The next best thing to shadowing a Broadway stage manager, this detailed, behind-the-scenes book as been brought completely up to date. First published in 1991, it is widely used and has been lauded as the most comprehensive, educational book on stage management available. From preproduction planning and first rehersals to opening night and final strike, all the essentials of the profession are prese...
L'Espace Scenographique Dans Les Mises En Scene Des Pieces de William Shakespeare Au Vingtieme Siecle (Europaische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Europeenn, #426) (Europaeische Hochschulschriften / European University Studie, #426)
by Estelle Rivier
The Theatrical Writings of Fabrizio Carini Motta
by Fabricio Carini Motta and Orville K. Larson
The "Trattato "and the "Costruzione "are primary source books on 17th-century Italian theater architecture and stagecraft that have remained relatively unknown.The "Trattato "was first published in Italian in 1676, and this is the first published edition in any language of the "Costruzione, "which is little known even to Italian theater scholars.The "Trattato "is the prototype for the genre of books on theater architecture. It is the first volume to treat the theater auditorium as a separate edi...
The main body of this volume offers in-depth descriptions of 20 of Robert Wilson's selected projects and contains preparatory sketches, models and photographs. An interview with Wilson provides an introduction to the ideas and motives behind his method of creating theatre. Also included is an illustrated list of Wilson's major works, encompassing installations, theatre sets and works of painting and sculpture, dating from avant-garde projects of the 1970s to more current works such as "Alice", "...
Once Upon a Stage
by Randi Goldstein, Randy Goldstein, and Dina Strong
Have a classical audition coming up? Don't know the plays or where to start? ÊThe Shakespeare AuditionÊ is here to help! Classical auditions terrify many actors and yet they are required all the time. Whether for group auditions or graduate school every actor needs a good classical piece in his or her arsenal. There have been many books written about acting Shakespeare but until now there hasn't been a concise easy-to-access guide to assist the terrified and time-pressed actor in navigating...
This is an entertaining and informative new guidebook to the creation of the musical show, filled with anecdotes, practical advice, and sparkling commentary from the biggest Broadway insiders.
Cool Make-Up:: How to Stage Your Very Own Show (Cool Performances)
by Karen Latchana Kenney