Descriere: Writing with the extraordinary awareness and endless curiosity that has defined his oeuvre, Vollmann takes an in-depth look into the unusual Japanese craft of Noh theater, using the medium as a prism to reveal humanity's conception of beauty itself. b&w photos.
Autori: William T. Vollmann | Editura: Ecco | Anul aparitiei: 2010 | ISBN: 9780061228483 | Numar de pagini: 500 | Categorie: Performing
Uta Hagen
"This fascinating and detailed book about acting is Miss Hagen's credo, the accumulated wisdom of her years spent in intimate communion with her art. It is at once the voicing of her exacting standards for herself and those she teaches, and an explanation of the means to the end. For those unable to avail themselves of her personal tutelage, her book is the best substitute." --Publishers Weekly "Uta Hagen's Respect for Acting is not only pitched on a high artistic level but it is full of homely, practical information by a superb craftswoman. crafts-woman. An illuminating discussion of the standards and techniques of enlightened stage acting." --Brooks Atkinson "Hagen adds to the large corpus of titles on acting with vivid dicta drawn from experience, skill, and a sense of personal and professional worth. Her principal asset in this treatment is her truly significant imagination. Her 'object exercises' display a wealth of detail with which to stimulate the student preparing a scene for presentation." --Library Journal "Respect for Acting is a simple, lucid and sympathetic statement of actors' problems in the theatre and basic tenets for their training wrought from the personal ...
Brian O'Neil
Acting as a Business: Strategies for Success
O'Neil updates his indispensable resource to keep up with the latest show-business trends, and helps readers put control of their acting career where it belongs: in their own hands.
Derek Hartley
Teach Yourself Tap Dancing [With CD]
@lt;p@gt;@lt;b@gt;Dance your way into a new hobby@lt;/b@gt;@lt;/p@gt;@lt;p@gt;Derek Hartley, a professional with 20 years of experienceperforming, teaching, and choreographing with his own company, teaches you the basics of rhythm and movement. With the help of a great practice soundtrack (on CD), he introduces you to all the basic steps and moves and then describes a number of fun routines to try. @lt;i@gt;Teach Yourself Tap Dancing@lt;/i@gt; covers the basics of traditional "show" tap as well as the more contemporary "rhythm" tap.@lt;/p@gt;