Performing

Uta Hagen

Respect for Acting

Editura: Wiley Publishing

Anul aparitiei: 1973

"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 ...

John Malone, Paul Baldwin

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Acting

Editura: Alpha Books

Anul aparitiei: 2001

William T. Vollmann

Kissing the Mask: Beauty, Understatement and Femininity in Japanese Noh Theater, with Some Thoughts on Muses (Especially Helga Testorf),

Editura: Ecco

Anul aparitiei: 2010

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.

Derek Hartley

Teach Yourself Tap Dancing [With CD]

Editura: McGraw-Hill Companies

Anul aparitiei: 2007

@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;

Edwin Wilson, Alvin Goldfarb

Theatre: The Lively Art

Editura: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua

Anul aparitiei: 2009

Created for Theater Appreciation courses that cover both history and elements, Theater: The Lively Art, 7/e remains a comprehensive introductory theater text: an introduction to the audiences experience of theater, an investigation of the elements of theater, and a study of the important developments in the history of theater.

Myron W. Lustig, Jolene Koester

Intercultural Competence: Interpersonal Communication Across Cultures

Editura: Allyn & Bacon

Anul aparitiei: 2009

Presenting balanced coverage of skills and theory, "Intercultural Competence" provides readers with the knowledgeable background and necessary skills to succeed in today's multicultural environment. Blending both the practical and theoretical, this thoroughly researched book offers readers an enjoyable read and contemporary coverage of the impact of technology on intercultural communication and cutting-edge interpersonal scholarship. "Intercultural Competence" provides a discussion of important ethical and social issues relating to intercultural communication and encourages readers to apply theory through vivid examples to better prepare them to interact in intercultural relationships.

Robert Cohen

Working Together in Theatre: Collaboration and Leadership

Editura: Palgrave Macmillan

Anul aparitiei: 2010

"Robert Cohen draws on fifty years of acting, directing and teaching experience in order to illustrate how the world's great theatre artists combine collaboration with leadership at all levels, from a production's conception to its final performance. The book provides the techniques, exercises and language that promote collaborative skills"--

Todd Debreceni

Special Makeup Effects for Stage and Screen: Making and Applying Prosthetics [With DVD]

Editura: Focal Press

Anul aparitiei: 2008

Steven Louis Shelley

A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting

Editura: Focal Press

Anul aparitiei: 2009

Now fully updated, "A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting" has handy step-by-step illustrations of the technical tools and methods used for lighting design along with real-life examples showing why some techniques succeed while others fail.

John Holloway

Illustrated Theatre Production Guide

Editura: Focal Press

Anul aparitiei: 2010

James R. Alburger

The Art of Voice Acting: The Craft and Business of Performing for Voiceover [With CD (Audio)]

Editura: Focal Press

Anul aparitiei: 2010

A must-read for those who are serious about a profession in voice over and looking to maximize their efforts for success in the business. Packed with basic acting techniques, this updated guide contains all-new scripts, an audio CD with the actual audio for every script in the book, and more.

Paul Schrader

Transcendental Style in Film

Editura: Da Capo Press

Anul aparitiei: 1988

'Schrader believes that directors from varied cultural backgrounds have, by their approach to specific films, created a common style of three great director's individual choice of subject and philosophical assumptions and can be recognized through detailed criticism.' -Library Journal

Brian O'Neil

Acting as a Business: Strategies for Success

Editura: Vintage Books USA

Anul aparitiei: 2009

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.

Mick Napier

Improvise.: Scene from the Inside Out

Editura: Heinemann Educational Books

Anul aparitiei: 2004

In this book, Napier takes an irreverent, but constructive look at the art and practice of improvised scenes.

Amy Rickman

Gleeful!: A Totally Unofficial Guide to the Hit TV Series Glee

Editura: Villard Books

Anul aparitiei: 2010

A Totally Unofficial Guide to the Hit TV Series Glee GET CHOIRED UP Calling all Gleeks Go back to school and behind the music with the hot new stars of "Glee," one of the most watched, beloved, and sung-about shows on television. The unofficial guide to all things McKinley High, Gleeful takes fans backstage for peek at everything from the show's creation to Fox's groundbreaking marketing campaign, from the secrets behind the show-stopping musical numbers to detailed biographies and up-close insights on the noteworthy cast. Find out about Lea Michele's early start on Broadway and Cory Monteith's unusual audition tape, and learn what Jane Lynch and Matthew Morrison were really like in high school. Plus, brush up on little-known trivia and get in tune with the rumors surrounding the much anticipated Season Two Complete with full-color cast photos and hilarious behind-the-scenes anecdotes, "Gleeful " hits all the right notes on America's favorite TV show without ever missing a beat. Caution: This book is unauthorized It has not been prepared, approved, licensed, or endorsed by Fox or any other person or entity involved in the creation or production of the TV program Glee. ...

Yoshi Oida, Lorna Marshall

The Invisible Actor

Editura: Methuen

Anul aparitiei: 2002

Yoshi Oida is completely unique. A Japanese actor and director who has worked mainly in the West as a member of Peter Brook's theatre company in Paris, he blends the oriental tradition of supreme and studied control with the Western performer's need to characterise and expose depths of emotion. In this practical and captivating study of the actor's art written with Lorna Marshall, Yoshi Oida explains that once the audience becomes openly aware of the actor's method and becomes too conscious of the actor's artistry, the wonder of performance dies. The audience must never see the actor but only his or her performance. Throughout Lorna Marshall provides a running commentary on Yoshi Oida's work and methods which help you understand the achievement of this singular theatrical artist.

Mark Fortier

Theory/Theatre

Editura: Routledge

Anul aparitiei: 2002

This is a new and enlarged edition of Mark Fortier's very successful and widely used essential text for students. Theory/Theatre provides a unique and engaging introduction to literary theory as it relates to theatre and performance. Fortier lucidly examines current theoretical approaches, from semiotics, poststructuralism, through cultural materialism, postcolonial studies and feminist theory. This new edition includes: * More detailed explanation of key ideas * New 'Putting it into practice' sections at the end of each chapter so you can approach performances from specific theoretical perspectives * Annotated further reading section and glossary. Theory/Theatre is still the only study of its kind and is invaluable reading for beginning students and scholars of performance studies.

Rocco Dal Vera, Joe Deer

Acting in Musical Theatre: A Comprehensive Course

Editura: Routledge

Anul aparitiei: 2008

Duchartre, Pierre L. Ducharte

The Italian Comedy

Editura: Dover Publications

Anul aparitiei: 1966

The roots of the Italian commedia dell'arte stretch back to the Atellanae Fabulae, popular farces of ancient Rome. Modern descendants can be found in the antics of a comic like Charles Chaplin. But as an institution it was unique -- a perfected theater of improvisation where gifted actors created some of the most memorable characters the theatre has ever seen. It was from this enchanting world that Harlequin and Punch, the Doctor and the Captain, Pantaloon and Brighella emerged to reign over Europe for three centuries. Writers, composers, and painters have drawn inspiration from the commedia; its influence is obvious in the work of Lope de Vega, the English Elizabethan dramatists, Moliere, Callot, Watteau, Cezanne, and Picasso.One of the most important books written on this aspect of theatrical history is this famous study. Tracing the beginnings, growth, and influence of the commedia dell'arte, Duchartre describes the improvisations, staging, masks, scenarios, acting troupes, and characters that made up this special form of theater. Unfortunately, the English translation that appeared in 1929 has been out of print for decades, leaving scholars and theater lovers without a ...

Janet Grosser

ABC of Ballet

Editura: Dover Publications

Anul aparitiei: 1999

This concise little book provides a clearly worded and abundantly illustrated introduction to the language and positions of classical ballet. Beginning with the five basic foot positions, it fully defines and describes in alphabetical order more than 40 ballet-related terms from "adagio," "allegro," and "arabesque "to" tour en l'aire," "tutu," and "variation." The precise, easy-to-follow text is accompanied by 48 realistically rendered illustrations, many of which show major ballet steps in sequenced drawings. A pronunciation guide to terms (listed alphabetically) is also included. Designed to heighten any ballet lover's appreciation and enjoyment of this art form, "ABC of Ballet" will serve as an excellent primer for ballet audiences, enthusiasts, and beginning students alike."