Performing Arts 73

From Jabberwocky to The Zero Theorem, Terry Gilliam has run the gamut of film and fantasy. Once again Scott Colbert takes a look at another favorite director and talks about his work as only he can.……続きを見る

Dramatic Realism, since its birth in the hectic late years of the nineteenth century, gave theatrical and thematic energy to the interaction between a play’s text and the way that it looked on the s……続きを見る

Supported by evil forces, Adrian has built a police state for the teenage survivors of the Mayan apocalypse, while Chelsea is trying to escape from prison. 続きを見る

Although Stanley Kubrick adapted novels and short stories, his films deviate in notable ways from the source material. In particular, since 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), his films seem to definitive……続きを見る

Quando vediamo e ascoltiamo un telegiornale non ci accorgiamo della sottile operazione che si compie "dietro la notizia". Una notizia può essere data in molti modi, anche contrastanti: se fossimo pi……続きを見る

2017 Nicolás Guillén Outstanding Book Award presented by the Caribbean Philosophical Association As the first successful revolution emanating from a slave rebellion, the Haitian Revolution remains a……続きを見る

From Snow White to Shrek, from Fred Flintstone to SpongeBob SquarePants, the design of a character conveys personality before a single word of dialogue is spoken. Designing Characters with Personali……続きを見る

**Bringing to light an often-ignored aspect of Hollywood studio system history, this book focuses on female stars who broke the mold of a male-dominated, often manipulative industry to dictate the p……続きを見る

Bruce Robinson's celebrated cult comedy. This original screenplay is the sourcebook for these ubiquitous quotes about Withnail and his unnamed house-mate "I" (or "Marwood", as he appears in the scri……続きを見る

Explanations – Heroes of the Daily Life – Story No 553 – Ellen great artist and a great person. In this 21st Century, the Artist will have a special mandate from God. They, as well as others with ta……続きを見る

Karen Kondazian's newly revised and edited 'The Actor's Encyclopedia of Casting Directors,' compiles valuable inside information from over 100 premier casting directors, as regards to both Hollywood……続きを見る

The women’s experimental theater space called the WOW Café (Women’s One World) has been a vital part of New York’s downtown theater scene since 1980. Since that time, WOW has provided a place for fe……続きを見る

Culture and cognition work together dynamically every time a spectator interprets meaning during a performance. In this study, Bruce McConachie examines the biocultural basis of all performance, fro……続きを見る

From plantation performances to minstrel shows of the late nineteenth century, the roots of black theatre in Texas reflect the history of a state where black Texans have continually created powerful……続きを見る

Originally published in 1916. An entertaining book of instructions on how to acquire the art of Ventriloquism as plain and simple as possible. Contents include: Ventriloquism – Modern Ventriloquists……続きを見る

Out of the large body of materials -- articles, speeches, notes and memoirs -- left behind by Stanislavski at the time of his death in 1938, Elizabeth Hapgood, his friend and translator, chose items……続きを見る

A memoir that is at once a self-portrait, a hymn to a vanishing New Zealand, and a record of a varied cast of influential people. A young man leaves home a deckhand on a Norwegian freighter, to tra……続きを見る

Federico Fellini as Auteur: Seven Aspects of His Films offers a comprehensive auteurist study of the renowned Italian director. Film scholar John C. Stubbs dispenses with a traditional film-career r……続きを見る

In this off-beat horror/comedy, two thugs drive out to a moonlit cornfield to bury the body of a beautiful woman. She may have other plans. 続きを見る

What is kitsch? What is behind its appeal? More important, what is wrong with kitsch? Though central to our modern and postmodern culture, kitsch has not been seriously and comprehensively analyzed;……続きを見る

The story of the greatest British sit-com and its enduring appeal. When we laugh at Dad's Army we laugh at ourselves, and nearly fifty years after it was first broadcast, millions of us are still la……続きを見る

We have grown accustomed to corporate influence in retail outlets, restaurants, and even higher education-but what happens when corporations take over desire? The Naked Result: How Exotic Dance Beca……続きを見る

Screenplay and Narrative Theory draws attention to the notion that in order to comprehend complex narrative dynamics, which are encountered in a great variety of narrative genres, forms, and formats……続きを見る

With the Skyla System at war, the unlikeliest of heroes are about to step up and become legends. Prepare to discover the true meaning of adventure as vampires, saloons, epic sword battles and person……続きを見る

Desde 2011 Gabriel Pardal vem publicando ensaios, artigos, opiniões, crônicas, textos de não ficção no site ORNITORRINCO, que ele idealizou e ajudou a fundar. Tédio e Diversão é uma seleção do que e……続きを見る

Chelsea and the teenage survivors prepare a revolution against the police state, while Adrian receives help from the reptilian aliens. 続きを見る

Synopsis: The endless hordes of Hollywood tourists in the late 1940's are easy marks for a con-man magician like Harry Merlinsky. He knows how to sucker the rubes and flash the ol' hamster-outta-the……続きを見る

This is the first history of the harp in Scotland to be published. It sets out to trace the development of the instrument from its earliest appearance on the Pictish stones of the 8th century, to th……続きを見る

Achieving believable motion in animation requires an understanding of physics that most of us missed out on in art school. Although animators often break the laws of physics for comedic or dramatic ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1982. The songs on which this study is based were once vibrant in the throats and ears and minds of living people. This book examines the songs and their meanings in relation……続きを見る