Performing Arts 94

In distracted times like the present, Shakespeare too has been driven to distraction. Shakespeare | Cut considers contemporary practices of cutting up Shakespeare in stage productions, videogames, b……続きを見る

When Jerry Grayson left the Royal Navy's Search and Rescue helicopter fleet aged 25, he was the most decorated peacetime naval pilot in history. In terms of excitement, however, civilian life couldn……続きを見る

Americans have always shown a fascination with the people, customs, and legends of the "East--witness the popularity of the stories of the Arabian Nights, the performances of Arab belly dancers and ……続きを見る

In the post-World War II era, authors of the beat generation produced some of the most enduring literature of the day. More than six decades since, work of the Beat Poets conjures images of unconven……続きを見る

This book explores the role and centrality of women in the development of collaborative theatre practice, alongside the significance of collective creation and devising in the development of the mod……続きを見る

In Technology and the Diva, Karen Henson brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars to explore the neglected subject of opera and technology. Their essays focus on the operatic soprano a……続きを見る

Extrait : "Messieurs et mesdames… Non, pardon, je ne suis pas poli, on commence toujours par les dames !... Mesdames et messieurs… cependant ce que j'ai à dire intéresse plutôt les messieurs que les……続きを見る

Extrait : "Moi, le modèle des maris, (Quatre enfants depuis trois années !), Par qui ne sont point pardonnées, Les passions désordonnées, Je fus indigné quand j'appris, Qu'un de mes voisins ー homme……続きを見る

Extrait : "L'éloquence en amour est une belle chose. Parlez ! à tort comme à travers ! Ne restez jamais bouche close. Pas de timidité, c'est le pire travers. Jamais femme ne fut par un muet séduite.……続きを見る

Extrait : "Etre jeune, aimable et jolie, (Et c'est, je pense, un peu mon cas), Vous suscite bien des tracas. On est belle…. Est-ce qu'on l'oublie ?, Mille faiseurs de compliments, Jeunes et vieux, l……続きを見る

Extrait : "Moi dont les époux essuient la raillerie, A mon tour, dans un mois d'ici, je me marie. ー Vous allez voir comment je me trouve forcé, A l'âge où l'hymenée est un acte insensé, D'aller, mo……続きを見る

In our current era of helicopter parenting and stranger danger, an unaccompanied child wandering through the city might commonly be viewed as a victim of abuse and neglect. However, from the early t……続きを見る

People all over the world dance traditional and popular dances that have been staged for purposes of representing specific national and ethnic groups. Anthony Shay suggests these staged dance produc……続きを見る

Whether you’re a Disney World die-hard or new to how it all works, you probably know the basics: there are systems of tunnels underneath the Magic Kingdom called Utilidors, plenty of hidden Mickeys ……続きを見る

NOTE: This story / script contains swearing. A woman finds herself bound to a chair following an argument with her long-term boyfriend. Left to her own devices, the woman must make peace with her ow……続きを見る

Performance and performativity are important terms for a theorization of gender and race/ethnicity as constitutive of identity. This collection reflects the ubiquity, diversity, and (historical) loc……続きを見る

From the favorites of Tin Pan Alley to today’s international blockbusters, the stylistic range required of a musical theatre performer is expansive. Musical theatre roles require the ability to adap……続きを見る

A drunken Irish maid slips and falls. A greedy Jewish pawnbroker lures his female employee into prostitution. An African American man leers at a white woman. These and other, similar images appeared……続きを見る

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high q……続きを見る

The Danish director Lars von Trier is undoubtedly one of the world's most important and controversial filmmakers, and arguably so because of the depiction of women in his films. He has been criticiz……続きを見る

From the pen of John L. Balderston, an acclaimed playwright and screenwriter who shaped the golden age of Universal Horror comes the screenplay that defined the ultimate sequel to the Frankenstein l……続きを見る

The stunning photographs of We Skate Hardcore reveal the determination, the dreams, and the rough and tumble story of urban Latino youth coming of age in New York City. Vincent Cianni spent eight ye……続きを見る

One of the most beloved radio show hosts of the 1940s and 1950s, Mary Margaret McBride (1899ー1976) regularly attracted between six and eight million listeners to her daily one o'clock broadcast. Du……続きを見る

‘I’m thinking this night wasn’t I a foolish fellow not to kill my father in years gone by.’ – Christy Mahon On the first night of J. M. Synge’s The Playboy of the Western World (1907) the audience b……続きを見る

The Routledge Companion to Jacques Lecoq presents a thorough overview and analysis of Jacques Lecoq's life, work and philosophy of theatre. Through an exemplary collection of specially commissioned ……続きを見る

First published in 1985, this book examines how workers theatre movements intended their performances to be activist ー perceiving art as a weapon of struggle and enlightenment ー and an emancipator……続きを見る

"Ladies and gentlemen, I’m not going to play this particular scene tonight." - Sabina Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth (1942)telescopes an audacious stretch of western history and mythology i……続きを見る

‘All you have do is shut up and enjoy the hospitality.’ Terry Harold Pinter’s Party Time(1991) is an extraordinary distillation of the playwright’s key concerns. Pulsing with political anger, it mar……続きを見る

In an age when geek chic has come to define mainstream pop culture, few writers and producers inspire more admiration and response than Joss Whedon. From Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Much Ado About N……続きを見る

After an ancient war nearly eradicates all civilized life, a packed between two warring factions known as "The Shape-ーshifters" and "The Sorcerers", a pact is made where both sides agree to disarm ……続きを見る