Performing Arts 99

Fantasy is often condemned as escapist, unsophisticated and superficial. This collection of new essays puts such easy dismissals to the test by examining the ways in which Fantasy narratives present……続きを見る

Since the early 2000s, zombies have increasingly swarmed the landscape of popular culture, with ever more diverse representations of the undead being imagined. A growing number of zombie narratives ……続きを見る

Tweety Bird was colored yellow because censors felt the original pink made the bird look nude. Betty Boop's dress was lengthened so that her garter didn't show. And in recent years, a segment of Mig……続きを見る

Formed by a small group of university students in the early 1980s, Studio Gainax is now one of the most adventurous and widely esteemed anime companies on the scene. And it is fascinating for its un……続きを見る

Speculative science fiction, with its underlying socio-political dialogue, represents an important intersection of popular culture and public discourse. As a pop culture text, the animated series St……続きを見る

Madonna has long been accepted as a pop culture icon, but this text postulates a greater cultural importance by analyzing her as a postmodern myth. This work examines how Madonna methodically discov……続きを見る

With an output of more than 250,000 minutes annually, and with roughly 5,000 producers and production units, the Chinese are leading the field of animated films. Although it is almost impossible to ……続きを見る

A celebration of one of Australia's fastest-growing sports: Professional Bull Riding. You'll love the thrills and spills that take the bulls, bull riders and bullfighters to the edge of danger and s……続きを見る

Identity in Animation: A Journey into Self, Difference, Culture and the Body uncovers the meaning behind some of the most influential characters in the history of animation and questions their uniqu……続きを見る

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Humor presents the first ever comprehensive, in-depth treatment of all the sub-fields of the linguistics of humor, broadly conceived as the intersection of the……続きを見る

Writing for the Screen is a collection of essays and interviews exploring the business of screenwriting. This highly accessible guide to working in film and television includes perspectives from ind……続きを見る

This book clarifies the musical dramaturgy of comedy writer and musician Luiz Carlos Martins Penna (1815-48) – a notion that encompasses both the theatrical text and its performance. The corpus for ……続きを見る

Celebrity culture today teems with stars who challenge long-held ideas about a “normal” body. Plus-size and older actresses are rebelling against the cultural obsession with slender bodies and youth……続きを見る

Actors and fans of theater will thoroughly enjoy Jerome K. Jerome's series of humorous essays on the subject. In Stage-Land, Jerome mercilessly skewers theatrical cliches and the quirks and foibles ……続きを見る

Although its early films featured racial caricatures and exclusively Caucasian heroines, Disney has, in recent years, become more multicultural in its filmic fare and its image. From Aladdin and Poc……続きを見る

Often considered to be in opposition, American popular culture and popular religion are connected, forming and informing new ways of thinking, writing and practicing religion and theology. Film, tel……続きを見る

Hollywood makes the most widely successful pleasure-giving artworks the world has ever known. The industry operates under the assumption that pleasurable aesthetic experiences, among huge population……続きを見る

What happens when machines teach humans to dance? Dance video games transform players' experiences of popular music, invite experimentation with gendered and racialized movement styles, and present ……続きを見る

Bridgette Fier is a humble but fear driven firefighter in New York City. Bridgette is being haunted by a traumatizing childhood event that left her devastated and terrified. Filled with pain and ang……続きを見る

"Guest Room" is a modern day thriller to keep audience shifting in their seats. This screenplay is filled with surprising twists , turns, and suspiring confessions. Guest Room will leave your heart ……続きを見る

This guide book is helpful for making different types of things by using paper. More details are given in the following table of contents. With the help of this guide book you are able to learn many……続きを見る

Long after a man is killed, his daughters try to get revenge on his killer by making an appearance in court. Later, they discover not only the killer, but who their father really was. 続きを見る

El modelo H2PAC resuelve propuestas clave a partir de ACTIVIDADES. Esta forma de aprendizaje parte de un RETO: la actividad que deberás resolver. Para ello te facilitamos un contenido teórico, EL CO……続きを見る

A study of Yury Lyubimov's tempestuous career and his style of theatre during his thirty years at the Taganka Theatre. This work traces the development of his ideas, from his arrival at the theatre ……続きを見る

A new and original take on the iconic story of man meets giant ape in the biggest and hairiest parody of all time… Just as Skull Island hits the big screen in an exciting and re-imagined format, com……続きを見る

Authenticity is one of the major values of our time. It is visible everywhere, from clothing to food to self-help books. While it is such a prevalent phenomenon, it is also very evasive. This study ……続きを見る

Performance in the digital age has undergone a radical shift in which a once ephemeral art form can now be relived, replayed and repeated. Until now, much scholarship has been devoted to the nature ……続きを見る

Vir die eerste keer is vier van Deon Meyer se Afrikaanse filmdraaiboeke nou saam gebundel: Jakhalsdans: Die jong weduwee en onderwyseres Mara Malan wil keer dat die skooltjie op Loxton sy deure slui……続きを見る

After being missing for seven years and presumed dead, former soldier Robin Loxley returns home dismayed by the economic standard of the country, he sets out reverse this problem in true Robin Hood ……続きを見る

Do you feel overwhelmed by the many demands of coaching? Do you wish you knew exactly what to do in order to help your team succeed? Whether you want to (1) improve your coaching skills, (2) build a……続きを見る