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Taylor & Francis Menander in Contexts
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Taylor & Francis Performing Asian Transnationalisms
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Taylor & Francis The NineteenthCentury Theatre in Spain
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Taylor & Francis Theatre of Conscience 193953 A Study of Four Touring British Community Theatres Routledge Harwood Contemporary Theatre Studies
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Taylor & Francis The Provocation of the Senses in Contemporary Theatre
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Sexualities in History
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Taylor & Francis AR Gurney A Casebook 34 Casebooks on Modern Dramatists
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Taylor & Francis Shakespeare Trauma and Contemporary Performance
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Taylor & Francis Neil LaBute
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Taylor & Francis Crossing Cultural Borders Through the Actors Work
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Taylor & Francis Replaying Shakespeare in Asia
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Taylor & Francis Musical Gestures Sound Movement and Meaning
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Taylor & Francis Musical Gestures
Book SynopsisWe experience and understand the world, including music, through body movementâwhen we hear something, we are able to make sense of it by relating it to our body movements, or form an image in our minds of body movements. Musical Gestures is a collection of essays that explore the relationship between sound and movement. It takes an interdisciplinary approach to the fundamental issues of this subject, drawing on ideas, theories and methods from disciplines such as musicology, music perception, human movement science, cognitive psychology, and computer science. Trade Review "The book proposal is quite well prepared, reflecting the experience of the editors both in terms of publishing themselves and in attracting high-quality submissions from other authors for edited volumes and peer-reviewed journals. They have a good grasp of the evolution and importance of the field of sound and music computing, and put forward here a volume that can have a significant impact on that growth.... I would use this book as supplemental material in my course on the psychology of music—I would recommend offering a contract for this book." "The three strongest aspects of the book would be its beginning at the beginning; the breadth of material covered; and the clarity of the writing style (in Godøy’s article in particular). These three strengths lead me to believe that the book would be ideal for a graduate course in music and gesture…. I would recommend offering a contract for the book. It provides an accessible summary of a variety of approaches to music and gesture, which is a rapidly emerging and expanding field." "The proposed book Music and Gesture Foundations tackles a relatively new topic that is quickly becoming fundamental to multiple fields. Since the topic is so interdisciplinary, a book establishing methodological, terminological, and conceptual foundations is particularly crucial. Such a book has the potential to advance collaboration and understanding across fields, and to accelerate research in the area. The proposed book’s core strength is its stated aim to provide a systematic development of the concept of gesture in music.... The thoroughness and intellectual rigor of the manuscript is excellent. Subtle points are systematically addressed, and there is a nice balance between reviewing existing findings and developing frameworks for future inquiry. As it stands, however, the manuscript suffers from one serious problem: the quality of the English. I recommend that someone be added to the editorial team who can rework the entire manuscript, modifying sentence structure, grammar, and vocabulary so that it reads well in English..... In sum, I believe this to be a high quality manuscript targeting an important topic that people from many different fields will find interesting. I recommend publication. The book fills a niche not currently occupied, and presents an admirably thorough overview of current research in this area. " "In summary, then, I think that the novelty and strength of the book’s topic, its appeal to interdisciplinary issues, and its insights into the works of different scholars are its main strengths. Its main weaknesses lie in its rather uncertain role as an "introductory" text, its unidiomatic English, and its somewhat untraditional perspective from an American musicological perspective (though this is, also, a strength!). Based on the appeal of the project as a volume of scholarship that breaks new ground, I would recommend offering a contract for this book. This recommendation is unreserved: I believe the volume has considerable academic importance as it stands. " Table of ContentsForeword Preface 1. Why study musical gestures? 2. Musical gestures: concepts and methods in research 3. Gesture in performance 4: Music and Gestures: a historical introduction and survey of earlier research 5. Gestural Affordances of Musical Sound 6. Music, gesture, and the formation of embodied meaning 7. The Functional Role and Bio-Kinetics of Basic and Expressive gestures in Activation and Sonification 8. Gesture and Timbre 9. Sensorimotor control of sound-producing gestures} 10. Visual Gesture Recognition: from motion tracking to expressive gesture 11. Conductors' Gestures and Their Mapping to Sound Synthesis
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Taylor & Francis Shakespeare and Venice AngloItalian Renaissance Studies
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Taylor & Francis Theatre and Society
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Theatre and Society Anthology of Contemporary Chinese Drama
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Taylor & Francis A Kabuki Reader History and Performance History and Performance History and Performance Japan in the Modern World Hardcover
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Kabuki Reader History and Performance Japan in the Modern World
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Modern Russian Theater A Literary and Cultural History A Literary and Cultural History
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Taylor & Francis Horton Foote A Casebook 2038 Casebooks on Modern Dramatists
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Taylor & Francis Beth Henley A Casebook Casebooks on Modern Dramatists
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Taylor & Francis Incapacity and Theatricality
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Taylor & Francis Konstantin Stanislavsky Routledge Performance Practitioners
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Taylor & Francis Konstantin Stanislavsky
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Taylor & Francis Rudolf Laban
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Taylor & Francis Anna Halprin
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Taylor & Francis Anna Halprin
Book SynopsisAnna Halprin traces the life's work of this radical dance-maker, documenting her early career as a modern dancer in the 1940s through to the development of her groundbreaking approach to dance as an accessible and life-enhancing art form. Now revised and reissued, this book: sketches the evolution of the San Francisco Dancers' Workshop, exploring Halprin's connections with the avant-garde theatre, music, visual art and architecture of the 1950s and 60s offers a detailed analysis of Halprinâs work from this period provides an important historical guide to a time when dance was first explored beyond the confines of the theatre and considered as a healing art for individuals and communities. As a first step towards critical understanding, and an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners offer unbeatable value for todayâs student.Table of ContentsList of figuresAcknowledgements1 LIFE AND WORK2 THEORY AND PRACTICE3 THE MOUNTAIN PERFORMANCES, CIRCLE THE EARTH AND THE PLANETARY DANCE4 PRACTICAL EXPLORATIONSBibliographyContactsIndex
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Taylor & Francis Tadeusz Kantor
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Taylor & Francis Tadeusz Kantor
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Taylor & Francis Eugenio Barba
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Taylor & Francis Marina Abramovic
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Taylor & Francis Unruly Audiences and the Theater of Control in Early Modern London
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Taylor & Francis Interpersonal Coordination and Performance in Social Systems
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Taylor & Francis Vsevolod Meyerhold Routledge Performance Practitioners
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Taylor & Francis Choreographing Discourses
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Taylor & Francis Pina Bausch Routledge Performance Practitioners
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Taylor & Francis Wrestling in Britain
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Taylor & Francis Expanding the Space for Improvisation Pedagogy in Music
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Taylor & Francis Time and Performer Training
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Taylor & Francis Bertolt Brecht
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Taylor & Francis Treatment Of The Borderline Adolescent
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Taylor & Francis Ernie McClintock and the Jazz Actors Family
Book SynopsisThis is a critical biography examining the life and work of Ernie McClintock, the founder of the Jazz Acting Method and 1997 recipient of the Living Legend Award from the National Black Theatre Festival, whose inclusive contributions to acting and actor training have largely remained on the fringes of scholarship and practice.Trade Review"In Ernie McClintock and the Jazz Actors Family: Reviving the Legacy Cizmar excavates the practices of Black Arts Movement activist and acting teacher Ernie McClintock’s ground breaking acting techniques which de-centered Stanislavski based approaches to actor training to combine African and African American experiential aesthetics with voice work centered in jazz music, yoga, karate, and African movement. Cizmar deftly explores McClintock’s "common sense" or "jazz acting" methods to illuminate his powerful social justice agenda used in many regional black theatres across the country during the Black Arts Movement and beyond. Cizmar’s beautiful book makes McClintock’s archive feel urgent and resonant in the 21st century as Black theater artists around the world ask for accountability and legibility within the mainstream theater landscape. Cizmar’s descriptive prose and archival research are coupled in a fascinating account of 20th century Black acting methods that challenged the American actor training repertoire. Cizmar’s thoughtful analysis leaves the reader asking how McClintock’s work could be erased from the history of American actor training. The book is a must read for any artist, scholar, or theater enthusiast interested in the early practices of anti-racist theater and the struggles for equity and representation of Black artists in the American theater."Nicole Hodges Persley, Associate Professor of American Studies and African and African American Studies, University of Kansas"Ernie McClintock may not be well-known to the masses of people, but he was both a larger-than-life pioneer and a living legend of the American and African American theater scene. With Ernie McClintock and the Jazz Actors Family, Dr. Elizabeth Cizmar has given us an awe-inspiring exploration not only of his life and work, but of the community Mr. McClintock built, bricks in bare hands, across generations, which would include a young Tupac Shakur. This hugely engaging book is a necessary addition to our understanding not just of theater and the arts, but of America itself during the course of Ernie McClintock’s life."Kevin Powell, author of Grocery Shopping with My Mother: PoemsTable of Contents1. Afrocentric Roots in Chicago’s Blackbelt (1937-1964) 2. Shaking Up Harlem (1965-1972) 3. Canonizing the Contemporary Black Classics (1973-1981) 4. Quaring the Black Theatre Movement (1981-1986) 5. Rebel in Richmond (1987-1993) 6. The Persistence of a Living Legend (1994-1997) 7. To See Another Day (1998-2003)
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Clowns
Book SynopsisClowns: In Conversation is a groundbreaking collection of interviews expanded in this second edition to include over 30 of the greatest clowns on earth. In discussion with clown aficionados Ezra LeBank and David Bridel, these legends of comedy reveal the origins, inspirations, techniques, and philosophies that underpin their remarkable odysseys. These artists speak candidly about their first encounters with clowning and circus, the crucial decisions that carved out the foundations of their style, and the role of teachers and mentors who shaped their development. Follow the twists and turns that changed the direction of their art and careers, as they explore the role of failure and originality in their lives and performances, and examine the development and evolution of the signature routines that became each clown's trademark. This new edition has been fully updated and expanded, bringing in Lila Monti, Cristina Marti, Leo Bassi, Danise Payne, Bernice Collins, Ketch,Table of ContentsForeword to the Second Edition; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Clowns 1. Leo Bassi 2. René Bazinet 3. Shannan Calcutt 4. Angela de Castro 5. Bernice Collins 6. Nina Conti 7. Dimitri 8. Robert Dunn 9. Jango Edwards 10. Avner Eisenberg 11. Aziz Gual 12. Hélène Gustin and Tanja Simma 13. Geoff Hoyle 14. Gardi Hutter 15. Bill Irwin and David Shiner 16. Ketch 17. David Larible 18. Cristina Marti 19. Michelle Matlock 20. Lila Monti 21. Bello Nock 22. Danise Payne 23. Larry and Lorenzo Pisoni 24. Slava Polunin 25. Oleg Popov 26. Nola Rae 27. Peter Shub 28. Misha Usov Reflections 29. Ezra and David in Conversation with Phil Burgers; Appendix of Terms
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Companion to Theatre of the
Book SynopsisThis dynamic book offers a comprehensive companion to the theory and practice of Theatre of the Oppressed. Developed by Brazilian director and theorist Augusto Boal, these theatrical forms invite people to mobilize their knowledge and rehearse struggles against oppression.Featuring a diverse array of voices (many of them as yet unheard in the academic world), the book hosts dialogues on the following questions, among others: Why and how did Theatre of the Oppressed develop? What are the differences between the 1970s (when Theatre of the Oppressed began) and today? How has Theatre of the Oppressed been shaped by local and global shifts of the last 40-plus years? Why has Theatre of the Oppressed spread or multiplied across so many geographic, naTable of ContentsEditor and Contributor Biographies Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations --- Introduction: Theatre of the Oppressed and its Time(s) PART I: ROOTS Genealogies Critical Frames Oppression From Roots to Branches PART II: GROUND SHIFTS Changing Landscapes in Late Capitalism Critical Reflections on the Early Multiplication of Theatre of the Oppressed PART III: CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE Spaces Practices in Context EPILOGUE APPENDIX INDEX
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Taylor & Francis Dance on the American Musical Theatre Stage
Book SynopsisDance on the American Musical Theatre Stage: A History chronicles the development of dance, with an emphasis on musicals and the Broadway stage, in the United States from its colonial beginnings to performances of the present day. This book explores the fascinating tug-and-pull between the European classical, folk, and social dance imports and Americaâs indigenous dance forms as they met and collided on the popular musical theatre stage. This historical background influenced a specific musical theatre movement vocabulary and a unique choreographic approach that is recognizable today as Broadway-style dancing. Throughout the book, a cultural context is woven into the history to reveal how the competing values within American culture, and its attempts as a nation to define and redefine itself, played out through developments in dance on the musical theatre stage. This book is central to the conversation on how dance influences and reflects society, and will be oTable of Contents1. 1492–1776: The Earliest Beginnings 2. 1776–1866: John Durang and the Dawn of American Theatrical Dance 3. 1866–1914: Building a Musical Theatre Dance Vocabulary 4. 1914–1929: The Dance Director: Front and Center 5. 1929–1943: Depression Ferments New Visions: Ballet and Modern Dance 6. 1943–1957: Integration: Dance Narrates 7. 1957–1968: Triple Threats Grow as Director-Choreographers Rise 8. 1968–1975: The Concept Musical Makes Room for Dance 9. 1975–1996: The Age of the Director-Choreographer Wanes 10. 1996–2020: Choreography and the Musical Break Open
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Juan Mayorga
Book SynopsisJuan Mayorga: Six Plays is the first collection of Spanish dramatist Juan Mayorga's plays in English, offering a compelling insight into the extraordinary range and quality of one of the Spanish-speaking world's most distinctive voices.The six plays are presented in translations that are both readable and eminently performable. Each is accompanied by a translator's note that discusses the strategies and decisions used in making the play performable in English as well as the play's key themes. The book also features an introduction to Mayorga's life and work, emphasising his commitment to plays whose range of forms and innovative theatre-making practice re-imagines the nature of theatre and performance each time anew. The plays themselves are brilliant treatises on our times, inspiring conversation about and critical examination of our troubled world.These scripts will be of interest to professional practitioners but are no less suited to both university and am
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Taylor & Francis Ltd How Does Disability Performance Travel
Book SynopsisThis edited collection investigates the myriad ways in which disability performance travels in a globalized world.Disability arts festivals are growing in different parts of the world; theatre and dance companies with disabled artists are increasingly touring and collaborating with international partners. At the same time, theatre spaces are often not accessible, and the necessity of mobility excludes some disabled artists from being part of an international disability arts community. How does disability performance travel, who does not travel and why? What is the role of funding and producing structures, disability arts festivals, and networks around the world? How do the logics of international (co-)producing govern the way in which disability art is represented internationally? Who is excluded from being part of a touring theatre or dance company, and how can festivals, conferences, and other agents of a growing disability culture create other forms of participation, whicTable of ContentsContributor BiographiesNeil Marcus: Storm Reading TourINTRODUCED BY PETRA KUPPERS AND RAQUEL ESCOBARIntroduction: How Does Disability Performance Travel?CHRISTIANE CZYMOCH, KATE MAGUIRE-ROSIER, AND YVONNE SCHMIDTPART 1The Politics of Touring and Travelling1 Putting Myself into People’s Spaces: A Performer’s Journey Through World StagesNADIA ADAME2 The Journey of Maui and Different Light: Fellow Travelling and Learning-Disabled TheatreTONY McCAFFREY3 Travel PoeticsFELIPE HENRIQUE MONTEIRO OLIVEIRATRANSLATED BY MARIA CAROLINA MONTEIRO OLIVEIRA4 How Disability Performance Travels in Australia: The Reality Under the RhetoricBREE HADLEY WITH EDDIE PATERSON, MADELEINE LITTLE, AND KATH DUNCANPART 2International Flows and Cultural Settings5 The Travels of The ApartmentALEKSANDRA DUNAEVATRANSLATED BY YULIA SAVIKOVSKAYA6 Teatro Patologico Abroad: A Medea for International AudiencesJOSEPH PAUL HILL7 How Disability Performances Travel within Taiwan: Sustaining Confrontations and Letting Differences Coexist in I am a Normal Person No.1 and No.2 I-LIEN HOPART 3Embodying Spaces, Mobilizing Environments8 Unsettling Sitting Modes of Living: The Disability of Sitting as Creative Environmental MobilityCIANE FERNANDESENGLISH REVISION BY MELINA SCIALOM9 Travel, Mobility, and Kinetic Hierarchies in Disability PerformanceMEGAN JOHNSON10 Building Communities Online: #DisabilityTwitter and Digital MobilityJESSICA WATKIN11 The Animacy of Ekphrasis: Documenting Performance as Acts of Unfurling ReciprocityBRONWYN PREECEPART 4Local, Site-Specific Work, Microcosms, and the Periphery12 HAPPY ISLAND and the Islands within the IslandHENRIQUE AMOEDO, DIOGO GONCALVES, ELISABETE MONTEIRO, AND PAULA LEBRE13 The Travels of a Municipal Theatre Group for People with Learning Disabilities: Attempts at Subverting the Axes of InjusticeVIBEKE GLORSTAD14 Optimistic Becomings: Learning Disability Performance Outward BoundMARGARET AMESIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Milestones in Musical Theatre
Milestones in Musical Theatre tracks ten of the most significant moments in musical theatre history, from some of its earliest incarnations, especially those crafted by Black creators, to its rise as a global phenomenon. Designed for weekly use in musical theatre courses, these ten chosen snapshots chart the development of this unique art form and move through its history chronologically, tracking the earliest operettas through the mid-century Golden Age classics, as well as the creative explosion in directing talent, which reshaped the form and the movement toward inclusivity that has recast its creators. Each chapter explores how the musical and its history have been deeply influenced by a variety of factors, including race, gender, and nationality, and examines how each milestone represents a significant turning point for this beloved art form.Milestones are a range of accessible textbooks, breaking down the need-to-know moments in the social, cultural, pol
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