Theatre: technical Books
Taylor & Francis Ltd Encounters with Tadeusz Kantor
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£128.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd Designers Shakespeare
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Taylor & Francis How to do Shakespeare
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Taylor & Francis How to do Shakespeare
Book Synopsis'Adrian Noble vigorously highlights the extraordinary rhythmic, linguistic patterns Shakespeare gives the speaker. Any actor will find this book invaluable. For any student of Shakespeare it should be essential.' (From the Foreword by Ralph Fiennes)'How can I bring the text alive, make it vivid, how do I make people hear it for the first time? How can I enter into that world and not feel a stranger. How can I not feel clumsy and inept? ... How can I speak it without sounding artificial or actory? In other words, how can I make it real ...?'Adrian Noble has worked on Shakespeare with everyone from oscar-nominated actors to groups of schoolchildren. Here he draws on several decades of top-level directing experience to shed new light on how to bring some of theatreâs seminal texts to life.He shows you how to approach the perennial issues of performing Shakespeare, including: wordplay â using colour and playing plain, wit and comedy, making language muscTrade Review'Noble, who has worked with Kenneth Branagh and Ralph Fiennes, achieves a winning mix of the theoretical and the practical' - WhatsOnStage.com Table of ContentsPart 1 - Principles 1. Apposition 2. Metaphor 3. Metre and pulse 4. Line endings 5. Word play 6. Vocabulary 7. Shape and structure Part 2 - Practice 8. Early, middle and late 9. Prose 10. Soliloquy 11. Comedy 12. Dialogue 13. Building a Character 14. Conclusion
£34.99
Taylor & Francis Designers Shakespeare
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Environment on Stage
Book SynopsisThe Environment on Stage: Scenery or Shapeshifter? investigates a pertinent voice of theatrical performance within the production and reception of ecotheatre. Theatre ecologies, unavoidably enmeshed in the environment, describe the system of sometimes perverse feedback loops running through theatrical events, productions, performances and installations. This volume applies an ecoaware spectatorial lens to explore live theatre as a living ecosystem in a literal sense. The vibrant chemistry between production and reception, and the spiralling ideas and emotions this generates in some conditions, are unavoidably driven by flows of matter and energy, thus, by the natural environment, even when human perspectives seem to dominate. The Environment on Stage is an intentionally eclectic mix of observation, close reading and qualitative research, undertaken with the aim of exploring ecocritical ideas embedded in ecotheatre from a range of perspectives. Individual chaTable of ContentsIntroduction: Setting the Ecotheatrical SceneChapter One: The Environment on Stage in Production and ReceptionChapter Two: Natural Disasters as Ecotheatrical ShapeshiftersChapter Three: An Ecotheatrical Perspective on Dearth in PerformanceChapter Four: The Environment in Performance – Stage Invasion or Deus ex Machina?Chapter Five: Environmental Theatre, Site Specificity and Theatre EcologiesChapter Six: Frugal Modes of Story-telling as EcotheatreChapter Seven: Bicycles on Stage – Shapeshifters or Scenery?Chapter Eight: Reperforming Reception – The Skriker in 1994 and 2015Chapter Nine: On the Importance of Intrinsic Environmental Responsibility
£39.99
Taylor & Francis Foam Patterning and Construction Techniques
Book SynopsisFoam Patterning and Construction Techniques: Turning 2D Designs into 3D Shapes explains how to create your theatrical prop, puppet, or costume design using the unique and tricky medium of foam. Step-by-step instructions, photographs, and explanations illustrate how to translate your design from paper to reality by creating custom skin patterns, followed by creation of a foam mockup. The book details how to bring your project to life with varied finishing techniques, including using fur and fabric coverings and dying and painting foam. Numerous supplies, tools, and safety procedures and protocols are also covered. Table of ContentsTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsPreface _____________________________________________________Section 1: The Medium of Foam: Materials, Tools and SafetyChapter 1: MaterialsChapter 2: SafetyChapter 3: What Type of Foam to Use?___________________________________________________Section 2: DesignChapter 4: An Approach to DesignChapter 5: Renderings, Working Drawings and Simplicity of Form _____________________________________________________Section 3: Translating Design into Reality: Techniques used in the Patterning ProcessChapter 6: Additive Patterning: Adding a Surface layer.Chapter 7: Subtractive Patterning: Cutting away the Surface Layer.Chapter 8: Speed PatterningChapter 9: Free Form Foam Patterning_____________________________________________________Section 4: Determining the Pattern Divisions, "Truing" Patterns and Changing ScaleChapter 10: Determining the Pattern DivisionsChapter 11: Transferring Patterns to Paper and "Truing" Pattern PiecesChapter 12: Scale: Determining the Size of the Finished Piece Chapter 13: Formula for Reducing and Enlarging Chapter 14: How to Enlarge and Reduce Pattern Pieces_____________________________________________________Section 5: Putting It All Together: From Pattern to ObjectChapter 15: How to Bevel Corners and Utilize DartsChapter 16: Cutting Pattern Pieces out of FoamChapter 17: Gluing and SewingSection 6: Finishing the DesignChapter 18: Fur and Fabric CoveringsChapter 19: Uncovered Foam: How To FinishChapter 20: Detailing and Bringing To Life________________________________________________________________________Section 7: This Section Goes Through The Full Process For 6 ProjectsChapter 21: Free Form Reticulated Foam Construction Chapter 22: Making Two Different Shapes from the Same Foam Pattern Chapter 23: Patterned Foam MaskChapter 24: Patterned Foam ArmorChapter 25: Patterned and Carved RaptorAppendicesA. Sources and SuppliesB. Bibliography
£35.99
Cambridge University Press The Stage Designs of Inigo Jones The European Context
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£41.79
Cambridge University Press The Human Stage
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Cambridge University Press Vsevolod Meyerhold Directors in Perspective
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Introduction to Modern British Theatre Cambridge Introductions to Literature
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Introduction to Scenography Cambridge Introductions to Literature
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Introduction to Modern British Theatre
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Cambridge University Press Lauren Gunderson and Feminist Theatre in the TwentyFirst Century
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Cambridge University Press True History of the Ghost And All About Metempsychosis Cambridge Library Collection Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge
Book SynopsisChemist and illusionist John Henry Pepper (1821â1900) lectured at the Royal Polytechnic Institution in London, and incorporated experiments, illusions and magic lanterns into his popular science lectures. In 1862 he developed a stage-show illusion called 'the ghost'. This involved using strategically placed pieces of glass and specific lighting in order to create the illusion of ghostly figures on stage. The illusion was immensely popular in the second half of the nineteenth century - it was visited by royalty, and Pepper's show toured to America, Canada and Australia. In this book, first published in 1890, Pepper details the history of 'the ghost' and the process of carrying out the illusion. 'Pepper's Ghost' is considered to be a precursor to cinema, and this book will be of interest to those studying the development of popular nineteenth-century culture, the 'entertainment industry', and the origins of cinema.Table of ContentsThe true history of the ghost.
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Northwestern University Press Speaking in Shakespeares Voice
Book SynopsisFocuses on the technical elements of voice and speech, including breathing, resonance, and diction, as well as providing an introduction to verse speaking and scansion and to Shakespeare's rhetorical devices, such as antithesis, alliteration, onomatopoeia, irony, and metaphor. These topics are annotated with examples from Shakespeare's plays.Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1. Breathing for Shakespeare's Text Chapter 2. Voice Work for Shakespeare Chapter 3. The Sounds of English in Shakespeare's Text Chapter 4. Shakespeare’s Language: Rhetoric Chapter 5. Verse and Prose Chapter 6. Shakespeare’s Text Appendix. Additional Shakespearean Texts Men’s Monologues Women’s Monologues Two-Person Scenes: Man and Woman Two-Person Scenes: Two Women Two-Person Scenes: Two Men
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Watson-Guptill Publications Back Stage Guide to Stage Management 3rd Edition
Book SynopsisThe Most Widely Used Manual For Aspiring And Veteran Stage Managers - Now Revised and ExpandedThe next best thing to shadowing a Broadway stage manager, this detailed, behind-the-scenes book as been brought completely up to date. First published in 1991, it is widely used and has been lauded as the most comprehensive, educational book on stage management available. From preproduction planning and first rehersals to opening night and final strike, all the essentials of the profession are presented here in a friendly, engaging style.Blending how-to information with anecdotes from his own career, author Thomas A. Kelly explains the entire theatrical process, including:- Organizing all rehearsals and performances- Maintaining the working script, cue sheets, and daily records- Supervising the technical aspects of the show- Running shows outdoors and at other non-theatrical venues- Dealing with performers and crew members on all levelsThis new edition reflects all the latest developments and innovations in the industry and adds a totally new chapter on opera stage management, complete with an in-depth breakdown of the challenges this style of production presents. The text is supported by sample documents, diagrams, and charts that straddle time-honored approaches with what can be generated by today's computer software. All the latest stage machinery is discussed, along with tips on finding employment. This guide remians the first choice for anyone who works in any branch of the profession, whether amateur, educational, or professional.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd The James Adams Floating Theatre
Book SynopsisThe boat on which Edna Ferber based her famous novel brought excitement and entertainment to isolated small towns up and down the East Coast in early twentieth-century America. The builder of the boat, James E. Adams, was a farmer from Michigan who taught himself to be a circus aerialist, started and prospered with his own carnival company, and, when retirement proved boring, decided to build a showboat. The book traces the history of the James Adams from its inception until its demise twenty-seven years later, a tale that includes fires, sinkings, a shooting, arrests, and several deaths.
£24.29
Hal Leonard Corporation The Shakespeare Audition How to Get Over Your
Book SynopsisTHE SHAKESPEARE AUDITION:HOW TO GET OVER YOUR FEAR FIND THE RIGHT PIECEAND HAVE A GREAT
£13.29
Christian Publishers LLC Stagecraft 1: A Complete Guide to Backstage Work,
Book SynopsisTwenty chapters detailing all of the fundamentals -- everything the aspiring stage technician needs to know to get started in backstage work! All sections highlighted with photographs, illustrations and diagrams. Major topics include: stage and rigging; production staff; properties; sound; lumber, tools and hardware; scenery construction; lighting instruments; control of light and colour; electricity and devices. The what, when and why of all backstage equipment and how to use it to maximum effect with safety, speed and efficiency.
£18.89
Black Rabbit Books Make Your Own Fake Skin
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Brepols N.V. Performing Arts and Technical Issues
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£161.50
BÃhlau Verlag Wien Grammatik der BÃhne
Book SynopsisDer BÃhnenbildner und Theaterregisseur Karl Kneidl
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