Theatre: technical Books
Palgrave Macmillan performanceandtechnology
Book SynopsisThis collection interrogates the interaction between new technologies and performance practice, linking the sensuous contact that must exist between the physical and virtual, together with the resultant corporeal transformation. It features writings from international contributors who specialize in digital art and performance practices.Trade Review'...a timely and informative survey of digital performance practices.' - Tracey Warr, editor of The Artist's Body '...an enjoyable, well-researched, inspiring book that everybody with a keen interest in performance and technology should consider reading.' - Iryna Kuksa, New Theatre Quarterly 'Broadhurst and Machon's volume provides a snapshot of a relatively nascent scene, and an opportunity to survey both its strengths and weaknesses...' - Paul Rae, Contemporary Theatre ReviewTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Introduction; Body, Space and Technology; S.Broadhurst& J.Machon Bodies Without Bodies; S.Melrose Truth-Seeker's Allowance: Digitising Artaud; S.Dixon Transformed Landscapes; The Choreographic Displacement of Location and Locomotion in Film; J.J.Cook Saira Virous : Game Choreography in Multiplayer Online Performance Spaces; J.Birringer Artistic Considerations in the Use of Motion Tracking with Live Performers: A Practical Guide; R.Wechsler Materials vs. Content in Digitally Mediated Performance; M.Coniglio Learning to Dance with Angelfish; Choreographic Encounters between Virtuality and Reality; C.Brown Kinaesthetic Traces across Material Forms; G.Schiller Sensuous Geographics and Fugitive Moments ; The Interface of Body and Technology; S.Rubidge Body Waves Sound Waves; B.Edwards& B.Jarlett Intelligence, Interaction, Reaction, and Performance; S.Broadhurst The Tissue Culture and Art Project; O.Catts& I.Zurr Addenda, Phenomenology, Embodiment: Cyborgs and Disability Performance; P.Kuppers Technology as Bridge to Greater Audience Participation; C.Carson Afterword; P.Auslander Index
£42.74
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Multimedia Performance
Book SynopsisEDWARD SCHEER is Associate Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of New South Wales, Australia. His publications include Antonin Artaud: A Critical Reader and The Infinity Machine. He is the current President of Performance Studies International (2010-2011).ROSEMARY KLICH is Lecturer in Drama and Theatre Studies at the University of Kent, UK.
£30.39
Taylor & Francis Ltd Discovering Stage Lighting
Book SynopsisThis guide to the fundamentals of stage lighting includes a series of projects to allow experimentation, discussion and analysis. The necessary equipment is described in relation to its purpose, along with checklists and hints for practical use.The practical handling of light, with observation of the relationship of cause to effect, is central to the study of stage lighting. Rehearsal pressures usually restrict the time available for experimenting with lighting for a performance, but laboratory-style projects can be used to enable specific lighting problems to be solved.The core of this book is a series of ''discovery'' projects using minimal resources, to explore the use of light in the theatre, with particular emphasis on the interaction of conflicting visual aims. The projects cover all the major scenarios likely to be encountered by lighting students and have been tried and tested by the author, who has taught lighting students all over the world fTable of ContentsPART ONE: FUNDAMENTALS * Discovering Light * Discovering Lighting Equipment * Lighting Safely * The Lighting Process * Analysing Lighting Process * PART TWO: PROJECTS * Introduction to the Projects * 1- Objects and Actors 2- Covering Smoothly * 3- Selecting Space * 4- Creating Space * 5-Cool, Neutral or Warm * 6-Atmospheric Space * 7- Musical Space * 8-Areas and Atmospheres * 9-The Magic of Gauze* 10- Non-Orthodox Minimalism * 11-Figaro's Garden * 12- Macbeth's Witches * 13- Tape and Light * 14- The Twenty Spot Opera House * A Traverse Stage * Light and Life * Light as Language * Glossary * Further Reading
£999.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Sound Engineers Pocket Book
Book SynopsisA handy source of essential data that every sound technician needs. Whether you are a professional sound engineer, responsible for broadcast or studio recording, or a student on a music technology or sound recording course, you will find this book authoritative and easily accessible.Adapted from the comprehensive volume, the Audio Engineer''s Reference Book (now in its second edition), this pocket-sized reference has been fully revised to cover the very latest technology connected with sound:Noise measurement AcousticsMicrophonesLoudspeakersMixing equipmentCDs, DAT, MIDI, MiniDisc TelephonyISDNDigital interfacingUltrasonics This second edition also features:Substantial revisions of chapters on radio microphone frequencies, digital audio tape, and audio measurements.An extended list of fuTrade Review'...great for anyone more interested in the technical side. A handy source of reference.'Future Music magazineTable of ContentsChapter 1 Basic Principles; Chapter 2 The Physics of Sound Waves; Chapter 3 The Hearing Process; Chapter 4 Acoustic Noise and Its Measurement; Chapter 5 Typical Noise Levels; Chapter 6 Electromechanical Analogies; Chapter 7 Digital Principles; Chapter 8 Acoustics; Chapter 9 Sound Isolation; Chapter 10 Microphones; Chapter 11 Radio Microphone Frequencies; Chapter 12 Loudspeakers; Chapter 13 Stereo; Chapter 14 Analogue Sound Mixing Equipment; Chapter 15 Signal Processing; Chapter 16 Analogue Recording and Reproduction; Chapter 17 Analogue Noise Reduction; Chapter 18 Compact Disc; Chapter 19 Digital Audio Tape; Chapter 20 Audio Measurements; Chapter 21 Digital Equipment; Chapter 22 MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface); Chapter 23 Studio Air-Conditioning; Chapter 24 Distribution of Audio Signals; Chapter 25 Radio Propagation; Chapter 26 Digital Interfacing and Synchronization; Chapter 27 Ultrasonics; Chapter 28 Radio Studio Facilities; Chapter 29 Connectors; Chapter 30 Public Address Data; Chapter 31 Useful Literature;
£999.99
Taylor & Francis Uvas Rigging Guide for Studio and Location
Book SynopsisReaders of Mike Uva's GRIP BOOK who are interested in more detailed information on the work of the grip department will welcome his new rigging manual, clearly detailing all the ways to mount cameras and lights both on a set as well as on location. The book covers the latest truss systems, rigging equipment and portable stages, as well as lifts, boom arms and camera mounts for every type of moving vehicle. The book is not limited to equipment specifications, however; Uva offers tips and tricks throughout in order to make the process of setting up and shooting safer and more efficient. Grips often need to invent makeshift solutions in a short time, and Uva shares many such devices developed over his years in the film and TV industry. This book will help grips and key grips move on to the bigger feature projects and commercials that require this equipment. It will also be useful for directors of photography and producers in pre-planning the required equipment for specific shotTable of ContentsTruss Systems; Rigging Equipment; Portable Stages; Remote Heads; Lifts and Boom Arms; Mounting the Camera on Aircraft, Boats, Cars, Trains, Motorcycles, and People; Speed Rail and Knuckles; Stage Equipment; Glossary; Terms
£999.99
Taylor & Francis Uvas Guide To Cranes Dollies and Remote Heads
Book SynopsisUva''s Guide To Cranes, Dollies, and Remote Heads is a comprehensive guide to all the latest equipment-what it is, how to use it and where to find it. This new book is designed to provide the more experienced professional with a streamlined reference to the equipment without the how-to information beginners require. Like the Grip Book 2E, it lists standards and features of all the different types of equipment covered, and with the recent explosion of new equipment introduced into the film industry this reference is invaluable!As a reference guide, Uva''s Guide To Cranes, Dollies and remote heads provides must-have information for a larger group of film professionals. Producers, directors, and DPs, and others responsible for securing equipment for a project will consider this an indispensable tool that will become an industry standard.Table of ContentsCranes, Jibs, and Arms (Seno's Over/Under Jib; Trovato Jr.; Trobato Tote Jib; Euro Jib; Liberty Range Mini Jib; Egripment Mini Jib; Porta Jib; Weaver-Steadman 5 Axes Fluid Crane; Chapman's Lenny Arms (Mini, #2, #3); Maxi-Jib/Super Maxi-Jib; Seven Jib; ZG Arm #6-200; Javelin Crane; Piccolo Jib; Light Weight Jib; Jimmy Jib; Fisher Model 20 Jib; Chapman Crane Arm; Aero Crane Jib; Barber Baby Boom; MC-88; Straight Shoot R; Fisher Model #21 Jib; ZG Arm #8-130; Pegasus Crane; Fisher Model #22 Jib; V.I.P. 4 in One Crane; Sky King Sky Mote Crane; Super Jib; Xtend'R-Jib; ZG Arm #11-100; Barber Boom 20'; Techono Crane; Louma Crane; Louma #2; Enlouva Crane #2; Enlouva Crane #3; Cam-Mate System; Crane; Giraffe Crane; Swiss Crane; Akela Jr.; Akela Sr.; Akela Crane Plus) Motorized Cranes/Cars (Titan/Nova; Apollo; Zeus; Electra II; Nike; Olympian; Sidewinder; Shotmaker Elite) Dollies; (Doorway; Western; Tube; Fisher #11 Crab Dolly; Fisher #10 Crab Dolly; Fisher #9 Crab Dolly; Chapman Hybrid & Hybrid 2; Chapman Hustler & Hustler 2; Chapman Peewee & Super Peewee 3; Chapman Accessories); Glossary
£999.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Technical Design Solutions for Theatre The Technical Brief Collection Volume 1 001 The Technical Brief Collection S
Book SynopsisThe Technical Brief is a collection of single-focus articles on technical production solutions, published three times a year by the prestigious Yale School of Drama. The primary objective of the publication is to share creative solutions to technical problems so that fellow theatre technicians can avoid having to reinvent the wheel with each new challenge. The range of topics includes scenery, props, painting, electrics, sound, and costumes. The articles each describe an approach, device, or technique that has been tested on stage or in a shop by students and professionals.Some articles included: Growing Flowers on Stage; Break-Away Glass; Photo-Murals for the Stage; Quiet Wire-Rope Curtain Track; Free Standing Curved Stairs; A Measured Approach to Kerfing; A Low-Voltage Remote Controller for Special Effects; Toggle-Clamp Locks; Comparing Four Plastics as Scenery Glides; Low Pressure Air Casters; A Simple Lift Jack; Using a Piano to Create a Reverberation Effect;Trade Review"Sammler and Harvey have done us all a great service by providing this collection of ideas, solutions, and innovations. Like Robert Scales says in his foreword, these articles serve to inspire us to create, not simply duplicate." - Shan R. Ayers, Theatre Design & Technology"....A long-needed collection of information on how specific problems have been approached and solved....To me the most valuable use of Technical Brief is not how to copy how someone else solved a particular problem, but to see the approach, materials, and techniques that were used which give me an idea how I might approach the problems I need to solve." Robert R. Scales, Ph.D., Dean of USC School of Theatre"Anyone involved with set design and construction will find it a useful addition to the bookshelf."Lighting & Sound"....A long-needed collection of information on how specific problems have been approached and solved....To me the most valuable use of Technical Brief is not how to copy how someone else solved a particular problem, but to see the approach, materials, and techniques that were used which give me an idea how I might approach the problems I need to solve." Robert R. Scales, Ph.D., Dean of USC School of Theatre"Anyone involved with set design and construction will find it a useful addition to the bookshelf."Lighting & SoundTable of ContentsLighting; Lighting Effects; Painting; Props; Rigging Hardware; Rigging Techniques; Safety; Scenery; Scenery Decks; Scenery Electronics; Scenery Hardware; Scenery Materials; Scenery Mechanics; Scenery Tools; Sound
£999.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Drawing and Rendering for Theatre A Practical Course for Scenic Costume and Lighting Designers
Book SynopsisAs a theatrical designer, it is vital for you to be able to develop your drawing skills to create renderings that can effectively communicate your visual idea. Drawing and Rendering for Theatre starts with the fundamentals of drawing, moves to the types of media, and finishes with specific exercises in each section that will make you more proficient. By the end of this book, you will be versatile enough to be able to create renderings in all areas of theatrical design!Drawing and Rendering will teach you:.How to develop good drawing habits from the start.About composition.How to draw in one, two, and three point perspective.About color.Techniques for different types of media including colored pencils, pastels, watercolor, and more.How to draw digitallyThis gorgeous full-color book is loaded with color examples of both student drawings that are analyzed and critiquedTrade ReviewThis is a one-of-a-kind book and I am delighted to be able to use it. D. Glen Vanderbilt Jr.Professor and DesignerDepartment of Theatre & DanceOhio Wesleyan UniversityTable of Contents1. The Benchmark Drawing2. The Sketchbook3. Composition and Elements of Design4. Perspective5. Three-Dimensional Modeling6. Figure Drawing7. Drawing Exercises8. Introduction to Color9. Colored Pencil10. Marker11. Pastels12. Watercolor13. Gouache14. Mixed Media15. Designer Renderings16. Digital Drawing17-23. Digital Drawing Exercises
£999.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Scene Painting Projects for Theatre
Book SynopsisThe art, practice, and technique of scene painting is an essential part of theatre design. A scenic artist is responsible for translating the vision of the scenic designer to the realized scenery.Unlike all other scene painting books, this text will take you step-by-step through actual individual scene painting projects. Each project is commonly used in theatrical productions and each project builds upon the skills learned in the previous lesson. From wood and marble, to foliage and drapery, this book will teach the you how to become a skilled scenic painter.Table of ContentsProject thumbnails; Color Samples; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Flat construction and Preparation; Texture techniques; Spattered and sponged wall; Distressed wall with wainscot; Textured wall with bevelled block; Weathered wood; Pastoral landscape-cartoon; Bookshelf; Books added to bookshelf; Marble; Lattice portal; Foliage added to lattice; Field stone and brownstone; Brick; Clapboard wall, door, and shutter; Ornament; Wallpaper; Drapery; Final Exam/Project
£999.99
University of Texas Press Making the Scene
Book SynopsisA lively, beautifully illustrated history of theatrical stage design from ancient Greek times to the present, coauthored by the world’s leading authority, Oscar G. Brockett.
£59.50
Taylor & Francis Lighting Dance A Study of Technical Philosophical and Psychological Shadows
Book SynopsisLighting Dance pioneers the discussion of the ability of lighting design to foreground shadow in dance performances.Through a series of experiments integrating light, shadow, and improvised dance movement, it highlights and analyses what it advances as an innovative expression of shadow in dance as an alternative to more conventional approaches to lighting design. Different art forms, such as painting, film, and dance pieces from Loie Fuller, the Russell Maliphant Dance Company, Elevenplay, Pilobolus, and the Tao Dance Theater served to inspire and contextualise the study. From lighting to psychology, from reviews to academic books, shadows are examined as a symbolic and manipulative entity. The book also presents the dance solo Sombreiro, which was created to echo the experiments with light, shadow, and movement aligned to an interpretation of cultural shadow (Jung 1954, in Samuels, Shorter, and Plaut 1986; Casement 2006; Ramos 2004; Stein 2004; and others). The historical development of lighting within dance practices is also outlined, providing a valuable resource for lighting designers, dance practitioners, and theatre goers interested in the visuality of dance performances.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Chapter 1: Without light there is no shadow; Chapter 2: Shadowing dance:; Chapter 3: The behaviour of shadows in artforms; Chapter 4: Theories of shadows and their possible applications in dance practice; Chapter 5: Playing with shadows; Chapter 6: Sombreiro, a shadowy dance performance; Afterword; Appedices; The experiments
£135.00
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 chapters idenTable 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
£135.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd Doing Research in Sound Design
Book SynopsisDoing Research in Sound Design gathers chapters on the wide range of research methodologies used in sound design. Editor Michael Filimowicz and a diverse group of contributors provide an overview of cross-disciplinary inquiry into sound design that transcends discursive and practical divides.The book covers Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods inquiry. For those new to sound design research, each chapter covers specific research methods that can be utilized directly in order to begin to integrate the methodology into their practice. More experienced researchers will find the scope of topics comprehensive and rich in ideas for new lines of inquiry. Students and teachers in sound design graduate programs, industry-based R&D experts and audio professionals will find the volume to be a useful guide in developing their skills of inquiry into sound design for any particular application area.Table of ContentsVolume Introduction Michael Filimowicz1. Sound Design ThinkingVincent Meelberg2. Meaning-making and Embodied Cognition in Sound Design Research Stephen Roddy and Brian Bridges3. Mapping Space and Time in the Soundtrack: Embodied Cognition and the Soundtrack’s Spatiotemporal Contract Adam Melvin and Brian Bridges4. Measuring People’s Cognitive and Emotional Response: Psychophysiological Methods to Study Sound DesignEmma Rodero5. Watching and Evaluating Simultaneously: an Approach to Measure the Expressive Power of Sound Design in a Moving PictureMaximilian Kock 6. Using a Semiotic Approach to the Practice of Sound DesignLeo Murray 7. Audi(o) Branding and Object Sounds in an Audio-visual Setting – the Case of the CarNicolai Jørgensgaard Graakjær 8. Designing and Reporting Research on Sound Design and Music for Health - Methods and Frameworks for ImpactKjetil Falkenberg Hansen and Emma Frid9. Practice-led and Interdisciplinary Research: Investigating Affective Sound DesignStuart Cunningham and Jon Weinel10. Research-creation as a Generative Approach to Sound DesignProphecy Sun, Kate Hennessey, Kristin Carlson11. The Soundscape Approach: New Opportunities in Sound Design PracticeIan Thompson12. Developing a Sound Design Creative A.i. MethodologyMiles Thorogood 13. Sonification Research: Overview and Emerging TopicsSandra Pauletto, Roberto Bresin14. Sound Design in the Context of SonificationVisda Goudarzi15. Creating and Evaluating Aesthetics in SonificationNuria Bonet 16. Revealing Industry Culture: a Cultural Ethnographic Approach to Post-production Sound Vanessa Ament17. Sound Design as Viewed by Sound Designers: a Questionnaire About People, Practice, and DefinitionsLaura Zattra, Nicolas Donin, David Fierro, Frank Pecquet, and Nicolis Misdarlis18. Qualitative, Pragmatic, and Hermeneutic Inquiries in Electroacoustic Compositions: Selected Case StudiesMaria Kallionpää19. The Bold and the Beautiful Methods of Sound Experience Research: An Introduction to Mixing the Qualitative and Quantitative Study of the Subjective Experience of Sound and Music in Video GamesHans-Peter Gasselseder Index
£47.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Doing Research in Sound Design
Book SynopsisDoing Research in Sound Design gathers chapters on the wide range of research methodologies used in sound design. Editor Michael Filimowicz and a diverse group of contributors provide an overview of cross-disciplinary inquiry into sound design that transcends discursive and practical divides.The book covers Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods inquiry. For those new to sound design research, each chapter covers specific research methods that can be utilized directly in order to begin to integrate the methodology into their practice. More experienced researchers will find the scope of topics comprehensive and rich in ideas for new lines of inquiry. Students and teachers in sound design graduate programs, industry-based R&D experts and audio professionals will find the volume to be a useful guide in developing their skills of inquiry into sound design for any particular application area.Table of ContentsVolume Introduction Michael Filimowicz1. Sound Design ThinkingVincent Meelberg2. Meaning-making and Embodied Cognition in Sound Design Research Stephen Roddy and Brian Bridges3. Mapping Space and Time in the Soundtrack: Embodied Cognition and the Soundtrack’s Spatiotemporal Contract Adam Melvin and Brian Bridges4. Measuring People’s Cognitive and Emotional Response: Psychophysiological Methods to Study Sound DesignEmma Rodero5. Watching and Evaluating Simultaneously: an Approach to Measure the Expressive Power of Sound Design in a Moving PictureMaximilian Kock 6. Using a Semiotic Approach to the Practice of Sound DesignLeo Murray 7. Audi(o) Branding and Object Sounds in an Audio-visual Setting – the Case of the CarNicolai Jørgensgaard Graakjær 8. Designing and Reporting Research on Sound Design and Music for Health - Methods and Frameworks for ImpactKjetil Falkenberg Hansen and Emma Frid9. Practice-led and Interdisciplinary Research: Investigating Affective Sound DesignStuart Cunningham and Jon Weinel10. Research-creation as a Generative Approach to Sound DesignProphecy Sun, Kate Hennessey, Kristin Carlson11. The Soundscape Approach: New Opportunities in Sound Design PracticeIan Thompson12. Developing a Sound Design Creative A.i. MethodologyMiles Thorogood 13. Sonification Research: Overview and Emerging TopicsSandra Pauletto, Roberto Bresin14. Sound Design in the Context of SonificationVisda Goudarzi15. Creating and Evaluating Aesthetics in SonificationNuria Bonet 16. Revealing Industry Culture: a Cultural Ethnographic Approach to Post-production Sound Vanessa Ament17. Sound Design as Viewed by Sound Designers: a Questionnaire About People, Practice, and DefinitionsLaura Zattra, Nicolas Donin, David Fierro, Frank Pecquet, and Nicolis Misdarlis18. Qualitative, Pragmatic, and Hermeneutic Inquiries in Electroacoustic Compositions: Selected Case StudiesMaria Kallionpää19. The Bold and the Beautiful Methods of Sound Experience Research: An Introduction to Mixing the Qualitative and Quantitative Study of the Subjective Experience of Sound and Music in Video GamesHans-Peter Gasselseder Index
£135.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Assistant Lighting Designers Toolkit
Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking text returns in its second edition, unlocking the insider secrets and proven, time-tested methods to succeed as a professional assistant lighting designer.This definitive guide outlines, step-by-step, the daily challenges that assistant lighting designers face during every phase of production, and the solutions for overcoming them. Furthermore, intermingled among the highly detailed paperwork techniques and essential procedures, top industry professionals reveal tips for success in this challenging career. This fully updated second edition features: All new advice, real-world stories, and current paperwork examples from over 120 working professionals. Updated industry practices with case studies from the professionals themselves, such as how to create a video network to record previews for the lighting department; how much printing is done in an increasingly paperless world; how to produce a set electrics package; anTrade Review "The Assistant Lighting Designer's Toolkit is a book the lighting world needs and should be required reading for all new – and not so new – lighting designers." Ken Billington, Tony Award-winning Broadway Lighting Designer Table of Contents Part I: The Profession 1. Understanding Assisting 2. The Tools Required 3. Production Personnel 4. Unions Part II: The Process 5. Design Prep 6. Load-in 7. Tech 8. Previews and Performances Part III: The Paperwork 9. Pre-production Paperwork 10. Tech Process Paperwork Part IV: The Industry 11. US-based Employment Opportunities 12. Working Internationally 13. Working in Related Industries Part V: The Life 14. Working as an Independent Contractor
£35.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Bloody Brilliant How to Develop Execute and Clean
Book SynopsisBloody Brilliant: How to Develop, Execute, and Clean Up Blood Effects for Live Performance offers methods and techniques for delivering this special effect on the stage. The world of live theatre presents its own set of unique challenges when creating special effects, particularly blood. There are no cropped-view frames, multiple angles, or reshoots everything is live and in view of the audience. This book provides helpful insight, information, techniques, and tricks for producing reliable and repeatable blood effects, covering everything from design and budgeting to safety and clean-up. Filled with easy-to-follow descriptions and full-color artwork, this text includes: Practical examples of blood effect budgets, outlining not just money but also labor needs. A breakdown of the components for making an original blood recipe, as well as reliable, industry-tested recipes. Options for dispensing bloodTrade Review "With all the blood in Shakespeare in the Park or Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson I wish I had this book as a guide to help me navigate some difficult situations. Jen has included some very insightful guidance and great techniques on ago-old problems so they don’t become bloody messes. I suggest every props and special effects and educator have this on their shelf." Jay Duckworth, Adjunct Professor at Pace University, Props Designer, and Founder of Props Summit Table of Contents 1. Planning Blood Effects 2. Choosing a Blood 3. Containing and Delivering the Effect 4. Specific Blood Effects 5. Alternate Blood Effect Options and Basic Prosthetics 6. Putting It All Together 7. Cleaning Up the Scene of the Crime
£35.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Women Writing and Directing in the USA
Book SynopsisWomen Writing and Directing in the USA: A Stage of Our Own features interviews with some of the most successful theatre artists currently working on and off Broadway and beyond.The book provides an insight on what it means and what it takes to be a successful female-identifying playwright and director in the USA, where the professional theatrical landscape is still mostly dominated by straight white men. The interviews explore a wide range of themes, including if and how the artistsâ female perspective influenced their art, the social and cultural significance of their work, and how theatre and women working in theatre can participate in awakening greater social awareness. Readers will learn about some of the most current and relevant American theatre artists, such as Young Jean Lee, Pam MacKinnon, Dominique Morisseau, Rachel Chavkin, and Martyna Majok.Written for students in directing and playwriting courses, Women Writing and Directing in the USA: A Stage of Our Own features inspirational and informative stories that will help young theatre artists find and pursue their artistic voices.Table of ContentsSection 1. Playwrights 1. Jaclyn Backhaus 2. Lauren Gunderson 3. Young Jean Lee 4. Lydia Diamond 5. Anna Ziegler 6. Martyna Majok 7. Dominique Morriseau Section 2. Directors 8. Anne Kauffman 9. Diane Paulus 10. Daniella Topol 11. Pam MacKinnon 12. Liesl Tommy 13. Rachel Chavkin 14. Shana Cooper Appendix. The perspective of a casting director: Alaine Alldaffer
£135.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd Color Theory for the Makeup Artist
Book SynopsisColor Theory for the Make-up Artist: Understanding Color and Light for Beauty and Special Effects (Second Edition) analyzes and explains traditional color theory for fine artists and applies it to make-up artistry.This beautifully illustrated guide begins with the basics of color theory why we see color, how to categorize and identify color, and relationships between colors and relates these concepts to beauty and special effects make-up. The book provides a wealth of information, including how to mix flesh tones by using only primary colors, how these colors in paints and make-up are sourced and created, the reason for variations in skin colors and undertones, and how to identify and match these using make-up while choosing flattering colors for the eyes, lips, and cheeks. Colors found inside the body are explained for special effects make-up, like why we bruise, bleed, or appear sick. Ideas and techniques are also described for painting prosthetics, in addition tTable of Contents1. Color Theory 2. Pigments and Dyes 3. Flesh Tones 4. Applying Color Theory to Beauty Make-Up 5. Color Inspiration for Make-Up Design 6. Applying Color Theory to Special Effects Make-Up 7. How Lighting Affects Color
£118.75
Taylor & Francis Ltd Scene Shift
Book SynopsisThis book showcases contemporary US set design by engaging designers with one another, pairing dialogue and imagery from varied experiences and practices. Within these pages, we witness an expansion of traditional theatrical set design, evolving fluidly to include such work as performance art, installation, community events, and exhibitions, to name a few.The design and the designer have a story to tell that goes beyond the immediate collaboration. Readers get an intimate perspective providing insight into a somewhat mysterious world that has been under-valued and under-evaluated. The conversations include designers who are commercially successful, artistically successful, and those who have existed on the fringes of the theatre world whose work is not necessarily definable, and therefore not as visible.These thirty designers provide the next generation a view into a variety of career paths while also validating and encouraging an appreciation of their diverse artisticTable of Contents1. Dialogue Between Decades, 2. Patterns & Systems, 3. Perspective International Perspectives, 4. Space, 5. Navigating Boundaries
£135.00
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Amateur Theatre Handbook
Book SynopsisKeith Arrowsmith graduated from Keele University in 1992, qualifying as a solicitor in 1995. He specialises in, amongst others, entertainment law, intellectual property and cultural industry transactions. He has been involved in amateur dramatics for the past thirteen years, working closely with gro ups in East Anglia, the North Midlands and South Yorkshire.
£25.64
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Changing Room
Book SynopsisThe answers to these questions - and much, much more - are to be found in The Changing Room , which traces the origins and variations of theatrical cross-dressing through the ages and across cultures. It examines: * tribal rituals and shamanic practices in the Balkans and Chinese-Tibet * the gender-bending elements of Greek and early Christian religion * the homosexual appeal of the boy actor on the traditional stage of China, Japan and England * the origins of the dame comedian, the principal boy, the glamour drag artiste and the male impersonator * artists such as David Bowie, Boy George, Charles Ludlam, Dame Edna Everage, Lily Savage, Candy Darling, Julian Clary and the New York Dolls. Lavishly illustrated with unusual and rare pictures, this is the first ever cross-cultural study of theatrical transvestism. It is a must for anyone interested in cross-dressing, theatre, and gender.Trade Review'...a thoughtful and meticulous tome to be welcomed by serious students of theatre and gender studies. With great care, Senelick discusses the anthropological, cultural, political and artistic history and ramifications of sexual identity and roles in theater and society.' - Publishers Weekly'Excellent...bang up-to-date...these books will be in constant use for the foreseeable future...the completed series will be a 'must' for anyone interested or involved with Britain's wildlife, its ecology, its history and our relationships with it.'- Natural History Book ServiceTable of ContentsList of Illustrations. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part 1: Acting out 1. The Sham in Shaman 2. The Greek for It Was Gynaikíseos 3. Skirting Christ Part 2: Stages of Sodomy 4. Orientations 4. China Trade 5. Playboys and Boy Players Part 3: The Mannish and the Unmanned 7. Arms and the Woman 8. Monstrous Pleasures of the Baroque 9. Breeches Birth 10. Beldames sans Merci 11. The Prince, the Pauper and the Pan Part 4: Subcultures Surface 12. Putting On the Drag 13. The Impersonator) of the Perverse 14. Amateur Hour Part 5: Children of the Ghetto 15. Queens of Clubs 16. Alternatives 17. Sex, Drags and Rock n Roll 18. Subversive Clowns 19. A Gender of their Own Afterword: Dressing Down. Index
£135.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd At Work with Grotowski on Physical Actions
Book Synopsis`I consider this book a precious report that permits one to assimilate some of those simple and basic principles which the self-taught at times come to know, yet only after years of groping and errors. The book furnishes information regarding discoveries which the actor can understand in practice, without having to start each time from zero. Thomas Richards has worked with me systematically since 1985. Today he is my essential collaborator in the research dedicated to Art as Vehicle.'' - from the Preface by Jerzy GrotowskiTrade Review'This book is extremely concise and makes the work of Grotowski something students understand.' - Jane Hanna, Roehampton Institute, UK'An essential text for anyone interested in the work of Polish theatre-maker and teacher Jerzy Grotowski.' - Total TheatreTable of ContentsAt Work with Grotowski on Physical Actions by Thomas Richards, Stanislavski And Grotowski: The Connection, Ryszard Cieslak At Yale, The Workshop At The Objective Drama Program, In New York, Grotowski Speaks At Hunter College, The Work At Botinaccio: An Attack On Dilettantism, One Year With Grotowski In Objective Drama, At The Workcenter Of Jerzy Grotowski, Beginning Stages, Grotowski Vs. Stanislavski: The Impulses, "Realistic" Actions In Everyday Life, Conclusion On "Realistic" Actions, Quoted texts From the Theatre Company to Art as Vehicle
£195.06
Taylor & Francis Ltd Towards a Third Theatre Eugenio Barba and the Odin Teatret
Book SynopsisEugenio Barba is one of Europe''s leading theatre directors, at the forefront of experimental and group theatre for more than twenty years. Ian Watson provides the most comprehensive and systematic study of Barba''s work, including his training methods, dramaturgy, productions and theories, as well as his work at the International School of Theatre Anthropology.Trade Review`Ian Watson has written this study `from the inside', having spent several years with Barba and the Odin company. Ian Watson uncovers the secrets, and in so doing has to face up to the criticisms that have sometimes been made of Barba's methods. This he does with great honesty and scholarly integrity, confirming our sense of Barba's importance for contemporary performance research.' - Theatre Reserch IntlTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION 1 BARBA: THE EARLY YEARS 2 THEATRE THEORY: SOCIOLOGY AND THE ACTOR’S TECHNIQUE 3 TRAINING 4 REHEARSALS AND DRAMATURGY 5 PRODUCTIONS 6 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF THEATRE ANTHROPOLOGY. A BRIEF, NECESSARY AFTERWORD
£46.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Encounters with Tadeusz Kantor
Book SynopsisAn invaluable collection of documents and discussions of the work of one of the most significant theatre practitioners of the last fifty years.This unique set of reminiscences, written by one of the actors who worked closely with Kantor over a long period of time, ranges from the anecdotal to the theoretical. Kantor''s work offers some of the most disconcerting allegories of Modernism and a quintessential expression of the unconscious during a bitter period of human history. Kantor''s stern but affectionate guardianship of his troupe of travelling players comes off Miklaszewski''s pages with warmth, humanity and humour.Trade Review'We should be grateful for this text ... [it] takes us to the heart of Kantor's creative choices and processes and serves well the reader who has perhaps tried to penetrate Kantor's rather esoteric manifestos cold – and given up. It also helps to have such a guide if this is your first meeting with Kantor. Through his various strategies and choice of document, Miklaszewski paints a dynamic picture of this thoughtful genius and egoist.' – Contemporary Theatre ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction; Chapter 1 1 THE LEGISLATOR AND THE RENOVATOR OF RADICAL IDEAS; Chapter 2 2 TOWARDS THE IMPOSSIBLE THEATRE; Chapter 3 3 TADEUSZ KANTOR'S CLOAKROOM; Chapter 4 4 LOVELIES AND DOWDIES; Chapter 5 5 DEAD CLASS, OR A NEW TREATISE ON MANNEQUINS; Chapter 6 6 A GRIPPING SÉANCE; Chapter 7 7 AROUND THE WORLD WITH DEAD CLASS; Chapter 8 8 KANTOR IN OPPOSITION TO HIMSELF; Chapter 9 9 BETWEEN ABSOLUTE FORM AND THE REVELATION OF FEELING; Chapter 10 10 ON THE STATE OF THINGS, THE AVANT-GARDE, INNOVATION, LUCK, TRUTH, AND SUCCESS; Chapter 11 11 CRICOTAGE UNDER VILLON'S BANNER; Chapter 12 12 THE THEATRE IS ART, FIRST AND FOREMOST; Chapter 13 13 LET THE ARTISTS DIE!; Chapter 14 14 I — THE MASTER; Chapter 15 15 A SIXTEEN-MINUTE PRE-PREMIÈRE OVATION; Chapter 16 16 DID I HELP OR DID I HINDER?; Chapter 17 17 EXEGI MONUMENTUM, OR THE MACHINE OF LOVE AND DEATH; Chapter 18 18 “… NOTHING FURTHER …”; Chapter 19 19 BETWEEN LOVE AND DEATH; AFTERWORD;: POSTSCRIPT; TADEUSZ KANTOR (1915–1990); TADEUSZ KANTOR; AUTHORS AND THEIR WORKS; INDEX;
£135.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd Designers Shakespeare
Book SynopsisTheatre Design involves everything seen on stage: not only scenery but costumes, wigs, makeup, properties, lighting, sound, even the shape and material of the stage itself. Designers' Shakespeare presents and analyses the work of a half-dozen leading practitioners of this specialist art. By focusing specifically on their Shakespearean work, it also offers a fresh, exciting perspective on some of the best-known drama of all time. Shakespeare's plays offer an unusual range of opportunities to designers. As they were written for a theatre which gave no opportunity for scenic support or embellishment, designers are freed from any compulsion to imitate original practices. This has resulted in the extraordinarily diverse range of works presented in this volume, which considers among others the work of Josef Svoboda, Karl-Ernst Herrmann, Ming Cho Lee, Alison Chitty, Robert Wilson, Societas Raffaello Sanzio, Filter Theatre, Catherine Zuber, John Bury , Christopher Morley, RalpTrade Review"Highly recommended. Included are essays on Josef Svoboda, Karl-Ernst Herrmann (an excellent study by Klaus van den Berg), Ming Cho Lee, Alison Chitty, and Catherine Zuber. Maria Shevtsova’s study of director-designer Robert Wilson’s spatial organization for four Shakespeare productions is outstanding for its fine content and powerful, clear, evocative writing."- F. H. Londré, University of Missouri-Kansas City in CHOICE
£52.99
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 Contents Part 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
£135.00
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 Contents Part 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
Book SynopsisTheatre Design involves everything seen on stage: not only scenery but costumes, wigs, makeup, properties, lighting, sound, even the shape and material of the stage itself. Designersâ Shakespeare presents and analyses the work of a half-dozen leading practitioners of this specialist art. By focusing specifically on their Shakespearean work, it also offers a fresh, exciting perspective on some of the best-known drama of all time. Shakespeareâs plays offer an unusual range of opportunities to designers. As they were written for a theatre which gave no opportunity for scenic support or embellishment, designers are freed from any compulsion to imitate original practices. This has resulted in the extraordinarily diverse range of works presented in this volume, which considers among others the work of Josef Svoboda, Karl-Ernst Herrmann, Ming Cho Lee, Alison Chitty, Robert Wilson, Societas Raffaello Sanzio, Filter Theatre, Catherine Zuber, John Bury , Christopher Morley, Ralph Koltai and Sean Kenny.Designersâ Shakespeare joins Actorsâ Shakespeare and Directorsâ Shakespeare as essential reading for lovers of Shakespeare from theatre-goers and students to directors and theatre designers. Trade Review"Highly recommended. Included are essays on Josef Svoboda, Karl-Ernst Herrmann (an excellent study by Klaus van den Berg), Ming Cho Lee, Alison Chitty, and Catherine Zuber. Maria Shevtsova’s study of director-designer Robert Wilson’s spatial organization for four Shakespeare productions is outstanding for its fine content and powerful, clear, evocative writing."- F. H. Londré, University of Missouri-Kansas City in CHOICE
£155.00
The University of Michigan Press Margaret Webster
Book SynopsisThe life and times of pioneering director Margaret Webster, this is the first biography of a stage and opera director whose career challenged both stage tradition and mainstream attitudes towards professional women.Trade ReviewIn Milly Barranger, Margaret Webster has found the perfect biographer. In Margaret Webster, Milly Barranger has found her perfect subject. She brings to vivid life a fascinating and important theater figure whose public and private lives were of equal interest. In this carefully researched book, Webster's colleagues, lovers, and friends shine as brightly as she did. I wish she were here to read it." —Marian Seldes"Margaret Webster is a highly welcome addition to our knowledge of the first important female director in American theater. Remembered now especially for her staging of Othello with Paul Robeson, Uta Hagen, and Jose Ferrer, Margaret Webster was probably the best-known, in-demand, and admired director of Shakespeare in America in the 1940s and 1950s. Fascinating throughout, the book's discussions of working with Robeson, and of HUAC, which targeted her just as her career was reaching a peak, make for especially engrossing reading." —Oscar Brockett
£48.81
Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Shakespeare Library 3 Volume Hardback Set
Book SynopsisThese three volumes represent the best Shakespeare criticism of the last fifty years. 140 articles have been organised under three main headings, with substantial introductions, covering Shakespeare's life, times and texts, literary and performance criticism. The essays are reprinted from the yearbook Shakespeare Survey, selected and ordered by Catherine Alexander.
£999.99
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Stella Adler on Ibsen Strindberg Vintage
Book SynopsisAn original member of the famed Group Theater, Stella Adler was one of the most influential artists to come out of the American theater. As a Stanislavsky disciple and founder of her own highly esteemed acting conservatory, the extravagant actress was also an eminent acting teacher, training her students--among them Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, and Robert DeNiro--in the art of script interpretation. The classic lectures collected here, delivered over a period of forty years, bring to life the plays of the three fathers of modern drama: Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, and Anton Chekhov. With passionate conviction and shrewd insight, Adler explains how their plays forever changed the world of dramaturgy while offering enduring insights on society, class, culture, and the role of the actor. She explores the struggles of Ibsen's characters to free themselves from societal convention, the mortal conflicts that trap Strindberg's men and women, and the pain of loss and transition lyrica
£999.99
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Special Effects Makeup
Book SynopsisSpecial effects have become an increasingly important part of both film and theatre production. With storylines becoming more sensational and technology more sophisticated, the market for high-quality special effects is huge. In this book Janus Vinther provides step-by-step guidelines for achieving a wide variety of grotesque and outlandish effects, including bullet holes, body fluids and burns. In addition there is a chapter on specialised character make-up, ranging from Dracula to the Terminator. With detailed explanation of techniques and materials and illustrated throughout, this book contains everything you need to know to look your worst.
£999.99
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Directing Amateur Theatre Backstage
Book SynopsisHelen Sharman has extensive experience of amateur theatre both on and off the stage. She has been Artistic Director of Young Theatre, Beaconsfield, Chairman of Beaconsfield Theatre Group and is an associate member of the Guild of Drama Adjudicators.
£16.99
Manchester University Press Robert Lepages original stage productions Making
Book SynopsisThis book calls upon globalisation, queer, cinema, and affect studies to explore key Robert Lepage productions from 1984 to 2008, analysing the systems through which his work is produced and disseminated.Trade Review‘…a cohesive yet multifaceted analysis of Lepage’s work. Fricker’s excellent book, which will hopefully be translated into French, should be required reading in Québec and in France, where Lepage has been celebrated almost uncritically for too long.’Canadian Theatre Review -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Local, global, universal? The Dragon’s Trilogy 2 Vinci: Lepage in his own line of vision 3 Lepage’s cinematic dramaturgy 4 Lepage’s affective economy 5 Branding Ex Machina 6 Neoliberalism, authorship, legacy: Lepage and Ex Machina’s futures 7 Coda – Lepage exposed AppendixReferencesIndex
£76.50
University Press of America Play and Performance
Book SynopsisPlay and Performance offers hope to those lamenting the loss of play in the twenty-first century and aims to broaden the understanding of what play is. This volume showcases the work of programs from early childhood through adulthood, in a variety of educational and therapeutic settings, and from a range of theoretical and practical perspectives. The chapters cover an array of practices that can be seen across the play to performance continuum. Taken together, the myriad ways that play is performance and performance is play become clear, sometimes blurring the need for distinction. The volume provides play advocates, researchers and practitioners a wealth of practical and theoretical ideas for expanding the use of performance as a tool for creating playful environments where children and adults can create and develop.Table of ContentsForeword Introduction: Play, Performance, Learning, and Development: Exploring the Relationship Part I: Play and Performance in Teaching and Teacher Education Chapter 1: Playworlds - An Art of Development Chapter 2: Complicating the Role of Play in Building Classroom Community Chapter 3: Play Intervention and Play Development Chapter 4: Critical Performative Pedagogy in Urban Teacher Education: Voices From the Field Chapter 5: Bringing out the Playful Side of Mathematics: Using Methods From Improvisational Theater in Professional Development for Urban Middle School Math Teachers Part II: Promoting Human Development Using Performance Chapter 6: Play As A Staging Ground for Performance and Life Chapter 7: Playing With Asperger's Syndrome: We're Not Supposed To Be Able To Do This, Are We? Chapter 8: Social Therapy with Children with Special Needs and Their Families Part III: New Understandings of Play and Performance Chapter 9: Play as Deconstruction Chapter 10: Performing Groups as Distributed Creative Systems: A Case Study
£35.10
University Press of America A Primer in Theatre History
Book SynopsisA Primer in Theatre History covers productions, personalities, theories, innovations, and plays from ancient Greece to the Spanish Golden Age. Grange discusses theatre from 534 BC in Athens to 1681 AD in Madrid. The book contains highly informative chapters on theatre culture in the ancient classical world, the medieval period, the Italian Renaissance, classical Asia, German-speaking Europe, France to 1658, and England to 1642. Following a wide-ranging introduction, chapters allow the uninitiated reader straightforward access to well-researched material, often presented in a humorous and approachable fashion. Descriptions of films augment discussions of theatre, while an extended bibliography and comprehensive index assist the reader in making further inquiries. Each chapter features illustrations by Mallory Prucha, a designer and graphic illustrator who has received several awards at theatre conferences around the US. A Primer in Theatre History does not read like a scholarly tome. Its whimsical wrinkles offer readers a more contemporaneous view of theatre than is customary. It employs, for example, frequent references to movies germane to topics and time periods under discussion. Such use of film promotes familiarity among younger readers, who can then appropriate analogies to theatre performance.Table of ContentsIntroduction: History and Time Chapter 1: The Origin of Theatre in Athens Chapter 2: Rome: Republic and Empire Chapter 3: The Theatre of the Middle Ages Chapter 4: The Theatre of the Italian Renaissance Chapter 5: The Classical Theatre of Asia Chapter 6: The Theatre of France to 1658 Chapter 7: The Theatre of Spain in the Siglo de oro Chapter 8: The Theatre of Elizabethan England Chapter 9: The German Theatre to 1700 Bibliography Index
£31.50
McFarland & Company Romantic Stages Set and Costume Design in
Book SynopsisThis work shows how the emphasis placed on the visual elements of Victorian productions revolutionized the position that stage designers held. They emerged from anonymity, becoming recognized and highly-praised collaborators in the creative process.
£27.54
McFarland & Company Dalton Trumbo Hollywood Rebel A Critical Survey
Book SynopsisAs a screenwriter, novelist and political activist, Dalton Trumbo stands among the key American literary figures of the 20th century. This survey, covering his screenwriting career, examines the scores of films on which Trumbo worked and explores the techniques that made him, at the time he was blacklisted in 1947, Hollywood's highest-paid writer.
£27.54
McFarland & Company Encyclopedia of Stage Lighting
Book SynopsisIf one does not know who a snuff-boy was or how his job related to stage lighting, this encyclopedia provides the answers in the more than 1500 detailed entries. It is suitable for students, teachers, lighting technicians, lighting designers and those who have an interest in stage lighting.
£34.19
McFarland and Company, Inc. The Audio Theater Guide Vocal Acting Writing
Book SynopsisA comprehensive guide to achieving success in the exciting and imaginative world of audio performance - including radio, voice-overs, commercials, and live theater. It provides the information that radio and audio novices need to get started and brush up on their skills.
£20.89
McFarland & Company Playwriting A Complete Guide to Creating Theater
Book SynopsisFifteen chapters explaining every aspect, with excerpts from classic and prominent modern works, quotations from noted playwrights, and anecdotes from the author's personal experiences with writers such as Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller. Interviews with A.R. Gurney, Lloyd Richards, Connie Congdon, Alfred Uhry, and others are included.Trade Reviewexcerpts from classic plays and prominent modern works [and] anecdotes from the author's personal experiences""-Theater Crafts ""emphasis throughout is upon the craft of dramatic literary production...style is persuasive""-Speech & Drama.
£23.96
Southern Illinois University Press Stage Rigging Handbook
Book SynopsisCovers the design, operation, and maintenance of stage-rigging equipment. This book is written in an at-a-glance out-line form. It explains four main principles, which make up the core of this book: know the rigging system; keep it in safe working order; know how to use it; and keep your concentration.Trade ReviewStage Rigging Handbook clearly explains the basics of how to maintain your rigging system and operate it safely. This manual can also be a ready reference and friend when rigging a show. This is a book to always keep handy in a cubbyhole at the end of your pinrail. - Steve Nelson, Dramatics ""Stage Rigging Handbook should become a standard text for advanced technical students and all individuals concerned with the safe and proper maintenance and operation of stage-rigging systems."" - Derek Hunt, Theatre Design and Technology
£42.95
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
£24.95
Scarecrow Press Movement From Person to Actor to Character
Book SynopsisThis guide for actors concisely collects many common movement principles such as use of breath, alignment, relaxation, imagery, and surroundings.Trade ReviewMitchell's excellent text for young actors who begin their movement training in collegiate programs should also be on library shelves...the author's writing is clear...in the library the book will serve not only young dancers and actors...but also athletes...no other recent work so clearly and unambiguously outlines movement for the beginner. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsPart 1 Preface Part 2 Acknowledgments Part 3 Introduction Part 4 Part One: Body and Care Chapter 5 Your Body: Structure and Function Chapter 6 Actor as Athlete Part 7 Part Two: Person to Actor Chapter 8 Relaxation Chapter 9 Alignment Chapter 10 Breath Chapter 11 Center Chapter 12 Sound and Movement Chapter 13 Imagery Chapter 14 Space, Time, Weight, and Action Chapter 15 Environment, Properties, and Costumes Part 16 Part Three: Character Chapter 17 Character and Relaxation Chapter 18 Character and Alignment Chapter 19 Character and Breath Chapter 20 Character and Center Chapter 21 Character: Sound and Movement Chapter 22 Character and Imagery Chapter 23 Character: Space, Time, Weight, and Action Chapter 24 Character: Environment, Properties, and Costumes Part 25 Case Studies Part 26 Conclusion Part 27 Bibliography Part 28 Plays Cited Part 29 Index Part 30 About the Author
£58.50
Scarecrow Press A Young Actors Scene Book A Training Tool
Book SynopsisThe task of finding scene material for young actors that is within their experiential and emotional plane is a particular problem for the acting teacher. Barbara Marchant has created a valuable reference especially for teachers working with young actors. A Young Actor''s Scene Book: A Training Tool is a collection of scenes specifically chosen with the undergraduate actor in mind. The material is based on issues that young people can relate to and which has enough content to make it worthwhile for them and the teacher to work on. Marchant has helpfully arranged the scenes in categories for beginning and advanced students. She has also added a section of style and language scenes for those actors with the requisite skills to tackle them. The book includes scenes from plays by Arthur Miller, Oscar Wilde, Bernard Shaw, Tom Stoppard, and David Rimmer, among others. An invaluable resource, A Young Actor''s Scene Book will be useful to teachers in their ongoing quest to develop and reinforce the repertoire of their students.
£51.30
Scarecrow Press Lollipop Vaudeville Turns with a Fanchon and
Book SynopsisTake a journey back in time to an era when movie theatres were movie houses, jazz was king, and vaudeville was one of the premiere forms of entertainment. Lollipop is the late Reva Howitt Clar''s memoirs of her colorful career with the legendary brother and sister producing team of Fanchon and Marco and the first inside account to give detailed insight into the workings of this famous pair. A first-hand chronicle of the weekly shows, rehearsals, costumes, publicity stunts, and backstage intrigues that typified any vaudeville performer, Lollipop sweeps the reader into the jazz age, when live stage show entertainment served as the West Coast''s main link to the current music and dance trends in New York, detailing Clar''s ten-year association with Fanchon and Marco from 1923-1933, first as a dancer, then as co-director of their dance school. The text also highlights the eventual fade of vaudeville from the entertainment circuit, caused by the Great Depression. Supplemented with historical tidbits and anecdotes from her daughter, Clar''s memoir offers an intimate portrait of vaudeville life from the viewpoint of a non-headliner. This diverting and entertaining glimpse of a lost era in American culture is an enjoyable read for students of American popular culture, vaudeville, and theatre history.Trade ReviewThe book is fascinating and dispels much of the glamour that was, and is, attached to "the business." * New Orleans Music *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Debut Chapter 2 Amateur Time Chapter 3 Transition Chapter 4 Professional Life Chapter 5 Living Conditions Chapter 6 Working Conditions Chapter 7 Recollections Chapter 8 The Record Begins Chapter 9 Twenty-Four Shootouts Chapter 10 The Warfield Girls Chapter 11 The "San Francisco Beauties Idea" Chapter 12 Southern California Chapter 13 The "Yachting Idea" Chapter 14 A San Francisco Welcome Chapter 15 The "Book Idea" Chapter 16 Northward Again Chapter 17 And Southward Again Chapter 18 The "Polar Idea" Chapter 19 Goodbye, Los Angeles Chapter 20 Marquard's Café Chapter 21 San Francisco In 1928 Chapter 22 Change Partners Chapter 23 The Work Continues Chapter 24 The Boulevard Theatre Chapter 25 The "River Idea" Chapter 26 Flowing Northward Chapter 27 The "Gobs of Joy Idea" Chapter 28 Sailing Northward Chapter 29 New Territory Chapter 30 New York Chapter 31 The Palace! Chapter 32 Keith-Orpheum Time Chapter 33 Letters Chapter 34 Broadway Chapter 35 Washington, D.C. Chapter 36 Philadelphia Chapter 37 Loew's Southern Time Chapter 38 Atlanta and Memphis Chapter 39 New Orleans Chapter 40 Houston and Onward Chapter 41 Toronto, Montreal, and Boston Chapter 42 Fox-Poli Time Chapter 43 New York and "Gobs" End Chapter 44 Changes Chapter 45 The Pantages Theatre Chapter 46 More Pantages Chapter 47 Goodbye Dancing Chapter 48 The Booking Office Chapter 49 More Changes Chapter 50 Layoff Chapter 51 The Dancing School Chapter 52 Engagement Chapter 53 Marriage Chapter 54 One Last Bow
£64.80
Peter Lang Publishing Inc The Achillean Hero in the Plays of Tirso de
Book SynopsisTirso de Molina has been the subject of less than half as much scholarly research as either of his Golden Age counterparts, Lope de Vega and Calderón de la Barca. Tirso's only mythological play, El Aquiles, remains one of the least studied of his plays, and when studied, is generally considered in isolation from the rest of his dramatic production. The Achillean Hero in the Plays of Tirso de Molina traces the development of the figure of the Achillean hero in three of Tirso's plays, El Aquiles, La vida y muerte de Herodes, and La venganza de Tamar, and in doing so connects the early mythological play to the dramatist's later works.
£56.79
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers Antonfrancesco Grazzini Il Lasca Two Plays
Book SynopsisAntonfrancesco Grazzini, known as Il Lasca (The Roach), was born and lived in Florence at the height of the Renaissance. He wrote prolifically in most genres, including novelle, burlesque poetry, and comedies. As a playwright he was, in his time, more popular than even Machiavelli. The Friar is a farce in three acts which satirizes, in the manner of Boccaccio, lustful men of the cloth and their willing female victims. The Bawd subverts stock classical comedy characters and situations while placing them in contemporary Florence. The result is the usual mayhem involving gullible fools, lustful young people, corrupt scheming servants, and a bit of black magic. The rise and subsequent popularity of the commedia dell'arte owes much to the likes of Il Lasca.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction – Note on the translation – The Friar – The Bawd – Bibliography.
£55.80
