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Performing Magic on the Western Stage - From the Eighteenth Century to the Present (Hardcover): L. Hass Performing Magic on the Western Stage - From the Eighteenth Century to the Present (Hardcover)
L. Hass; Foreword by Eugene Burger; Edited by F. Coppa, J. Peck
R2,860 Discovery Miles 28 600 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Performing Magic on the Western Stage examines magic as a performing art and meaningful social practice. The essays in this interdisciplinary collection analyze the work of numerous western theatrical conjurers and several non-western magical performances in their historical context. Throughout, the contributors link magic to cultural arenas such as religion, finance, gender, and nationality. All of the contributors are connected to the internationally acclaimed Theory and Art of Magic program at Muhlenberg College, through which artists and scholars study the history, theory, and practice of the magical arts.

The Letters and Notebooks of Mary Devlin Booth (Hardcover): L Oggel The Letters and Notebooks of Mary Devlin Booth (Hardcover)
L Oggel
R2,221 Discovery Miles 22 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is the first complete edition of the letters and notebooks of actress Mary Devlin, Edwin Booth's first wife, and is the first reference of its kind in nineteenth-century American theatre scholarship. These documents provide a fascinating perspective on Booth, his life, and the development of his career, and include new materials recently uncovered through the editor's research. The volume is also a valuable guide to biograhical information about Booth's father and brother (John Wilkes Booth), and to studies of Mary Devlin Booth and her influence on her husband. In addition, it identifies sources that reflect certain mid-nineteenth-century attitudes and provides a clearer picture of the conventional role wives had in their husband's careers during that period.

Intermedial Performance and Politics in the Public Sphere (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Katia Arfara, Aneta Mancewicz, Ralf... Intermedial Performance and Politics in the Public Sphere (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Katia Arfara, Aneta Mancewicz, Ralf Remshardt
R3,550 Discovery Miles 35 500 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume is a collection of scholarly articles and interviews with intermedial artists working with the concepts of public sphere at the intersection of aesthetics and politics. It explores the response of socially-engaged artistic practices to the current crisis in politics and media. It also critically examines urgent issues such as rampant nationalism and populism, expanding neoliberalism, the refugee crisis, growing inosculations of corporate and cyber culture, and the ongoing geopolitical changes in the Middle East. Can intermedial performances reflect the present artistic and political dilemmas in Europe and beyond? The collection provides theoretical frameworks that interrogate the role that spectators as citizens can play in our mediatized world while focusing on the functions of immersion, participation, and civic engagement in contemporary performance and society. The collection provides analyses by international scholars from Europe, Asia, and the USA, covering global performance created in the twenty-first century. It also introduces interviews with internationally acclaimed intermedial artists and companies such as BERLIN, Rimini Protokoll, Dries Verhoeven, Akira Takayama, and Kris Verdonck.

Crimes and Punishments and Bernard Shaw (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Bernard F. Dukore Crimes and Punishments and Bernard Shaw (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Bernard F. Dukore
R2,875 Discovery Miles 28 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book analyzes the interaction of crimes, punishments, and Bernard Shaw in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It explores crimes committed by professional criminals, nonprofessional criminals, businessmen, believers in a cause, the police, the Government, and prison officials. It examines punishments decreed by judges, juries, colonial governors, commissars, and administered by the police, prison warders, and prison doctors. It charts Shaw's view of crimes and punishments in dramatic writings, non-dramatic writings, and his actions in real life. This book presents him in the context of his contemporaries and his world, inviting readers to view crimes and punishments in their context, history, and relevance to his ideas in and outside his plays, plus the relevance of his ideas to crimes and punishments in life.

Christmas Skits for Middle School Years - Enrichment for Grades 5, 6 and 7 (Hardcover): B. Smith Christmas Skits for Middle School Years - Enrichment for Grades 5, 6 and 7 (Hardcover)
B. Smith
R1,080 Discovery Miles 10 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Mao's Cultural Army - Drama Troupes in China's Rural Revolution (Hardcover): Brian James DeMare Mao's Cultural Army - Drama Troupes in China's Rural Revolution (Hardcover)
Brian James DeMare
R2,825 Discovery Miles 28 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Charting their training, travels, and performances, this innovative study explores the role of the artists that roamed the Chinese countryside in support of Mao's communist revolution. DeMare traces the development of Mao's 'cultural army' from its genesis in Red Army propaganda teams to its full development as a largely civilian force composed of amateur and professional drama troupes in the early years of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Drawing from memoirs, artistic handbooks, and rare archival sources, Mao's Cultural Army uncovers the arduous and complex process of creating revolutionary dramas that would appeal to China's all-important rural audiences. The Communists strived for a disciplined cultural army to promote party policies, but audiences often shunned modern and didactic shows, and instead clamoured for traditional works. DeMare illustrates how drama troupes, caught between the party and their audiences, did their best to resist the ever growing reach of the PRC state.

Theatricality, Dark Tourism and Ethical Spectatorship - Absent Others (Hardcover): E Willis Theatricality, Dark Tourism and Ethical Spectatorship - Absent Others (Hardcover)
E Willis
R1,949 Discovery Miles 19 490 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Works of theatre that depict grievous histories derive their force from making audible voices of the past. Such performances, theatrical or tourist, require the attentive belief of spectators. This engaging new study explores how theatricality works in each instance and how 'playing the part' of the listener can be understood in ethical terms.

Performing Contagious Bodies - Ritual Participation in Contemporary Art (Hardcover): C. Braddock Performing Contagious Bodies - Ritual Participation in Contemporary Art (Hardcover)
C. Braddock
R3,091 Discovery Miles 30 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

'Performing Contagious Bodies' explores live/body art and installation practices through theories of ritual and magic. Featuring discussion of a wide range of contemporary international practice, the book explores the intersections of performance studies, art history, anthropology and contemporary visual art practices.

Biographical Theatre - Re-Presenting Real People? (Hardcover, New): U. Canton Biographical Theatre - Re-Presenting Real People? (Hardcover, New)
U. Canton
R1,512 Discovery Miles 15 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Marilyn Monroe, Vincent van Gogh or the victims of rendition flights -- the number and variety of historical and contemporary figures represented on British stages is amazing. This book develops a new theoretical framework for the representation of real life figures on stage and examines different ways in which they can be included in performances.

Engaging Audiences - A Cognitive Approach to Spectating in the Theatre (Hardcover): B McConachie Engaging Audiences - A Cognitive Approach to Spectating in the Theatre (Hardcover)
B McConachie
R1,296 R1,076 Discovery Miles 10 760 Save R220 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Engaging Audiences" provides an insightful introduction to spectatorship from the perspective of cognitive studies. Using performances of several plays and a wide array of scientific evidence, McConachie examines the dynamics of conscious attention, mental concepts, empathy, emotion, and culture in theatregoing. This ground-breaking study challenges many of the current theories used to understand spectators and is a valuable resource to artists and scholars interested in how and why audiences enjoy performance.

Moscow Theatres for Young People: A Cultural History of Ideological Coercion and Artistic Innovation, 1917-2000 (Hardcover,... Moscow Theatres for Young People: A Cultural History of Ideological Coercion and Artistic Innovation, 1917-2000 (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
Manon van de Water
R1,542 Discovery Miles 15 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Moscow Theatres for Young People shows how the totalitarian ideology of the Soviet period shaped the practices of Soviet theatre for youth, as exemplified by the two oldest theatres for children and youth in Moscow: the Central Children's Theatre/RAMT and the Moscow Tiuz. Weaving together politics, economics, pedagogy, and aesthetics the author paints a vivid picture of the theatrical developments in Soviet/Russian theatre for young people from its inception in 1917 up to the new millennium, revealing the complex intersections between theatre and its socio-historical conditions.

Theatre in the United States: Volume 1, 1750-1915: Theatre in the Colonies and the United States - A Documentary History... Theatre in the United States: Volume 1, 1750-1915: Theatre in the Colonies and the United States - A Documentary History (Hardcover, New)
Barry B. Witham
R3,801 Discovery Miles 38 010 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is the first of two volumes of documents that describe the growth and development of theater in the United States. This book goes from the beginnings of theater in the North American colonies up to the First World War. It is organized in three chronological sections, each with its own introduction, documents and commentary, arranged into chapters on business practice, acting, theater buildings, drama, design, and audience behavior. Written sources include records of business transactions, letters, newspaper reports, reviews, memoirs and architectural descriptions. There are also numerous pictorial items. Volume 2, scheduled for publication in late 1996, covers the period from 1915 to the present.

Mendel's Theatre - Heredity, Eugenics, and Early Twentieth-Century American Drama (Hardcover, New): T. Wolff Mendel's Theatre - Heredity, Eugenics, and Early Twentieth-Century American Drama (Hardcover, New)
T. Wolff
R1,301 R1,081 Discovery Miles 10 810 Save R220 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Mendel's Theatre "uncovers the rich convergence of scientific theories of heredity, the American eugenics movement, and innovative modern drama from the 1890s to 1930. Obsessions with heredity played out in very different kinds of theatre in the modern period, from fairground exhibits to the plays of prominent European modern dramatists like Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, and George Bernard Shaw. The rise of vital American dramatists like Susan Glaspell and Eugene O'Neill took place against this backdrop and alongside the now forgotten but extremely popular eugenics movement in America at the time. "Mendel's Theatre" tells that story.

Drama and the Postmodern - Assessing the Limits of Metatheatre (Hardcover, New): Daniel K. Jernigan Drama and the Postmodern - Assessing the Limits of Metatheatre (Hardcover, New)
Daniel K. Jernigan
R2,739 Discovery Miles 27 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This collection of essays is impressive in its breadth, ranging over English (Shakespeare, Stoppard, Churchill, Ravenhill, Penhall), Irish (MacNamara, Johnston), American (O Neill, Stein, Kushner, Lynn), and Continental (Beckett, Weiss, Jelinek) dramatists; furthermore, many of the plays given extended treatment King Lear, The Emperor Jones, Waiting for Godot, Endgame, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Investigation, Top Girls, and Angels in America are frequently anthologized and/or taught. And because each of these essays was written by a different author, the range of theorists and critics drawn upon (Lyotard, Jameson, McHale, Hutcheon, Derrida, Barthes, Baudrillard, Levinas, Hassan, etc.) is so extensive as to provide a veritable overview of postmodern theory as it might usefully be applied to the theatre.

The Theatres of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia - Performance Traditions of the Maghreb (Hardcover): Khalid Amine, Marvin Carlson The Theatres of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia - Performance Traditions of the Maghreb (Hardcover)
Khalid Amine, Marvin Carlson
R1,540 Discovery Miles 15 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Modern international studies of world theatre and drama have begun to acknowledge the Arab world only after the contributions of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Within the Arab world, the contributions of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco to modern drama and to post-colonial expression remain especially neglected, a problem that this book addresses.

The French Revolution and the London Stage, 1789-1805 (Hardcover): George Taylor The French Revolution and the London Stage, 1789-1805 (Hardcover)
George Taylor
R2,711 Discovery Miles 27 110 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

During the French Revolution most performances on the London stage were strictly censored, but political attitudes found indirect expression. This book looks at how British drama and popular entertainment were affected by the ideas and events of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. By a cultural analysis of the popular entertainment and theater performances of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries George Taylor reveals issues of ideological conflict and psychological stress.

Queer Theatre and the Legacy of Cal Yeomans (Hardcover): R. Schanke Queer Theatre and the Legacy of Cal Yeomans (Hardcover)
R. Schanke
R1,292 R1,072 Discovery Miles 10 720 Save R220 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"A forgotten yet award-winning playwright, Cal Yeomans was one of the founders of gay theatre whose work was fueled by gay liberation and extinguished by the AIDS epidemic. Exploring both sex and sexuality so candidly, he burst the boundaries of what was considered acceptable. His writings were not only manifestations of the sexual liberation of the times, but were also attempts to overcome what he had been raised to despise. Schanke's examination of Yeomans' life and legacy allows a rare exploration into the pivotal moment of gay American history between the Stonewall riots and the AIDS epidemic"--

Social Justice in World Cinema and Theatre (Hardcover): William Over Social Justice in World Cinema and Theatre (Hardcover)
William Over
R2,783 Discovery Miles 27 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Focusing on international social justice drama in its current local, national, and international manifestation, this interdisciplinary approach explores the relationship of contemporary dramatic forms to human rights issues. Over examines the artistic styles, goals, and thematic interests of dramatists and film directors of works of social commitment. He also considers the conditions and economics of wide audience appeal that prevent Hollywood and many independent filmmakers from effectively addressing these politically explosive issues. In contrast, differing cultures and economic concerns result in third world filmmakers and playwrights producing more comprehensive expositions of social issues. Considering a selected group of film and stage movements the author concludes with an optimistic prediction for political drama in the new century. This informed discussion will appeal to film, theatre, and cultural studies scholars.

The Theatre of Joseph Conrad - Reconstructed Fictions (Hardcover, 2005 ed.): Richard J Hand The Theatre of Joseph Conrad - Reconstructed Fictions (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)
Richard J Hand
R1,510 Discovery Miles 15 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Although the dramatic dimension to Joseph Conrad's fiction is frequently acknowledged, his own experiments in drama have traditionally been marginalized. However, in all of Conrad's plays we see a distinct effort to investigate seriously the dramatic form and some of his plays are startlingly ahead of their time. Furthermore, all of the plays are adaptations and comprise One Day More , based on Tomorrow , Laughing Anne , based on Because of the Dollars, Victory: A Drama and The Secret Agent . The creation of these reveals much about the history, theory and practice of this fascinating cultural process.

Maureen Stapleton - A Bio-Bibliography (Hardcover, Annotated edition): Jeannie M. Woods Maureen Stapleton - A Bio-Bibliography (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
Jeannie M. Woods
R1,366 Discovery Miles 13 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Maureen Stapleton is recognized as a leading star of stage, screen and television. Her career spans four decades during which she has received the highest acclaim for her great emotional power and versatility. A charter member of the renowned Actors Studio, Ms. Stapleton has won the top honors granted to performing artists, including the Oscar, Emmy and Tony Awards. Few actors have been so successful in all media. Maureen Stapleton: A Bio-Bibliography is the first book dedicated to the career of this consummate actress. A biographical narrative provides information on Ms. Stapleton's artistic development and significant events in her personal and professional life. A chronological summary demonstrates how effortlessly this actress has moved back and forth between stage and screen. Three comprehensive chapters, Stage Performances, Filmography, and Television Appearances, provide production information, cast lists, script synopsis, commentary and critical response. Each listing in these chapters has a separate number for cross-referencing throughout the volume. An annotated bibliography, appendix of awards and honors, and an index complete the volume. Part of Greenwood Press' ongoing series of Bio-Bibliographies in the Performing Arts, the work is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the career of this preeminent American artist.

Historical Dictionary of American Theater - Beginnings (Hardcover): James Fisher Historical Dictionary of American Theater - Beginnings (Hardcover)
James Fisher
R4,392 Discovery Miles 43 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Historical Dictionary of American Theater: Beginnings covers the history of theater as well as the literature of America from 1538 to 1880. The years covered by this volume features the rise of the popular stage in American during the colonial era and the first century of the United States of America, with an emphasis on its practitioners, including such figures as Lewis Hallam, David Douglass, Mercy Otis Warren, Edwin Forrest, Charlotte Cushman, Joseph Jefferson, Ida Aldridge, Dion Boucicault, Edwin Booth, and many others. The Historical Dictionary of American Theater: Beginnings covers the history of early American Theatre through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1000 cross-referenced entries on actors and actresses, directors, playwrights, producers, genres, notable plays and theatres. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the early American Theater.

Performing the Nation in Global Korea - Transnational Theatre (Hardcover): H. Lee, Hyunjung Lee Performing the Nation in Global Korea - Transnational Theatre (Hardcover)
H. Lee, Hyunjung Lee
R1,873 Discovery Miles 18 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book illustrates how local awareness of Western cultural hegemonic entities such as Broadway and Shakespeare have been implemented within South Korean theatre in the global era. With a focus on performances that targeted global audiences, Lee explores the ways in which Korea's nationalistic desires for global visibility are projected on stage.

Digital Theatre - The Making and Meaning of Live Mediated Performance, US & UK 1990-2020 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Nadja Masura Digital Theatre - The Making and Meaning of Live Mediated Performance, US & UK 1990-2020 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Nadja Masura
R3,210 Discovery Miles 32 100 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Digital Theatre is a rich and varied art form evolving between performing bodies gathered together in shared space and the ever-expanding flexible reach of the digital technology that shapes our world. This book explores live theatre performances which incorporate video projection, animation, motion capture and triggering, telematics and multisite performance, robotics, VR, and AR. Through examples from practitioners like George Coates, the Gertrude Stein Repertory Theatre, Troika Ranch, David Saltz, Mark Reaney, The Builder's Association, and ArtGrid, a picture emerges of how and why digital technology can be used to effectively create theatre productions matching the storytelling and expressive needs of today's artists and audiences. It also examines how theatre roles such as director, actor, playwright, costumes, and set are altered, and how ideas of body, place, and community are expanded.

Live To Your Local Cinema - The Remarkable Rise of Livecasting (Hardcover): M Barker Live To Your Local Cinema - The Remarkable Rise of Livecasting (Hardcover)
M Barker
R996 Discovery Miles 9 960 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The digital broadcasting of performances to cinemas, or 'livecasting', burst onto the world scene in 2006. This book explores the reasons for its rise by examining the aesthetics of filming theatre and opera performances, as well as exploring who the audiences are and what they want.

Theater Voices - Conversations on the Stage (Paperback, New): Steve Capra Theater Voices - Conversations on the Stage (Paperback, New)
Steve Capra
R1,395 Discovery Miles 13 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

According to Sir Peter Hall, "The theatre's been dying for two thousand years, and I'm sure will continue to." In the meantime, Hall and other leading figures of the stage have continued to influence theater productions throughout the world. In this collection of interviews, twenty-seven theater artists explore issues of theater theory and practice, illuminated by their wide range of perspectives. From traditional attitudes toward theatre to more avant-garde approaches, every facet of stage performance is addressed. Taken as a whole, these interviews reveal both the strength and extraordinary mutability of theater, as expressed by some of the most honored and well-regarded names of the stage, including Julie Harris, Quentin Crisp, Spalding Gray, Martin Sherman, Karen Finley, Eddie Izzard, Alan Ayckbourn, Robert Brustein, Uta Hagen, John Lahr, Stephen Daldry, and Edward Albee.

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