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My Mother Laughs
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Chantal Akerman; Introduction by Eileen Myles; Translated by Danielle Shreir; Afterword by Frances Morgan
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A vital companion for actors in rehearsal - a thesaurus of
action-words to revitalise performance Actors need actions. They
cannot 'act' adjectives, they need verbs: they need an aim to
achieve, an action to perform. 'Actions' are active verbs. 'I tempt
you.' 'You taunt me.' In order to perform an action truthfully and
therefore convincingly, an actor needs to find exactly the right
action to suit that particular situation and that particular line.
That is where this book comes in...It is a thesaurus of active
verbs, with which the actor can refine the action-word until s/he
hits exactly the right one to help make the action come alive. It
looks like this: taunt insult, tease, torment, provoke, ridicule,
mock, poke, needle tempt influence, attract, entice, cajole, coax,
seduce, lure, fascinate It is well known in the acting community
that random lists of action-words circulate rehearsal rooms in
dog-eared photocopies - as a sort of actor's crib. This book makes
them available for the first time in an organised and comprehensive
form.
11 Oak Street is the true story of how the Queen's bankers, Coutts
& Co, sent two cashier's cheques to the law firm of Urie Walsh
in San Francisco with the wrong address on the envelope (11 Oak
Street instead of 1111 Oak Street), setting off a chain of events
that led to the abduction of a three-year-old child from Bristol,
England, to San Francisco, California. It is a horrifying story of
greed, ineptness, corruption, stupidity and wasted years as the
father tries to seek justice and access to his son in the midst of
a thirteen-year nightmare that even Kafka could not have thought
up. If you want to read about the seven California lawyers involved
in this story who either went to jail, were disbarred, or resigned
with charges pending, and inept judges who broke all the rules or
were disciplined, this is the book for you. This is a story that
would never have happened if those concerned had fulfilled their
duties correctly and not broken the law. If Graham Cook, the
author, had known then what he knows now, there would have been no
story and he would not have gone bankrupt, become homeless or,
through the actions of his own brother, ended up in a California
jail. This is the book the California Judges Association refused to
let the author promote to its members, since it reveals in detail
the judicial abuse by some of their past and present members whose
conduct will shock and disgust any right- minded person. The best
way to describe this book is that everything that could go wrong
went and if the internet was around at the start of the nightmare
most of what went on in this book would not have happened.This is a
book where certain people have gone to extraordinary lengths to
stop people buying and have dismally failed in their objective.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Adamo is the greatest composer of musicals ever but despite
intensive investigations, his/her identity remains unknown.
Royalties of more than a billion pounds have amassed over the
years. Adamo composes a final musical about the world's youth in
revolt and promises to reveal his/her identity. The world's youth
identify with the musical "One for a heartbeat, One for Eternity",
and from countries far and wide they petition the United Nations
for a symbolic holding of hands despite ideological differences.
The Adamo enigma is the catalyst for people from diverse
backgrounds, from the very cradle of humankind in faraway Swaziland
to the sophisticated Western cultures, to be drawn into the
fascinating intrigue. Inextricably Merri Fencham from South Africa,
Pierre Villeyand - the scion of a French dynasty and famous
conductor, sangoma Vusi Dlamini - a Swazi royal prince, and others
are drawn into the web of intrigue. And overall, the ancient
influences of the ancestors, the "Toothless Ones", confound Western
stereotypes.... The drive of destiny cannot be denied as the
ancient wisdom of Africa and modern technology meld into an
awe-inspiring finale at the Royal Albert Theatre.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
For those just starting to take an interest in Rueda de Casino,
this guide provides information on the dance, where it came from,
how it works, how it varies, and a 'survival kit' of things to
think about when you are learning, including teamwork, timing, and
making sense of all those calls. For those learning to call, the
guide covers the skills involved in being a Rueda caller, and
provides pointers to help you think about choreography, sequencing
moves, adding variety and fun, improvisation, switching between
dance positions, keeping everything under control, and using hand
signals in noisy environments. For experienced dancers and callers
looking to extend their repertoire, well over 700 calls and
variations are noted, relating to around 650 individual moves.
Detailed descriptions and notes for each of these moves are
included as an aide memoire, organised by dance position and
similarity. All of the moves in the 'Norwegian Rueda Standard 2011'
are included. Several less well known variations are described;
Rueda dos parejas for 2 couples, Rueda linea dancing in a line,
Rueda cruzada two interleaved Ruedas, Rueda llanta sets of 2
couples making one big circle and the challenging Rueda espejo
mirror Rueda. If this still isn't enough variety the guide includes
descriptions of some Rueda games you can have fun with at party
time.
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