Performing Ice
In the Anthropocene, icy environments have taken on a new centrality and emotional valency. This book examines the diverse ways in which ice and humans have performed with and alongside each other over the last few centuries, so as to better understand our entangled futures. Icescapes - glaciers, bergs, floes, ice shelves - are places of paradox. Solid and weighty, they are nonetheless always on the move, unstable, untrustworthy, liable to collapse, overturn, or melt. Icescapes have featured - indeed, starred - in conventional theatrical performances since at least the eighteenth century. More recently, the performing arts - site-specific or otherwise - have provoked a different set of considerations of human interactions with these non-human objects, particularly as concerns over anthropogenic warming have mounted. The performances analysed in the book range from the theatrical to the everyday, from the historical to the contemporary, from low-latitude events in interior spaces to embodied encounters with the frozen environment.
Martial Culture, Silver Screen
Martial Culture, Silver Screen analyzes war movies, one of the most popular genres in American cinema, for what they reveal about the narratives and ideologies that shape U.S. national identity. Edited by Matthew Christopher Hulbert and Matthew E. Stanley, this volume explores the extent to which the motion picture industry, particularly Hollywood, has played an outsized role in the construction and evolution of American self-definition. Moving chronologically, eleven essays highlight cinematic versions of military and cultural conflicts spanning from the American Revolution to the War on Terror. Each focuses on a selection of films about a specific war or historical period, often foregrounding recent productions that remain understudied in the critical literature on cinema, history, and cultural memory. Scrutinizing cinema through the lens of nationalism and its "invention of tradition," Martial Culture, Silver Screen considers how movies possess the power to frame ideologies, provide social coherence, betray collective neuroses and fears, construct narratives of victimhood or heroism, forge communities of remembrance, and cement tradition and convention. Hollywood war films routinely present broad, identifiable narratives--such as that of the rugged pioneer or the "good war"--through which filmmakers invent representations of the past, establishing narratives that advance discrete social and political functions in the present. As a result, cinematic versions of wartime conflicts condition and reinforce popular understandings of American national character as it relates to violence, individualism, democracy, militarism, capitalism, masculinity, race, class, and empire. Approaching war movies as identity-forging apparatuses and tools of social power, Martial Culture, Silver Screen lays bare how cinematic versions of warfare have helped define for audiences what it means to be American.
Staging the Personal
This book examines the history, ethics, and intentions of staging personal stories and offers theatre makers detailed guidance and a practical model to support safe, ethical practice. Contemporary theatre has crossed boldly into therapeutic terrain and is now the site of radical self-exposure. Performances that would once have seemed shockingly personal and exposing have become commonplace, as people reveal their personal stories to audiences with ever-increasing candor. This has prompted the need for a robust and pragmatic framework for safe, ethical practice in mainstream and applied theatre. In order to promote a wider range of ethical risk-taking where practitioners negotiate blurred boundaries in safe and artistically creative ways, this book draws on relevant theory and practice from theatre and performance studies, psychodrama and attachment narrative therapy and provides detailed guidance supporting best practice in the theatre of personal stories. The guidance is structured within a four-part framework focused on history, ethics, praxis, and intentions. This includes a newly developed model for safe practice, called the Drama Spiral.The book is for theatre makers in mainstream and applied theatre, educators, students, researchers, drama therapists, psychodramatists, autobiographical performers, and the people who support them.
Meredith
'Meredith' is a retelling of Euripides' 'Medea', but with a twist as the drama takes place in nineteenth-century England. Impoverished aristocrat Lord Jason spurns Meredith in favour of Gloria, the daughter of the wealthy businessman, Crane. In the beginning, Meredith acquiesces with Jason's scheme because she will sacrifice everything, so her sons do not face poverty. Later, Meredith no longer tolerates such insolence passively. Resolute and shrewd, she focuses her formidable energies to realising the grandest, and most shocking, retribution possible on those who have wronged her.
Through the Years with Prince Charming
The past decade has overflowed in a raging stream of contradictions. Old certainties have yielded to relentless insecurity over a time when much of the human experience got immeasurably better even as many things only ever seemed to get worse. As Paul du Quenoy's globetrotting criticism reveals, the arts were in a ferment that matched profound and yet totally unpredicted social and political transformations. Balanced, sometimes precariously, against the demands of an absurd and increasingly superfluous academic career, du Quenoy spent the 2010s seeking enlightenment, inspiration, and, above all, diversion, in total works of art all over the world, ranging from the traditional cultural capitals to humbler and more remote surroundings. Peering through the prism of performance, Through the Years With Prince Charming offers a unique bird's eye view of art and life in a changing world.
Audition Monologs for Student Actors--Volume 2
The monologues in this theatre text are highly original works not found in other published versions. All are from recently produced plays from both established and emerging new writers. The 50 selections are for actors 10 to 24 years of age, suitable for competitive auditions, forensics, oral interpretation, or acting exercises. The monologue collection is divided equally between male and female characters, with a variety of pieces for minority actors. Through the work of 40 contemporary playwrights, these monologues address the major trends and conflicts of society as we know it. A must for any auditioning actor or theatre student.
Audition Monologs for Student Actors--Volume 1
This anthology is offered as a partial reflection of some of the best new work that has been written between 1980 and 1999. Not found in other published texts, the 57 monologues in this book are all from produced plays from both established and emerging new writers and are specifically suited for auditioning. Selected because of how well they represent American theatre over the past few decades and because of their suitability for young actors between the ages of 15 and 25, this collection is a wonderful resource for teachers and actors looking for new material for audition purposes, competitions, and studio work. While the themes are primarily those of interest to this age group, the writers and characters embody the diversity of America today. A number of women writers are included here, as well as female characters both young and old, contemporary and historical. In the category of ethnic diversity, you'll find both writers and characters from a variety of backgrounds.
Warm and Wet
This is a collection of short, mostly comedy plays. These are very short plays indeed. If they were any shorter they probably wouldn't even be plays; yet they are longer, I think, than just sketches, and each one is complete in itself. A number of them might be performed sequentially to create an extended entertainment-a showcase for actors and a set of intriguingly diverse stories for an audience. Certainly they go off in different and I hope unpredictable directions, and it would be challenging to stage them; but with a little imagination, and not being too literal about it, I think perfectly possible. When first performed in competition it was impractical to produce some of the strange props indicated, but the stage directions read aloud was enough to prime the audience's imagination. A word about swearing: I find the use of indiscriminate bad language, frankly, boring; but there is occasional bad language here, necessary to the characters' ways of expressing themselves. Some of the plays have adult themes.
The Applied Theatre Reader
The Applied Theatre Reader is the first book to bring together new case studies of practice by leading practitioners and academics in the field and beyond, with classic source texts from writers such as Noam Chomsky, bell hooks, Mikhail Bakhtin, Augusto Boal and Chantal Mouffe. This new edition brings the field fully up to date with the breadth of applied theatre practice in the twenty-first century, adding essays on playback theatre, digital technology, work with indigenous practitioners, inter-generational practice, school projects and contributors from South America, Australia and New Zealand. The Reader divides the field into key themes, inviting critical interrogation of issues in applied theatre whilst also acknowledging the multi-disciplinary nature of its subject, crossing fields like theatre in educational settings, prison theatre, community performance, theatre in conflict resolution, interventionist theatre and theatre for development. A new lexicon of Applied Theatre and further reading for every part will equip readers with the ideal tools for studying this broad and varied field. This collection of critical thought and practice is essential to those studying or participating in the performing arts as a means for positive change.
Alternative Comedy
In the late 1970s, the alternative comedy scene exploded into life in Britain and completely changed the style, subject matter and politics of British stand-up. Contemporary critics talked about it as 'anti-matter comedy' that 'makes you laugh while actually rearranging large chunks of your brain'. This book draws on a wealth of archive material - including unpublished recordings of early performances - and new interviews with key figures such as Alexei Sayle, Andy de la Tour and Jim Barclay, to provide a detailed history of the early scene and an examination of the distinctive modes of performance style which developed. Beginning with its origins, the volume traces the influence of American stand-up, and in particular the significance of Mort Sahl and Lenny Bruce as the originators of a style of stand-up that influenced the British pioneers of alternative comedy. It shows how the opening of the Comedy Store in 1979 provided a catalyst for a new movement, which grew outward from there with the foundation of the group Alternative Cabaret and the opening of the Comic Strip. But it also looks at smaller venues and less celebrated acts that have not been as well remembered, including ranting poets and street performers. Finally, it looks at alternative comedy's legacy, showing how it was the starting point for the UK's thriving and varied live scene, which encompasses anything from small pub gigs to huge arena tours.
A Short History of TheatreWorks
A Short History of TheatreWorks presents an illustrated chronology of the first dozen years of this small but remarkable theatre company that grew out of Victoria's community theatre movement at the beginning of the 1980s and continues to support local, original theatre from its home base in the Acland Street Parish Hall in St. Kilda. TheatreWorks first gained a reputation for innovative performance styles in 1982 with their revolutionary production of Storming Mont Albert by Tram - the world's first play on a moving tram. What became known as The Tram Show was subsequently reproduced seven times on trams in both Melbourne and Adelaide and lead to the creation of a number of other ground breaking site-specific plays in riverboats, pubs and cinemas, mansions, boarding houses, parks, tents and gardens.
The Italian Director Series
Ettore Scola was one of Italian cinema's most prolific writer-directors, known for his ironic wit and interest in microcosms of humanity within historical contexts. Though many of his films are classics in his native Italy, his work is less known overseas than that of his contemporaries. This book modestly hopes to spread some awareness of his movies by charting his rich and varied filmography; from his early directorial works starring the likes of Vittorio Gassman, through his early collaborations with Marcello Mastroianni, the landmark masterpiece A Special Day and his later works, such as What Time Is It? Splendor, and his tribute to Fellini, How Strange It Is to Be Named Federico.
Alexander
Alexander the Great didn't conquer all the known world (which in his time was Europe, Asia, and North Africa). But he did plan to. And had he lived another 10-15 years, maybe he would have ... or perhaps not. Read on and learn of his hopes and frustrations, his triumphs and his fatal illness that snuffed his life at an age when many men are entering their prime..
Top Hollywood Acting Teachers
What do Hollywood's top acting teachers know about how to succeed in the Industry? How do they train and coach their students? What guides their different approaches for actors? What wisdom and advice do they have for YOU?Top Hollywood Acting Teachers reveals all this and more, in generous and intimate conversations with 12 of Hollywood's most successful acting teachers: Zak Barnett, Diane Christiansen, Marnie Cooper, John D'Aquino, Patrick Day, Judy Kain, Anthony Meindl, Eric Morris, Lisa Picotte, Mae Ross, Scott Sedita, and Marcie Smolin.Perfect for aspiring actors as well as successful working actors who are looking to learn from the best, the real-world insights and secrets shared from these masters will shed light on what it really takes to become a successful actor, whether you are acting on stage or on film, in your hometown, in Hollywood, or anywhere else.Want to know MORE? Sign up to receive inspiration, education, and acting career advice at https: //hometowntohollywood.com.Bonnie J. Wallace is the founder of Hometown to Hollywood, and helps young actors build safe, successful careers.She is the author of the bestselling Young Hollywood Actors and acclaimed Hollywood Parents Guide, producer of the Hometown to Hollywood Podcast, and writes a blog for parents of young actors, and young adult actors at hometowntohollywood.com, as well as articles for Backstage.com as a Backstage Expert. She teaches and speaks on the acting business at panels and events internationally.Bonnie offers one-on-one consultations with parents of young actors as well as young adult actors to help them navigate the entertainment industry safely and successfully. Mother of Emmy Award winning actress and Columbia Records artist Dove Cameron, star of Disney's Descendants, Liv and Maddie, Hairspray Live, Agents of Shield, Clueless the Musical, Light in the Piazza, Angry Birds 2, Vengeance, Isaac, and more, Bonnie is dedicated to helping other young actors on this journey. Find out more at hometowntohollywood.com.
Teaching Acting
Book on teaching acting and directing with specific exercises for various acting techniques, created by Tony Schmitt who taught and directed, in both education and professionally, for over 40 years. It is a compilation of his life experience and growth in learning how to teach and direct, leading to the conclusions that he shares here.
An Oral History of the Office
New York Times Bestseller"The ultimate behind-the-scenes account." --Washington Post"The definitive history of the landmark TV show." --USA TodayJoin the entire Dunder Mifflin gang on a journey back to Scranton: here's the hilarious and improbable inside story behind the beloved series.Based on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews, this definitive oral history with the cast and creators is illustrated with 100 behind-the-scenes photographs. Here, at last, is the untold inside story of The Office, featuring a foreword by Greg Daniels, who adapted the series for the U.S. and was its guiding creative force, and narrated by star Brian Baumgartner (aka "Kevin Malone") and executive producer Ben Silverman..In Welcome to Dunder Mifflin, the entire Office gang reunite after nearly a decade to share their favorite untold stories, spill secrets, and reveal how a little show that barely survived its first season became the most watched series in the universe. This ultimate fan guide and companion pulls back the curtain as never before on all the absurdity, genius, love, passion, and dumb luck that went into creating America's beloved The Office.Featuring the memories of Steve Carell, John Krasinkski, Jenna Fischer, Greg Daniels, Ricky Gervais, Rainn Wilson, Angela Kinsey, Craig Robinson, Brian Baumgartner, Phyllis Smith, Kate Flannery, Ed Helms, Oscar Nunez, Amy Ryan, Ellie Kemper, Creed Bratton, Paul Lieberstein, Ben Silverman, Mike Schur, and many more.Go even deeper into the world of Scranton with this definitive history of the landmark TV show: Exclusive Cast Interviews: Hear directly from Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, and more as they share their favorite untold stories from the set.Behind-the-Scenes Secrets: Discover how a little show that barely survived its first season became the most watched series in the universe, with details only the insiders know.Never-Before-Seen Photos: Explore a treasure trove of 100 rare and candid photographs that take you right onto the set of Dunder Mifflin.The Ultimate Fan Companion: With a foreword by creator Greg Daniels, this is the must-have book for any fan, perfect for re-watching or discovering the beloved series for the first time.
Anthropocosmic Theatre
This new edition of N繳簽ez's Anthropocosmic Theatre contains the text of the original English translation plus additional contributions from N繳簽ez and others. In part one, N繳簽ez traces his researches in Nahuatlan, Tibetan and western theatre, to arrive at his design for a theatre of the human in the cosmos. Part Two explores how this work has developed, during the last three decades, into an approach to performance training and production that uniquely combines ritual and contemplative influences. New and previously untranslated writing from N繳簽ez presents his idiosyncratic view of an awakened and expansive role for theatre today. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Anthropocosmic Theatre
This new edition of N繳簽ez's Anthropocosmic Theatre contains the text of the original English translation plus additional contributions from N繳簽ez and others. In part one, N繳簽ez traces his researches in Nahuatlan, Tibetan and western theatre, to arrive at his design for a theatre of the human in the cosmos. Part Two explores how this work has developed, during the last three decades, into an approach to performance training and production that uniquely combines ritual and contemplative influences. New and previously untranslated writing from N繳簽ez presents his idiosyncratic view of an awakened and expansive role for theatre today. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Zombies in Western Culture
Why has the zombie become such a pervasive figure in twenty-first-century popular culture? John Vervaeke, Christopher Mastropietro and Filip Miscevic seek to answer this question by arguing that particular aspects of the zombie, common to a variety of media forms, reflect a crisis in modern Western culture.The authors examine the essential features of the zombie, including mindlessness, ugliness and homelessness, and argue that these reflect the outlook of the contemporary West and its attendant zeitgeists of anxiety, alienation, disconnection and disenfranchisement. They trace the relationship between zombies and the theme of secular apocalypse, demonstrating that the zombie draws its power from being a perversion of the Christian mythos of death and resurrection. Symbolic of a lost Christian worldview, the zombie represents a world that can no longer explain itself, nor provide us with instructions for how to live within it.The concept of 'domicide' or the destruction of home is developed to describe the modern crisis of meaning that the zombie both represents and reflects. This is illustrated using case studies including the relocation of the Anishinaabe of the Grassy Narrows First Nation, and the upheaval of population displacement in the Hellenistic period. Finally, the authors invoke and reformulate symbols of the four horseman of the apocalypse as rhetorical analogues to frame those aspects of contemporary collapse that elucidate the horror of the zombie.Zombies in Western Culture: A Twenty-First Century Crisis is required reading for anyone interested in the phenomenon of zombies in contemporary culture. It will also be of interest to an interdisciplinary audience including students and scholars of culture studies, semiotics, philosophy, religious studies, eschatology, anthropology, Jungian studies, and sociology. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Performing Citizenship
This open access book discusses how citizenship is performed today, mostly through the optic of the arts, in particular the performing arts, but also from the perspective of a wide range of academic disciplines such as urbanism and media studies, cultural education and postcolonial theory. It is a compendium that includes insights from artistic and activist experimentation. Each chapter investigates a different aspect of citizenship, such as identity and belonging, rights and responsibilities, bodies and materials, agencies and spaces, and limitations and interventions. It rewrites and rethinks the many-layered concept of citizenship by emphasising the performative tensions produced by various uses, occupations, interpretations and framings. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Actors and the Art of Performance
Acting on stage is a mode of performing an action, in the context of which the bodily aspects implicitly at work in acting reveal their own significance and power. This event can actualize a wound incarnated in human beings, because the actor acts and does not act at the same time and hence the concept of being 'the doer' unmasks itself as being illusionary. One could call it a kind of 'symbolic death' (Mueller), an 'anthropological mutation' (Agamben)--an event of great interest because of its highly ethical call.The book "Actors and the Art of Performance. Under Exposure" opens with a cascade of contradictory motives for becoming an actor. But, if theatre is no longer understood as a theatre of representation, then what takes place on stage is a transformation at play with truth, in which ethics are realized by the aesthetic. Insofar the book summarizes the attempt to explore and map guidelines of acting as being under the perspective of be-coming. That may sound fairly harmless in theory, but it feels anything but harmless when you experience it on your own body. For example, for being physical under exposure actors have to learn that there exists no fundamental dualism between mind and matter. Furthermore, actors are espoused to a dynamic shifting ground in the name of creativity. They have to carry the burden that the self is no sovereign identity as we generally suppose, but rather a threshold of permanent be-coming. One could call it the outstanding gift of acting. In the German language, gift means "poison", in German ears the word has the double meaning of poison and present, thus expressing the fact that a gift is disturbing and blessing at the same time. Loaded with fear and joy as the crucial point of acting, which attacks and attracts actors and spectators most. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Vulnerability in Scandinavian Art and Culture
In this open access book, seventeen scholars discuss how contemporary Scandinavian art and media have become important arenas to articulate and stage various forms of vulnerability in the Scandinavian welfare states. How do discourses of privilege and vulnerability coexist and interact in Scandinavia? How do the Scandinavian countries respond to vulnerability given increased migration? How is vulnerability distributed in terms of margin and centre, normality and deviance? And how can vulnerability be used to move audiences towards each other and accomplish change? We address these questions in an interdisciplinary study that brings examples from celebrated and provocative fiction and documentary films, TV-series, reality TV, art installations, design, literature, graphic art, radio podcasts and campaigns on social media. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Performing Citizenship
This open access book discusses how citizenship is performed today, mostly through the optic of the arts, in particular the performing arts, but also from the perspective of a wide range of academic disciplines such as urbanism and media studies, cultural education and postcolonial theory. It is a compendium that includes insights from artistic and activist experimentation. Each chapter investigates a different aspect of citizenship, such as identity and belonging, rights and responsibilities, bodies and materials, agencies and spaces, and limitations and interventions. It rewrites and rethinks the many-layered concept of citizenship by emphasising the performative tensions produced by various uses, occupations, interpretations and framings. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Vulnerability in Scandinavian Art and Culture
In this open access book, seventeen scholars discuss how contemporary Scandinavian art and media have become important arenas to articulate and stage various forms of vulnerability in the Scandinavian welfare states. How do discourses of privilege and vulnerability coexist and interact in Scandinavia? How do the Scandinavian countries respond to vulnerability given increased migration? How is vulnerability distributed in terms of margin and centre, normality and deviance? And how can vulnerability be used to move audiences towards each other and accomplish change? We address these questions in an interdisciplinary study that brings examples from celebrated and provocative fiction and documentary films, TV-series, reality TV, art installations, design, literature, graphic art, radio podcasts and campaigns on social media. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Actors and the Art of Performance
Acting on stage is a mode of performing an action, in the context of which the bodily aspects implicitly at work in acting reveal their own significance and power. This event can actualize a wound incarnated in human beings, because the actor acts and does not act at the same time and hence the concept of being 'the doer' unmasks itself as being illusionary. One could call it a kind of 'symbolic death' (Mueller), an 'anthropological mutation' (Agamben)--an event of great interest because of its highly ethical call.The book "Actors and the Art of Performance. Under Exposure" opens with a cascade of contradictory motives for becoming an actor. But, if theatre is no longer understood as a theatre of representation, then what takes place on stage is a transformation at play with truth, in which ethics are realized by the aesthetic. Insofar the book summarizes the attempt to explore and map guidelines of acting as being under the perspective of be-coming. That may sound fairly harmless in theory, but it feels anything but harmless when you experience it on your own body. For example, for being physical under exposure actors have to learn that there exists no fundamental dualism between mind and matter. Furthermore, actors are espoused to a dynamic shifting ground in the name of creativity. They have to carry the burden that the self is no sovereign identity as we generally suppose, but rather a threshold of permanent be-coming. One could call it the outstanding gift of acting. In the German language, gift means "poison", in German ears the word has the double meaning of poison and present, thus expressing the fact that a gift is disturbing and blessing at the same time. Loaded with fear and joy as the crucial point of acting, which attacks and attracts actors and spectators most. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Elastic Language in Persuasion and Comforting
This innovative book examines the discourse of reality television, and the elasticity of language in the popular talent show The Voice from a cross-cultural perspective. Analysing how and why elastic language is used in persuasion and comforting, a comparison between Chinese and English is made, and the authors highlight the special role that elastic language plays in effective interactions and strategic communication. Through the lens of the language variance of two of the world's most commonly spoken languages, the insights and resources provided by this book are expected to advance knowledge in the fields of contrastive pragmatics and cross-cultural communication, and inform strategies in bridging different cultures. This study highlights the need to give the elastic use of language the attention it deserves, and reveals how language is non-discrete and strategically stretchable. This book will be of interest to academics and postgraduate students engaged in elastic/vague language studies, cross-cultural pragmatics, media linguistics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics and communication studies.
Loose Beat
A determined young boy who faces unfriendly attacks as he seek to put his best foot forward. Sadly, he's bullied because he's unique. He's criticized just for trying. He's envied for having confidence and believing in himself. Bullying is cruel. It's a heartless act that makes a weak person feel strong or better about himself by trying to put down or intimidate someone else. Like a dream come true, in the story "Loose Beat" being bullied gave Jo Joe the coolness, the enthusiasm he needed to dig deep and emerge as the winner he knew he could become.
Du kannst singen!
Du kannst singen!, schreibt Christian K瓣ser in seinem inspirierenden Praxisbuch zum Thema Lieder improvisieren. Ein Buch das Lust macht auszuprobieren und sich auf einen spielerischen Weg zu machen, die eigene Stimme zu erwecken und dabei auch noch eigene Lieder zu kreieren. In einer grossen F羹lle von Praxisideen bietet der Autor unterschiedlichste Zug瓣nge zur Stimm- und Liedimprovisation. Es dient als Leitfaden, wenn man Gruppen dabei anleitet - ist aber auch hilfreich und anregend, wenn man sich selber auf den Weg macht die eigene Stimme zu entdecken, denn: Du kannst singen! - und das ist toll. Prof Christian Berger, Leiter MA Elementare Musikp瓣dagogik, Z羹rcher Hochschule der K羹nste Du m繹chtest Lieder improvisieren? Du m繹chtest die Freude an der Musik zur羹ckerobern? Du m繹chtest eine Gruppe von Menschen zum Klingen bringen? Dann ist DU KANNST SINGEN! genau das richtige Buch f羹r Dich! DU KANNST SINGEN! vermittelt die Freude am improvisierten Singen. Dieses Buch gibt Tipps und Tricks, wie Lieder aus dem Moment entstehen, und zeigt, warum es keinen Sinn macht, an den eigenen Gesangsf瓣higkeiten zu zweifeln. DU KANNST SINGEN! ist f羹r die Praxis bestimmt. Viele praktische ?bungen werden sorgf瓣ltig beschrieben und helfen dabei, den Spass am Singen zu finden und aus dem Moment heraus Lieder mit Melodie und Text zu erfinden. Ein erprobtes Praxishandbuch f羹r den Improvisationstheater-Workshop, den Musikunterricht oder die Schulklasse. DU KANNST SINGEN! wird dank Playbacks noch einfacher. Zu den ?bungen hat der erfahrene Musikproduzent und Impromusiker Christian Riesen Playbacks erstellt, mit denen sich auch ohne live-Begleitung Lieder improvisieren lassen . Egal ob Theaterp瓣dagogin, Musiklehrer, Improtrainerin oder gesangsfreudiger Mensch mit dem Flair f羹r die Improvisation. Hol dir dieses Buch und sorg daf羹r, dass improvisierte Lieder mit Spass und Freude aus dem Moment entstehen!
Jeremy Brett is Sherlock Holmes
"Holmes could be rude, impatient, abrupt, and his intolerance of fools was legendary. I tried to show all this, all of the man's incredible brilliance. But there are some cracks in Holmes's marble, as in an almost-perfect Rodin statue. And I tried to show that, too. It's difficult for me to say what I may have given to the image of Holmes. Faithful to Conan Doyle's text, certainly. Also, I've tried to bring out the emotion that is there in Holmes. On the surface he seems a cold, sometimes dark, rather off-putting figure. But deeper down, I think, he's a man of feeling." JeremyJeremy Brett is still recognised as the most celebrated incarnation of Sherlock Holmes which he presented for ten years. Jeremy delighted viewers with his dashing, arrogant, moody interpretation of the most popular famous detective he brought a brooding intensity to his finest role - one of disturbing power. He is still called the definitive Sherlock Holmes. Important Note: This book is an extract from the 468 page biography, 'Jeremy Brett - Playing a Part' - this book contains the Sherlock Holmes section only. If you already have the full book then there is minimal additional content here. We wanted, however, to make a Sherlock Holmes specific version available.
The Funniest Decade
"Author Garry Berman gives readers a history lesson in comparing and overlapping the mediums of radio artists and film comedies during the decade of the 1930s. In doing so, he has not only created a new format, he has brought in fresh perspectives of the people that made the magic." - Bill Cassara, author of Nobody's Stooge and Edgar Kennedy: Master of the Slow Burn. "It is a thorough and fascinating study, filled with interesting details." - James Neibaur, author of Arbuckle & Keaton and The Charley Chase Talkies. "Garry Berman has done a stellar job." - Michelle Morgan, author of The Ice Cream Blonde: The Whirlwind Life and Mysterious Death of Screwball Comedienne Thelma Todd. If there was ever a "Golden Decade" of American comedy, it was the 1930s. At the dawn of that remarkable, laugh-filled era, comedians had, for the first time, three performing venues available to them: the stage, radio, and talking films (plus, in the final year of the decade, the arrival of television), resulting in this ten-year span producing the finest performances by the greatest comedians ever to make audiences laugh. In film, comedy titans Laurel & Hardy, The Marx Brothers, and W. C. Fields all reached their creative peaks, as did Mae West, Our Gang (a.k.a. The Little Rascals), the Three Stooges, and less-remembered teams such as Wheeler & Woolsey, Clark & McCullough, and the Ritz Brothers. At the same time, radio became a major entertainment force, allowing vaudevillians Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor, Fred Allen, Ed Wynn, George Burns & Gracie Allen, Edgar Bergen, Bob Hope, and Abbott & Costello to become national stars.On the stage, comedians including Bert Lahr, Fannie Brice, Jimmy Durante, and Wynn all thrived, while expanding their respective careers into films and radio.The Funniest Decade devotes one chapter to each calendar year of the 1930s, covering the landmark comedy films, radio programs, and stage performances of each year, while focusing on the individual comedians and comedy teams at key moments in their professional careers, including their first major creative and popular breakthroughs. Dozens of photos, too! Entertainment historian Garry Berman has been writing about pop culture-especially television, music, and films-for over twenty years. He has contributed to Nostalgia Digest magazine, History magazine, and Beatlefan. He has also written and/or published several comedy scripts and humorous short pieces. This is his sixth non-fiction book.
The Funniest Decade
"Author Garry Berman gives readers a history lesson in comparing and overlapping the mediums of radio artists and film comedies during the decade of the 1930s. In doing so, he has not only created a new format, he has brought in fresh perspectives of the people that made the magic." - Bill Cassara, author of Nobody's Stooge and Edgar Kennedy: Master of the Slow Burn. "It is a thorough and fascinating study, filled with interesting details." - James Neibaur, author of Arbuckle & Keaton and The Charley Chase Talkies. "Garry Berman has done a stellar job." - Michelle Morgan, author of The Ice Cream Blonde: The Whirlwind Life and Mysterious Death of Screwball Comedienne Thelma Todd. If there was ever a "Golden Decade" of American comedy, it was the 1930s. At the dawn of that remarkable, laugh-filled era, comedians had, for the first time, three performing venues available to them: the stage, radio, and talking films (plus, in the final year of the decade, the arrival of television), resulting in this ten-year span producing the finest performances by the greatest comedians ever to make audiences laugh. In film, comedy titans Laurel & Hardy, The Marx Brothers, and W. C. Fields all reached their creative peaks, as did Mae West, Our Gang (a.k.a. The Little Rascals), the Three Stooges, and less-remembered teams such as Wheeler & Woolsey, Clark & McCullough, and the Ritz Brothers. At the same time, radio became a major entertainment force, allowing vaudevillians Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor, Fred Allen, Ed Wynn, George Burns & Gracie Allen, Edgar Bergen, Bob Hope, and Abbott & Costello to become national stars.On the stage, comedians including Bert Lahr, Fannie Brice, Jimmy Durante, and Wynn all thrived, while expanding their respective careers into films and radio.The Funniest Decade devotes one chapter to each calendar year of the 1930s, covering the landmark comedy films, radio programs, and stage performances of each year, while focusing on the individual comedians and comedy teams at key moments in their professional careers, including their first major creative and popular breakthroughs. Dozens of photos, too! Entertainment historian Garry Berman has been writing about pop culture-especially television, music, and films-for over twenty years. He has contributed to Nostalgia Digest magazine, History magazine, and Beatlefan. He has also written and/or published several comedy scripts and humorous short pieces. This is his sixth non-fiction book.
Acting Lessons for Living
Drawing from the many teachings explored in ACTING LESSONS FOR LIVING, author Ruthie Landis has created a companion book of guided activities linked with journal prompts. In this way you can engage with creative tools for living your life with more Intention and Presence while opening to Pure Potential.You can also start an easy, fullfilling journaling ritual that leads you toward kinder ways to become more loving and accepting of yourself and others. And you can use your written observations to put your discoveries directly into daily active practice. This guided journal can be your good friend and caring accountability partner as you proceed on your very own awareness-driven hero's journey.
A History of Contemporary Stage Combat
A History of Contemporary Stage Combat chronicles the development of stage combat from the origins of the Society of British Fight Directors in 1969 to the modern day. Featuring interviews with some of the pioneers of this art form, the book analyzes how stage combat developed in response to the needs of the industry and the changing social mores in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, the European Continent, Australia, and New Zealand. It also explores the quality of theatrical weaponry, as well as outcropping of stage combat such as intimacy design and theatrical jousting. A History of Contemporary Stage Combat is an excellent resource for actors, directors, stage combatants, theatre historians, and anyone with a love of action on stage and film.
Radio Psychics
When radio broadcasting began in the early 1920s, the radio was a magic box aglow with the future, drawing humanity into a new age. Some thought it would dissolve the distance between time and place, others that human minds would become transparent, one tuned to another. Performers claiming psychic powers turned radio broadcasting into a fabulous money machine. These "mentalists," born from vaudeville, circuses, sideshows, and the Spiritualist and New Thought movements of the mid-late 19th century, used the language of wireless technology to explain their ability to see the past, present, and future. Casting their mystical knowledge as a scientifically honed craft, these mentalists persuaded millions to pay for dubious advice until governmental and public pressures forced them off the air. This book is a history of over 25 performers who practiced their art behind studio microphones during the early years of radio broadcasting, from about 1920 to 1940. Here, laid out for the first time, is the tale of how they made cash rain from the heavens and harnessed the sensation of the radio in search of wealth, health, love, and success.
L’oeuvre th矇璽trale de Maupassant
R?SUM? "L'oeuvre th矇璽trale de Maupassant" rassemble l'int矇gralit矇 des pi癡ces de th矇璽tre 矇crites par Guy de Maupassant, un auteur principalement reconnu pour ses nouvelles et romans. Bien que son nom soit souvent associ矇 ? la prose, Maupassant a 矇galement explor矇 le monde du th矇璽tre avec une plume ac矇r矇e. Cette compilation offre une plong矇e unique dans les pr矇occupations sociales et psychologiques de son 矇poque, exprim矇es ? travers le prisme de la sc癡ne. Les pi癡ces de Maupassant se distinguent par leur analyse fine des moeurs et des comportements humains, souvent teint矇e d'ironie et de r矇alisme. Chaque pi癡ce r矇v癡le les tensions et les contradictions de la soci矇t矇 fran癟aise du XIXe si癡cle, abordant des th癡mes tels que l'hypocrisie sociale, les relations amoureuses et les in矇galit矇s de classe. Ce recueil constitue une opportunit矇 pr矇cieuse pour les amateurs de th矇璽tre de d矇couvrir un aspect moins connu de l'oeuvre de Maupassant, tout en enrichissant leur compr矇hension de son univers litt矇raire. ? travers des dialogues incisifs et des situations dramatiques, Maupassant d矇montre une fois de plus son talent pour capturer l'essence de l'璽me humaine, faisant de cette int矇grale une lecture incontournable pour quiconque s'int矇resse ? la litt矇rature fran癟aise classique. L'AUTEUR: Guy de Maupassant, n矇 le 5 ao羶t 1850 ? Tourville-sur-Arques et d矇c矇d矇 le 6 juillet 1893 ? Paris, est l'un des 矇crivains fran癟ais les plus c矇l癡bres du XIXe si癡cle. Disciple de Gustave Flaubert, il est surtout connu pour ses nouvelles, dont "Boule de Suif" et "La Parure", qui lui ont valu une renomm矇e internationale. Maupassant a 矇galement 矇crit six romans, parmi lesquels "Bel-Ami" et "Une vie", qui explorent les complexit矇s de la soci矇t矇 fran癟aise de son temps. Bien que moins prolifique en mati癡re de th矇璽tre, ses pi癡ces r矇v癡lent un aspect diff矇rent de son talent litt矇raire, mettant en lumi癡re sa capacit矇 ? d矇peindre des situations dramatiques avec r矇alisme et profondeur. Maupassant a souffert de tr
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
How does a book written in 1818 by a teenage author remain a classic and a bestseller, still permeating our culture and haunting readers 200 years later? In this Masterwork Guide to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Story Grid editor and novelist Maya Rushing Walker leads us deep into the heart of the story, demonstrating how Shelley blends essential elements of the horror and morality genres to spectacular and chilling effect. The Guide opens with an analysis of the context in which Mary Shelley wrote and explores themes of loneliness and fear in her work. Walker then dives into a scene-by-scene analysis, drawing lessons from the way Shelley crafts each turning point, crisis, and resolution. This is a Guide by a writer for writers. Walker takes care to highlight passages that evoke emotion and build character as well as those that propel the horror plot forward. As she explains: "Mary Shelley will teach you a lot about what it means to play with fire . . . which is a good thing for anyone who wants to write stories that have the enduring impact of Frankenstein."
The Moors
Two migrants both alike in dignity in this city where we lay our dreams. Two men arrive in London looking for Shakespeare. They say they are from Balaika, Africa. They have passed through fire to be here and are determined for the great man to hear their stories. Alas, Shakespeare is dead! However, his theatre still stands. Soon they find themselves swept up and placed on stage in front of an expectant audience. Fame, fortune and love awaits ... But, can they survive the increasingly hostile environment? In triumphantly energetic Southern African style, two actors play men, women and immigration police to portray this funny yet moving story of love, friendship, and ambition. Published in Methuen Drama's Plays For Young People series, this edition features resources for teachers and students, including an introduction by Sonia Massai, Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Kings College London, and a contextual response to the play in production by the author.
Amphitryon 38
Jupiter, dit la l矇gende, pour s矇duire les mortelles, se m矇tamorphosait en pluie d'or, en cygne, en taureau. Pour Alcm癡ne, il devint son mari, Amphitryon, et Mercure prit l'apparence de Sosie, son serviteur. Plaute en fit une com矇die dont beaucoup s'inspir癡rent, comme Moli癡re. Giraudoux imagina une nouvelle version du mythe, la trente-huiti癡me ! La fid癡le Alcm癡ne r矇siste ? Jupiter et refuse l'immortalit矇, au nom des f矇eries de la vie humaine: l'amour conjugal, la fra簾cheur sensuelle, l'amiti矇.Esprit exceptionnel, Giraudoux nous s矇duit. Po癡te plein de fantaisie et d'humour, il nous enchante. Il est l'un des plus grands 矇crivains du xxe si癡cle. Il peignait des demi-dieux ? l'usage du demi-dieu qui parfois veille en chacun de nous, qui, le plus souvent, y dort ? poings ferm矇s. Amphitryon 38 est une pi癡ce de th矇璽tre en trois actes de Jean Giraudoux, 矇crite en 1929 et repr矇sent矇e pour la premi癡re fois le 8 novembre 1929 ? la Com矇die des Champs-?lys矇es dans une mise en sc癡ne de Louis Jouvet. Giraudoux pr矇tendait fournir la 38e et derni癡re version du mythe d'Amphitryon, d'o羅 le titre de la pi癡ce.C'est une version ? la fois moderne et comique (elle est d'ailleurs sous-titr矇e com矇die ) o羅 le vocabulaire fin et soutenu est m礙l矇 au vocabulaire courant et actuel. Cette pi癡ce est une tragi-com矇die car il s'y trouve des dieux, des h矇ros, des sc癡nes mythologiques, mais aussi des esclaves, des situations cocasses (souvent des quiproquos).
Duets in classical ballet
This book is intended for dance teachers and students, who study classical ballet on a professional level and for amateurs as well. The author sorts out all rules and technical execution of basic movements in partnering for men and women as well. In examples of 10 lessons, he shows the sequence of studying elements of partnering with a detailed explanation of possible mistakes, with an analysis of relations between partners and with the guidance to invent an original choreography in duets.
Chapora Blues
A story in contemporary style on a small group of young Europeans who in western India among the Hippies of Goa discover New Wave Music. They also get to know the black marketing of the dope smugglers and eventually become involved in some true global enterprise...
Six Years in China
A breathtaking journey to a strange land Follow a young woman from Montreal, Lucie Ste-Croix, as she journeys into the heart of China at the height of the Cultural Revolution, a dark and turbulent time when the country was being torn apart. Lucie learns more than she could have imagined as she goes from day-dreaming student, to being swept up in the historical whirlwind shaping a nation. During her years far from home, she's taught a harsh lesson in love... and the real meaning of sacrifice. -This unproduced screenplay could not be filmed in China since the true events described in it are censored by the government... but now you can experience it.
Young Steve McQueen
The amazing journey of one of Hollywood's brightest stars begins... In the 1970s, Hollywood icon Steve McQueen was the number one draw at the box-office with hits such as "The Magnificent Seven", "The Great Escape", "The Thomas Crown Affair" and "Bullitt", to name just a few. Notorious for his race-car driving and being a ladies' man, he resolutely did things his way. This unproduced screenplay, widely circulated in Hollywood, recounts Steve's early days before becoming a star: how he was forged into the King of Cool. From his first love, to globe-trotting adventures, to serving in the marines-and a real-life, daring rescue of fellow soldiers-this tale has it all. A moving coming-of-age story sure to thrill, even if you don't know much about Steve McQueen, and it might just help you rediscover his work! A powerful screenplay-the author worked with Steve's son, Chad McQueen *Revised Edition*
Maravilla
Dramaturgia Asturiana. Textos rescatados; 59 'Pach穩n de Mel獺s' estren籀 la desaparecida zarzuela "Rayo de sol" (1914), con m繳sica de Francisco Rodr穩guez Lavandera y del se簽or Maya, que pareci籀 floja en el desarrollo, y en la que se subrayaba la impericia al usar el castellano, antes de convertirse en director art穩stico de la Compa簽穩a C籀mico-L穩rica Asturiana, entre 1919-1927, que dirig穩a Isidoro Carballido. A esa etapa pertenecen sus aportaciones l穩ricas al teatro asturiano. Esta "Maravilla" (1924), con bastantes n繳meros musicales, ahora rescatada, parece ser una reelaboraci籀n de aquella. Pero de "Maravilla" hay dos versiones, y s籀lo una de ellas es m獺s fiel a la 繳nica rese簽a period穩stica de que disponemos de "Rayo de sol". En la segunda versi籀n, con menos presencia del bable, menos coral y m獺s expl穩cita en las infidelidades de Nelo, est獺 m獺s elaborado el lenguaje de aquel Paquiyo, un asturiano que estuvo sirviendo al rey durante un a簽o en Sevilla y se le ha pegado el andaluz. Son plenas las coincidencias tem獺ticas de estas obras, que tratan sobre esta cupletista que recala en una peque簽a aldea, para que cante y baile en el caf矇 de Leto 矇xitos como aquel tango del "Carav矇", que se alojar獺 en casa de Ant籀n, t穩pico de aldeano m獺s fiel a las pravianas y tonadas, y que tras la experiencia no est獺 dispuesto a que entren en su casa m獺s c籀micas y comediantas. Adem獺s de los peque簽os encontronazos que todos tienen con este Pach穩n, hijo de Justo Severa, que ahora se ha convertido en Paquiyo, el tema principal son los celos de Carmela y las insinuaciones de Nelo a Maravilla, que presagian un conflicto amoroso que no llega a producirse, ya que todo termina felizmente, y con Maravilla huyendo para no estorbar aquel idilio entre aldeanos. El final se convertir獺 en un canto a la asturian穩a. La obras ser穩an despojadas de su elemento l穩rico para convertirse en la comedia sentimental "Noche de luna" (1933), estrenada en el Teatro Dindurra por la Compa簽穩a Asturiana de Comedias, en la que Paquiyo explicitar獺 su conversi籀n en Pachu Severa.
Charles Dickens Presents A Christmas Carol
Desperate to finish the novel in time to hit the Christmas market, the author demands his family absent themselves and then drives them from his attic writing chamber. On the brink of losing his family, while writing Scrooge's redemption, Dickens finds his own. A large-cast play with a variable cast, Charles Dickens Presents A Christmas Carol preserves the original narrative while revealing the story of its author. Two families, one fictional, one historical, find their way to a brighter New Year for themselves and others around them. God Bless Us Everyone
Top Hollywood Acting Teachers
What do Hollywood's top acting teachers know about how to succeed in the Industry? How do they train and coach their students? What guides their different approaches for actors? What wisdom and advice do they have for YOU? Top Hollywood Acting Teachers reveals all this and more, in generous and intimate conversations with 12 of Hollywood's most successful acting teachers: Zak Barnett, Diane Christiansen, Marnie Cooper, John D'Aquino, Patrick Day, Judy Kain, Anthony Meindl, Eric Morris, Lisa Picotte, Mae Ross, Scott Sedita, and Marcie Smolin. Perfect for aspiring actors as well as successful working actors who are looking to learn from the best, the real-world insights and secrets shared from these masters will shed light on what it really takes to become a successful actor, whether you are acting on stage or on film, in your hometown, in Hollywood, or anywhere else. Want to know MORE? Sign up to receive inspiration, education, and acting career advice at https: //hometowntohollywood.com. Bonnie J. Wallace is the founder of Hometown to Hollywood, and helps young actors build safe, successful careers. She is the author of the bestselling Young Hollywood Actors and acclaimed Hollywood Parents Guide, producer of the Hometown to Hollywood Podcast, and writes a blog for parents of young actors, and young adult actors at hometowntohollywood.com, as well as articles for Backstage.com as a Backstage Expert. She teaches and speaks on the acting business at panels and events internationally. Bonnie offers one-on-one consultations with parents of young actors as well as young adult actors to help them navigate the entertainment industry safely and successfully. Mother of Emmy Award winning actress and Columbia Records artist Dove Cameron, star of Disney's Descendants, Liv and Maddie, Hairspray Live, Agents of Shield, Clueless the Musical, Light in the Piazza, Angry Birds 2, Vengeance, Isaac, and more, Bonnie is dedicated to helping other young actors on this journey. Find out more at hometowntohollywood.com
String’s N Things
Born plain Keith William Smith on the 17th October 1944, he started life in showbiz with a String Puppet Act, but was to become Famous in the Circus World as The Amazing Etna - The Boy Wonder Yogi and also as Tizzy the Clown.This is the story of one man's amazing roller coaster life in show-business, the ups and downs, the tears and the laughter are all revealed within the pages of this down to earth look at the world of performing.The failed marriages, long distance separation from his children along with successes and failures galore make this a book all would be wise to study before considering taking up a career in Showbiz.In later years he also made his mark in Old Time Music Hall, Variety Theatres and Cabaret as a Stand up Comedian along with his renowned Max Wall & Old Mother Riley Tribute acts.Along the way he has even toured Sideshows on the Fairgrounds as well as working on others "parading" shows on the gaffs.Indeed you name it and he has done it from Children's Birthday Parties to topping the bill in Pantomime to cabaret shows in the seediest of nightclubs and strip joints through to corporate events and prestige venues like the Blackpool Tower Circus, Belle Vue Circus and Cirque d'Hiver (Bouglione - Paris) to name but just a few.Of note is the fact that he was the only Speciality Act in the World with his Bed of Nails, Fire-Eating, Dancing on Broken Glass & Other Yogi Stunts to ever work three consecutive seasons at the World Famous Belle Vue Circus in Manchester whilst also Clowing as Tizzy in the show at the same time.During his career he has worked with and alongside some of the biggest names in Circus, Variety and Comedy and is proud that his son Alex Smith aka Jonathan Royle who was born whilst he was touring with Gandey's Circus, made his stage debut aged 3 as Flap the Clown and continues to perform in various fields of the showbiz industry to this day. You will also find that inside the book are web links to watch various live performances the author has given over the years including those for both Adult and Children's audiences.Further links to digital versions of press cuttings galore and other showbiz memorabilia from his career are also included."When I saw LES-LE-ROY perform, it was like looking in a mirror. This man is an outstanding performer." Max Wall "It‟s a pleasure to work with someone of his outstanding comedy timing."Alec Halls MBE"
