Other performing arts Books

In this hilarious series of incisive essays. NPR writer Gewn Macsai gives you some lip on chin hairs, bad boys, sagging breasts, going to the bathroom in twos, and many other rites of womanhood...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Khaki Komedy is a book written by Edward D. Rose in 1918. The book is a collection of comedic sketches that were written during World War I. The sketches are focused on the experiences of soldiers in the war, and they use humor to highlight the absurdity...

Become great at performing long-form improv! We skip the basics and get into advanced topics like: being truly present, being authentic, dealing with difficult performers, being actually funny (!) and the rarely discussed but essential skill of being...

Eye of the Taika: New Zealand Comedy and the Films of Taika Waititi is the first book-length study of comic film director and media celebrity Taika Waititi. Author Matthew Bannister analyses Waititi's feature films and places his other works and...

Magician and storyteller Taylor Hughes reexamines moments of his personal life through the eyes of wonder. It is a heartfelt and sometimes hilarious journey that will encourage and inspire you to chase wonder in your own life."Your life is not a puzzle...

Thomas King said, "The truth about stories is . . . stories are all that we are." Colonization has tried to erase and eradicate Indigenous narratives for centuries. Even mainstream literature features the same kinds of stories told by the same voices. It...

For whom does the actor perform? To answer this foundational question of the actor's art, Grotowski scholar Kris Salata explores acting as a self-revelatory action, introduces Grotowski's concept of "carnal prayer," and develops an interdisciplinary...

This edited collection explores methods for conducting critical empirical research examining the potential impacts of theatrical events on audience members. Dani Snyder-Young and Matt Omasta present an overview of the burgeoning subfield of audience...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Have you ever had the urge to balance a pool cue on the end of your nose or manipulate a spinning ball at the end of your finger? Until now such feats have been confined to jugglers, basketball players, and other dexterously talented individuals.Did you...

Well-known theatre and circus historian William L. Slout here collects together 29 first-hand accounts of 19th- and early 20th-century popular amusements, including summer resorts, watering places, agricultural fairs, World's Fairs, the circus,...

"Chilly Billy" was the nickname of circus mogul William Washington Cole, the chief rival of P. T. Barnum. Cole was born into a circus family in 1847, and beginning in 1870 and continuing through 1886, developed "Cole's Colossal Circus" into a...

Rubber rabbits, bubbly bees, balloon dogs, camels, and frogs. These are just a few of the colorful, rubbery animals that can be created out of simple balloons. Used by clowns and magicians to delight and entertain audiences, the art of balloon sculpting...

In the 1950's, Dick Myers developed a unique type of rod puppet and began creating whimsically memorable productions. His first play, The Story of Dick Whitington, premiered at the 1966 National Festival of the Puppeteers of America and was the hit...

Covering the years 1870-75, this history celebrates the introduction of P. T. Barnum into circus proprietorship, an episode that connected his name and legend with this American institution for all time. By the middle of this decade, Barnum had become...

The Broadway of the 1860s in New York City began at Bowling Green at the southern tip of Manhattan, and extended all the way to Tarrytown. During this period concert saloons entertained a sizeable portion of the Broadway night life. Variety...

Csenge Virag Zalka, a Hungarian storyteller, has collected 55 folktales from around the world about supernatural abilities like superhuman strength, invulnerability, flying, heightened senses, speed, invisibility, healing, agility, precognition,...

Contemporary Farce on the Global Stage provides audiences and practitioners a detailed survey of how the genre of farce has evolved in the twenty-first century.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Is anything more thrilling than the promise of new love? But what do you do when ‘True Love’s Kiss’ is the problem, not the solution?Poor Angie has a problem most women would kill for. Every man she meets wants to marry her. But once...

Written for the theatre, A Woman and a Suitcase, is a contemporary play with witty, sharp banter between complete strangers. In this dark comedy, Doris and Henry meet for the first time at a light rail platform. While waiting for the next train to...

Have children (or adults) amaze themselves and their audience with a wonderful puppet performance by following this simple, illustrated, step by step introductory puppet manual.An outstanding resource designed for the graduate or experienced classroom or...

""The Prince of the Hundred Soups: A Puppet Show, In Narrative"" is a novel written by Vernon Lee and published in 1883. The story follows a young prince who, upon inheriting his father's kingdom, becomes obsessed with creating the perfect soup. He hires...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Last Drinks and other short plays presents eight comedic plays between ten and fifteen minutes in length suitable for actors aged sixteen to sixty. From a bar to the family dining room via an intensive care room and a home-built fallout...

Have children (or adults) amaze themselves and their audience with a wonderful puppet performance by following this simple, illustrated, step by step puppet manual.An outstanding resource designed for the graduate or experienced classroom...

This spoof of Hamlet turns the play on its head. Everyone is familiar with the Melancholy Dane. But is he actually hiding something? Is Ophelia as "mad" about Hamlet as the critics would have us think? Take your audience on a mad romp through...

In this one-act mixed up fairy tale comedy musical by Cindy Rock Dlugolecki, the Fairy Godmother is announcing her retirement! What are they ever to do? At first, Goldilocks, Aurora, Cinderella and other fairy tale heroines from different fairy tales go...

Farm Days is the second play in a series about Gloria, her daughter Yvonne, Gloria's Restaurant, and the people around these two emotional, driven women as they try to secure a relationship. Funny and tragic, the play has characters on stage and in the...

The Dial V63, June 28 To December 20, 1917 is a literary journal that was published fortnightly by The Dial Publishing Company in the year 1917. This book is a collection of literary criticism, discussions, and information about various literary works...

The Rival Queens Or The Death Of Alexander The Great is a play written by Nathaniel Lee and first performed in 1701 at the Theatre Royal in London by the company of Queen Anne. The play is set in ancient Greece and follows the power struggle between two...

The Monthly Review V13: Or Literary Journal (1755) is a book that contains a collection of literary reviews and critiques written by R. Griffiths. The book was published in 1755 and is the thirteenth volume of The Monthly Review series. The book is a...

The Home Of The Puppet-Play: An Address is a book written by Richard Pischel and published in 1902. The book explores the history and cultural significance of puppetry, particularly in Europe and Asia. Pischel discusses the various types of puppetry,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Popular with the worldly aristocracy, late seventeenth-century experimental novels like the Countess de Murat’s Voyage de campagne (A Trip to the Country) were published in small format, widely circulated, and reprinted more frequently than any...

Feature and Narrative Storytelling for Multimedia Journalists is the first text that truly focuses on the multimedia and documentary production techniques required by professional journalists. Video and audio production methods are covered in rich...

This work develops an African indigenous discourse paradigm for interpreting and understanding literary and cultural materials. By returning the African knowledge system back to its roots and placing it side by side with Western paradigms, Na'Allah...

This book aims to cover four basic questions: Why do we read cards? What's so special about the Marseille Tarot? How can the cards uncover our blind spots? What does it mean to live a magical life, when we allow the stories that the cards tell us to...

Impromptu Conjuring Without Apparatus, Preparation or Sleight-of-Hand by Will Blyth M.I.M.C., S.I.C.M.This is a superb introduction to classic magic tricks and stunts with everyday objects, formatted in a convenient, pocket-book size as part of the Hey...