Dance & Performing arts titles - 3,874 results

The Happiest Refugee: A Memoir

Anh Do

Other performing arts; Biography; Autobiography: arts & entertainment

Paperback

Anh Do nearly didn't make it to Australia. His entire family came close to losing their lives on the sea as they escaped from... [more]

The Complete Boy Mechanic: 359 Fun & Amazing Things to Build

Popular Mechanics

Conjuring & magic; Hobbies; Children's & Educational

Hardback

The Boy Mechanic - bigger and better! Taken from the turn-of-the-last-century volumes of The Boy Mechanic , these 359 projects... [more]

Apollo's Angels: A History Of Ballet

Jennifer Homans

Theatre Studies; Ballet; History: specific events & topics

Paperback

Apollo's Angels is a major new history of classical ballet. It begins in the courts of Europe, where ballet was an aspect... [more]

Chinese Festivals

Liming Wei

Pageants, parades, festivals; History; Sociology: customs & traditions

Paperback

One of the most distinctive features of Chinese culture is the great variety of unique festivals that has evolved over the... [more]

Seriously... I'm Kidding

Ellen DeGeneres

Other performing arts; Biography; Autobiography: arts & entertainment

Paperback

Everyone loves Ellen! She is a beloved television icon and entertainment pioneer. Her distinctive comic voice has resonated... [more]

Me of the Never Never: The (chaotic) Life and Times of Fiona O'Loughlin...

Fiona O'Loughlin

Other performing arts; Biography; Autobiography: arts & entertainment

Paperback

Fiona O'Loughlin is certainly the funniest (and possibly one of the busiest) working mothers in Australia today: a stand-up... [more]

Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks...

Persi Diaconis, Ron Graham

Conjuring & magic; Mathematics & Sciences; Mathematics; Popular science

Hardback

Magical Mathematics reveals the secrets of amazing, fun-to-perform card tricks - and the profound mathematical ideas behind... [more]

Luminous: Celebrating 50 Years of the Australian Ballet

Aus Ballet, The Australian Ballet

Photographs: collections; Theatre Studies; Ballet

Hardback

In 1962, The Australian Ballet staged its very first performance, while a photographer shot discretely from the wings. Over... [more]

The Happiest Refugee: A Memoir

Anh Do

Other performing arts; Biography; Autobiography: arts & entertainment

Hardback

Anh Do nearly didn't make it to Australia. His entire family came close to losing their lives on the sea as they escaped from... [more]

Austen Tayshus: Merchant of Menace

Rick Murphy, Ross Fitzgerald

Other performing arts; Biography; Biography: arts & entertainment

Paperback

Powerfully written by controversial author-broadcaster Ross Fitzgerald and comedy writer Rick Murphy, Austen Tayshus: Merchant... [more]

Hello World!: Promoting the Arts on the Web

Robert Reid

Theatre Studies; Dance & Performing arts; Media studies; Ethical & social aspects of computing

Paperback

The rapid transformations of the internet have brought about extraordinary changes in the portability and speed of information... [more]

Pretty Things: The Last Generation of American Burlesque Queens

Liz Goldwyn

Theatre Studies; Variety shows, music hall, cabaret

Paperback

Liz Goldwyn's lifelong fascination with the inimitable glamour of classic burlesque inspired her to spend the past eight years... [more]

Ballets Russes in Australia and Beyond

Alan Brissenden, Jane Albert, Lee Christofis, Michael Christoforidis

Theatre Studies; Ballet

Hardback

The Ballets Russes in Australia and Beyond draws together essays by leading international and national scholars, who explore... [more]

Balinese Dance, Drama and Music

I. Wayan Dibia, Rucina Ballinger

Theatre Studies; Dance; Music; Languages & ESL

Paperback

Balinese Dance, Drama and Music is a lavishly illustrated introduction to the most commonly seen forms of traditional performing... [more]

Music of the Kabarett: The Songs of Berlin Between the Wars

Graham Vickers

Variety shows, music hall, cabaret; Music; Music: styles & genres

Hardback

This unique book includes a detailed commentary on the rise and fall of Berlin's heady mix of jazz-age novelties, romantic... [more]

Business Plans for Filmmakers

John W. Cones

Film, TV & Radio; Films, movies & cinema; Dance & Performing arts; Media, information & communication industries

Paperback

The practical and legal aspects of writing a business plan for a film venture can be daunting to navigate without a firm grasp... [more]

Keaton's Silent Shorts: Beyond the Laughter

Gabriella Oldham

Film, TV & Radio; Dance & Performing arts

Paperback

<p>Filling a major gap in the critical canon, Keaton's Classic Shorts: Beyond the Laughter chronicles the rapid growth in... [more]

Keith Bain on Movement

Keith Bain

Theatre Studies; Dance; Autobiography: arts & entertainment

Hardback

Keith Bain, a born teacher and himself a champion dancer, actor and choreographer, was the first in Australia to create a... [more]

The Digital Playing Fields: New Rulz for Film, Art and Performance

Shilo McClean

Art Treatments & Subjects; Films, movies & cinema; Other performing arts; Society & Social Sciences

Paperback

Shilo McClean examines the way in which digital tools and forms have been challenging the established norms in art, film and... [more]

Australia Dances: Creating Australian Dance 1945-1965

Alan Brissenden

Theatre Studies; Ballet

Hardback

Illustrated with a wealth of photographs and designs for decor and costumes, Australia Dances: Creating Australian dance 1945-1965... [more]

Avatar: The Field Guide To Pandora (Film Tie-in Edition)

Dance & Performing arts; Literature: history & criticism; Fantasy

Paperback

Marking James Cameron's first film since 1997's Titanic, Avatar is set to be the most exciting film of 2009 but also a major... [more]

Handling Edna: The Unauthorised Biography

Barry Humphries

Other performing arts; Biography; Autobiography: arts & entertainment

Hardback

In this unauthorised biography, acquired for an unprecedented advance and in spectacular secrecy, long-time manager and the... [more]

The Lucy Family Alphabet

Judith Lucy

Other performing arts; Biography; Autobiography: arts & entertainment

Paperback

Judith Lucy has always used stories about her extraordinary family as material for her one-woman shows. Her mother was afraid... [more]

The Reel Truth: Everything You Didn't Know You Need to Know about Making...

Reed Martin

Film, TV & Radio; Films, movies & cinema; Dance & Performing arts; Media, information & communication industries

Paperback

<p>Did you know that most of the biggest indie filmmakers, screenwriters, and producers working today each made the same avoidable... [more]

'Your Genre is Black': Indigenous Performing Arts and Policy

Hilary Glow, Katya Johanson

Other performing arts; History; Cultural studies; Indigenous peoples

Paperback

Indigenous performing arts have developed enormously since the early movement in 1970 and now face a dilemma between fulfilling... [more]