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Theatre: technical & background skills titles - 474 results

The Languages of Performance in British Romanticism

Cecilia Pietropoli, Lilla Maria Crisafulli

Theatre Studies; Theatre: technical & background skills; Plays & playscripts; Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900

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This volume presents a selection of essays by established Italian and international scholars in the field of Romantic drama.... [more]

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Chagall and the Artists of the Russian Jewish Theater

Susan Tumarkin Goodman

History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Theatre: technical & background skills; Jewish studies

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Shortly after the Bolshevik Revolution, Soviet Jewish theatres became catalysts for modernist experimentation. From the Jewish... [more]

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The Comedy of Philosophy

Lisa Trahair

Theatre: technical & background skills

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Melds philosophical analysis with early cinematic history to develop a fresh theory of the notion of comedy. [more]

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Stanislavsky in Practice: Actor Training in Post-soviet Russia

August W Staub, Vreneli Farber

Theatre Studies; Acting techniques; Theatre direction & production; Theatre: technical & background skills; Literary studies: general; Education

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Stanislavsky in Practice focuses on the course of study pursued today by aspiring actors in Russia and on the philosophy that... [more]

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The Handbook of Model-Making for Set Designers

Colin Winslow

Theatre: technical & background skills; Hobbies

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Describes the process of making scale models for stage sets, from the most basic cutting and assembling methods to more advanced... [more]

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English Renaissance Scenes: From Canon to Margins

Alessandro Serpieri, Paola Pugliatti

Acting techniques; Theatre: technical & background skills; Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800; Society & culture: general

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This book throws new light on the complexity and variety of practices which may be defined as 'theatrical' in a broad sense... [more]

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Writing (American Theatre Wing)

Robert Emmet Long

Theatre: technical & background skills

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Containing discussions from a range of Working in the Theatre seminars, this book describes: What a career in the theatre... [more]

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Theatrical Scene Painting: A Lesson Guide

William H. Pinnell

Theatre Studies; Theatre: technical & background skills

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A practical guide to scene painting for students and novices, as well as a reference for intermediate scene painters. It provides... [more]

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Ibsen's Theatre of Ritualistic Visions: An Interdisciplinary Study of Ten...

Olafsson Trausti, Trausti

Theatre Studies; Acting techniques; Theatre: technical & background skills; Literature: history & criticism; Literary studies: general; Religion & beliefs

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This book examines the ritualistic and mythological features derived from various religious traditions depicted in ten Ibsen... [more]

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Performance Lighting Design: How to Light for the Stage, Concerts, and Live...

Nick Moran

Theatre Studies; Theatre: technical & background skills

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Performance Lighitng Design is a practical guide to the art and technique of lighting for the stage, concerts, exhibitions... [more]

$55.00  $49.50

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How to Stage Greek Tragedy Today

Simon Goldhill

Theatre: technical & background skills; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Literary studies: plays & playwrights

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From the stages of Broadway and London to university campuses, Paris, and the bourgeoning theaters of Africa, Greek tragedy... [more]

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Staging the Screen: The Use of Film and Video in Theatre

Greg Giesekam

Theatre: technical & background skills; Films, movies & cinema

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The use of film and video is commonplace in contemporary theatre. This book explores the productions by Svoboda, the Wooster... [more]

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The Handbook of Stage Lighting

Neil Fraser, Simon Bennison

Theatre: technical & background skills

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Aims to take you on a journey of exploration into the heart of the world that paints pictures and tells stories with one of... [more]

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Dalton Trumbo, Hollywood Rebel: A Critical Survey and Filmography

Peter Hanson

Theatre: technical & background skills; Film theory & criticism; Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

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As a screenwriter, novelist and political activist, Dalton Trumbo stands among the key American literary figures of the 20th... [more]

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Mechanical Design for the Stage

Alan Hendrickson

Theatre: technical & background skills

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Provides the basic engineering formulas needed to predict the forces torques, speeds, and power required by a given move.... [more]

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Shakespeare's Knowledgeable Body

Martha Kalnin Diede

Theatre Studies; Theatre: technical & background skills; Shakespeare plays; Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800

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Taking a new approach to the metaphor of the political body, this book examines Shakespeare's representation of that body... [more]

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The Horse's Mouth: Staging Morpurgo's War Horse

Mervyn Millar

Theatre: technical & background skills; Plays & playscripts

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Contains the behind-the-scenes story of the staging of War Horse , a play adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel. [more]

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Performing Arts Collections on the Offensive Les Collections D'arts Du Spectacle...

Christiane Muehlegger-Henhapel, Ulrike Dembski

Theatre Studies; Theatre: technical & background skills; Theatre management

Paperback

The 26th SIBMAS Congress was held in Vienna from August 28 to September 1, 2006. It was hosted and organized by the Austrian... [more]

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How to Stage Greek Tragedy Today

Simon Goldhill

Theatre Studies; Theatre: technical & background skills; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Literary studies: plays & playwrights

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From the stages of Broadway and London to university campuses, Paris, and the bourgeoning theaters of Africa, Greek tragedy... [more]

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Changing Performance: Culture and Performance in the British Theatre Since...

D. Keith Peacock

Theatre Studies; Theatre direction & production; Theatre: technical & background skills; Theatre management; Creative writing & creative writing guides; Plays & playscripts

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So You Want to Tread the Boards: The Everything-you-need-to-know, Insider's...

Jennifer Reischel

Theatre: technical & background skills

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Are you stuck on writing your personal statement for drama school? Ever wondered just what audition songs actually belong... [more]

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Performance Practice and Process: Contemporary (women) Practitioners

Elaine Aston, Geraldine Harris

Theatre: technical & background skills; Creative writing & creative writing guides; Literary studies: plays & playwrights

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Drawing on hands-on experience from workshops and interviews, this innovative book explores the work of eight gender aware... [more]

$140.00  $126.00

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Staging the Screen: The Use of Film and Video in Theatre

Greg Giesekam

Video photography; Theatre: technical & background skills; Films, movies & cinema

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The use of film and video is commonplace in contemporary theatre. This book explores the productions by Svoboda, the Wooster... [more]

$147.00  $132.30

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Performing the Local and the Global: The Theatre Festivals of Lake Constance...

Jane Wilkinson, Peter Rolf Lutzeier

Acting techniques; Theatre: technical & background skills; Literary studies: plays & playwrights; Regional studies; Cultural studies

Paperback

This book explores the interplay between global and local influences in theatre festivals in the German-speaking border region... [more]

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Backstage Stories

Barbara Baker

Theatre: technical & background skills

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Interviews twenty-one respected backstage professionals, from artistic director to wig maker, working in various kinds of... [more]

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