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Ragged but Right: Black Traveling Shows, Coon Songs, and the Dark Pathway...
Lynn Abbott, Doug Seroff
Variety shows, music hall, cabaret; Music; Jazz; Blues; Black & Asian studies
Hardback
The commercial explosion of ragtime in the early twentieth century created previously unimagined opportunities for black performers.... [more]
The Complete Frankie Howerd
Robert Ross
Film, TV & Radio; Dance & Performing arts; Biography: arts & entertainment
Paperback
Titter ye not! ... Don't laugh! ... No Missus! ...Frankie Howerd's famous catch phrases stick in the memory like glue. Frankie's... [more]
Keyboardists Picture Chord Encyclopedia
Leonard Vogler
Dance & Performing arts; Music; Keyboard instruments
Paperback
(Music Sales America). Every chord you'll ever need to play shown clearly in diagrams and notation. Special selection on inversions,... [more]
Physics and Dance
Emily Coates, Sarah Demers
Dance; Reference works; Mathematics & Sciences; Physics; Life sciences: general issues
Paperback
A fascinating exploration of our reality through the eyes of a physicist and a dancer--and an engaging introduction to both... [more]
Amazing Magic Tricks: To Confound and Astound
Chris Stone
Conjuring & magic; Magic, spells & alchemy; Hobbies, quizzes & games; Indoor games; Children's & Educational
Hardback
50 classic magic tricks to amuse and entertain your family and friends, including card tricks, coin tricks and sleight-of-hand... [more]
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Theatre and Cancer
Brian Lobel
Theatre Studies; Dance & Performing arts; Oncology
Paperback
This incisive and thoughtful new title in the Theatre And series confronts the difficult relationship between theatre and... [more]
Contemporary Circus
Katie Lavers (Skadada, Australia), Louis Patrick Leroux, Jon Burtt
Circus
Paperback
In this volume, twenty-four creators come together with three scholars to discuss Contemporary Circus, bridging the divide... [more]
Intercultural Acting and Performer Training
Phillip B. Zarrilli (University of Exeter, UK), T. Sasitharan (Intercultural Theatre Institute, Singapore), Anuradha Kapur (Abedkhar University Delhi, India)
Acting techniques; Dance & Performing arts
Paperback
Intercultural Acting and Performer Training is the first collection of essays from a diverse, international group of authors... [more]
The Costumes of Burlesque: 1866-2018
Coleen Scott
Theatre Studies; Dance; Other performing arts
Paperback
The Costumes of Burlesque: 1866-2018 is the first volume to inclusively document burlesque costume from its birth in the 1860's... [more]
Making Site-Specific Theatre and Performance: A Handbook
Phil Smith
Theatre: individual actors & directors; Theatre direction & production; Theatre: technical & background skills; Dance & Performing arts
Paperback
This practical, accessible and far-reaching guide to making site-specific theatre and performance emphasises the diversity... [more]
Narrative in Performance
Barbara Sellers-Young, Jade Rosina McCutcheon
Theatre Studies; Dance
Paperback
A far-reaching and engaging overview of the role of narrative in dance and theatre performance, bringing together chapters... [more]
Grime Kids: The Inside Story of the Global Grime Takeover
DJ Target
Dance & Performing arts; Rap & Hip-Hop; Electronic music; Popular culture
Paperback
An explosive insider account of grime, from subculture to international phenomenon. Perfect for fans of Wiley, Dizzee Rascal... [more]
Women and Puppetry: Critical and Historical Investigations
Alissa Mello, Claudia Orenstein, Cariad Astles
Theatre Studies; Puppetry, miniature & toy theatre; Gender studies: women
Paperback
Women and Puppetry is the first publication dedicated to the study of women in the field of puppetry arts. It includes critical... [more]
Reframing the Musical: Race, Culture and Identity
Sarah Whitfield
Theatre Studies; Theatre: individual actors & directors; Dance & Performing arts
Paperback
This critical and inclusive edited collection offers an overview of the musical in relation to issues of race, culture and... [more]
Drag
Simon Doonan
Variety shows, music hall, cabaret; Popular culture; Gender studies, gender groups
Hardback
Drag is transformation, communication and, above all, exaggeration, where gender non-conformity is the plat du jour. This... [more]
Intercultural Acting and Performer Training
Phillip B. Zarrilli (University of Exeter, UK), T. Sasitharan (Intercultural Theatre Institute, Singapore), Anuradha Kapur (Abedkhar University Delhi, India)
Acting techniques; Dance & Performing arts
Hardback
Intercultural Acting and Performer Training is the first collection of essays from a diverse, international group of authors... [more]
The Costumes of Burlesque: 1866-2018
Coleen Scott
Theatre Studies; Dance; Other performing arts
Hardback
The Costumes of Burlesque: 1866-2018 is the first volume to inclusively document burlesque costume from its birth in the 1860's... [more]
Comic Books Incorporated: How the Business of Comics Became the Business...
Shawna Kidman
Film theory & criticism; Dance & Performing arts; Graphic novels: history & criticism; Media studies; Media, information & communication industries
Paperback
Comic Books Incorporated tells the story of the US comic book business, reframing the history of the medium through an industrial... [more]
Improvisation in the Expressive and Performing Arts: The Relationship Between...
Beliz Demircioglu
Dance; Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama)
Paperback
Drawing on the experiences of individuals in the expressive and performing arts, this book examines how we experience improvisation... [more]
Sounding the Dance, Moving the Music: Choreomusicological Perspectives on...
Mohd Anis Md Nor, Kendra Stepputat
Dance; Music: styles & genres
Paperback
Performing arts in most parts of Maritime Southeast Asia are seen as an entity, where music and dance, sound and movement,... [more]
Flamenco, Regionalism and Musical Heritage in Southern Spain
Matthew Machin-Autenrieth (University of Cambridge, UK)
Dance; Music: styles & genres
Paperback
Flamenco, Regionalism and Musical Heritage in Southern Spain explores the relationship between regional identity politics... [more]
Beijing Opera Costumes: The Visual Communication of Character and Culture...
Alexandra B Bonds
Theatre: technical & background skills; Other performing arts
Paperback
Beijing Opera Costumes: The Visual Communication of Character and Culture illuminates the links between theatrical attire... [more]
Undergraduate Research in Dance: A Guide for Students
Lynnette Young Overby (University of Delaware, USA), Jenny Olin Shanahan, Gregory Young (Montana State University, USA)
Theatre Studies; Dance
Paperback
Undergraduate Research in Dance: A Guide for Students supplies tools for scaffolding research skills alongside examples of... [more]
The Incomparable Hester Santlow: A Dancer-Actress on the Georgian Stage...
Moira Goff
Theatre Studies; Dance; History; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700
Paperback
In the first full-length study of the English dancer-actress Hester Santlow, Moira Goff focuses on her unusual career at Drury... [more]
The Spectacle of Illusion: Magic, the paranormal & the complicity of the...
Matthew L. Tompkins, Wellcome
Conjuring & magic; Social & cultural history
Hardback
'A spectacular treasury of treats. Page after page of utter joy: I can't tear my eyes away' - Derren Brown In The Spectacle... [more]
