Theatre studies

Non-representational Theory explores a range of ideas which have recently engaged geographers and have led to the development of an alternative approach to the conception, practice, and production of geographic knowledge.

This book opens up Twelfth Night as a play to see and hear, provides useful contextual and source material, and considers the critical and theatrical reception over four centuries.

This updated Companion has been fully revised and includes an extensively overhauled bibliography and four new chapters by leading scholars.

This book is about the Wildean aesthetic in contemporary Irish drama.

This book investigates how Pragmatist philosophy as a philosophical method contributes to the understanding and practice of interdisciplinary dance research.

This book looks at the staging and performance of normality in early modern drama.

This collection of essays covers the related areas of aesthetics and politics, both in the field of theatre and in everyday life.

HighTide Theatre Festival was founded in 2006 and has since become one of the most prolific homes of new writing.

Advanced Consciousness Training for Actors: Meditation Techniques for the Performing Artist explores theories and techniques for deepening the individual actor's capacity to concentrate and focus attention.

The Materiality of Religion in Early Modern English Drama is the first book to present a detailed examination of early modern theatrical properties informed by the complexity of post-Reformation religious practice.

Color Theory for the Make-up Artist: Understanding Color and Light for Beauty and Special Effects (Second Edition) analyzes and explains traditional color theory for fine artists and applies it to make-up artistry.

This transdisciplinary study scientifically reports the way the established contemporary dance sector in Europe operates from a micro-perspective.

Presents a landmark study combining key specialists around the region with well-established international scholars, from a wide range of disciplines.

Korean Celebrations takes young readers on an exciting exploration of Korea's colorful festivals and family celebrationswonderful days that are filled with exciting activities and delicious foods.

On the eve of a global pandemic, Kathleen Gough, a theatre professor, becomes immersed in the lives of five artist-mystics, each of whom is a pioneer in her field: Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), the first known musical composer; Eleanora Duse (1858-1924), the first modern actor in the Western world; Simone Weil (1909-1943), philosopher, activist, and mystic, whom Albert Camus called the only great spirit of our time ; Marina Abramovic (b.

From his earliest days as a culture-beat reporter, through a wildly successful four decades in the book business, to his latest philanthropic ventures, Stephen Rubin has witnessed up close the highs and lows of publishing, music, and entertainment over the last half-century.

This comprehensive text traces a cultural history of acting practice in Aotearoa/New Zealand, whose Indigenous Maori practitioners have made a significant impact on acting processes, principles and values in this postcolonial nation.

This is the first book to investigate the social, political, cultural, artistic and economic forces which created conditions for the rise, success and decline of mime and physical theatre in the United Kingdom, from the 1970s to 2000.

Amidst the turmoil of political revolution, the stage directors of twentieth-century Russia rewrote the rules of theatre making.

The Decades of Modern American Drama series provides a comprehensive survey and study of the theatre produced in each decade from the 1930s to 2009 in eight volumes.

An ideal way to start children on an exciting, creative adventure towards global understanding!

This book studies the uses of orality in Italian society, across all classes, from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century, with an emphasis on the interrelationships between oral communication and the written word.

I feel like asking him to stay.

So, You're the New Musical Director!

In performances by Euro-Americans, Afro-Americans, Native Americans, and Asians, Richard Schechner has examined carefully the details of performative behavior and has developed models of the performance process useful not only to persons in the arts but to anthropologists, play theorists, and others fascinated (but perhaps terrified) by the multichannel realities of the postmodern world.

This book reinterprets British dramas of the early-nineteenth century through the lens of the star actors for whom they were written.

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'Winner of the 2023 Selma Jeanne Cohen Prize in Dance Aesthetics, The American Society for Aesthetics.

Professor Leech considers the significance of the term 'Tragedy' as it has been used from classical times to the present day.

At present, we are witnessing a significant transformation of established forms of spectatorship in theatre, performance art and beyond.

Foundations of Stage Makeup, Second Edition is a comprehensive exploration into the creative world of stage makeup.

This volume of Who's Who in Research series offers a useful guide for current researchers in Intellect's subject area of Media Studies.

Routledge Performance Practitioners is a series of introductory guides to the key theatre-makers of the last century.

'Winner of the 2023 Selma Jeanne Cohen Prize in Dance Aesthetics, The American Society for Aesthetics.

[Alanna] Nash belongs in the pantheon of great music writers, and [Baby, Lets Play House] is a fascinating study.

Dancers are top performance athletes on stage - to keep fit andhealthy proper nutrition is an integral part of an optimal dancetraining.

Intercultural Acting and Performer Training is the first collection of essays from a diverse, international group of authors and practitioners focusing on intercultural acting and voice practices worldwide.

Why theatre now?

This invaluable resource for teachers and therapists continues to explore the link between movement and emotions presented in the first edition of this innovative book.

For consultants, facilitators or OD specialists, a house's familiar image will help their clients see, think and feel their ways solving their business issues.

Exploring the enduring popularity of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables, this collection offers analysis of both the novel itself and its adaptations.

For the people of early modern England, the dividing line between the natural and supernatural worlds was both negotiable and porous - particularly when it came to issues of authority.

This book refutes the claim that tragedy is no longer a vital and relevant part of contemporary American theatre.

Designing Presence offers a unique insight into the training that has helped people around the world to cultivate more presence in both professional and personal settings.

Over the past 16 years, new theories and models have emerged in the stress and anxiety knowledge base regarding the unique forms associated with performance.

Histories of Performance Documentation traces the many ways in which museums have approached performance works from the 1960s onwards, considering the unique challenges of documenting live events.