Performing arts

A young Marine recon sniper navigates the harrowing complexities of unconventional warfare in Iraq post-2006.

Directed by Robert Siodmak and Edgar G.

Originally published in 1969, this was the first book of its kind: an attempt to describe the different approaches that the actor needs to make to different media - theatre, film and television - and to show how the art of acting, which never stops evolving had entered into a new phase of growth in the sixties.

A love letter to America from the pen of actor, producer, immigrant, and activist Wilmer Valderrama.

The creative and cultural industries (CCIs) are often seen by markets as critical drivers of economic growth and by governments as feasible ways to foster development.

This seminal text by renowned Israeli historian, Ilan Pappe, discusses one of the most significant periods in the Arab-Israeli conflict.

In this groundbreaking work, film scholar Viola Shafik examines popular and commercial movies from Egypt's film industry, including a number of the biggest box-office hits widely distributed in Egypt and the Arab world.

From scrutinizing what exactly the Alexander Technique is to offering guidance on more advanced elements, such as core postural support and psycho-physical unity, this book offers a holistic insight to the Alexander Technique for practitioners and artists.

Epidemic cinema remains an enduring genre of contemporary film, ranging from medical dramas to post-apocalyptic thrillers.

Peek behind the curtain into the making of Happy Days, the ultimate American sitcom, in this detailed season-by-season history written by two of the show's longest-serving writer-producers.

Since the nation's founding, Israel has existed in a state of near perpetual warfare.

Hybrid Documentary and Non-Binary Cinema offers an expansive exploration of the contemporary documentary cinema form, aesthetics, and ethics.

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

Adventurous Film Making (1980) looks at some more ambitious and interesting techniques and shows how these serve film makers in expressing their ideas.

Presenting a wide range of new scholarly approaches, this is the first volume to critique the highly influential television series Xena: Warrior Princess.

The Stage Manager's Toolkit, Fourth Edition, provides a comprehensive account of the role of the stage manager for live theatre with a focus on both written and verbal communication best practices.

The creative and cultural industries (CCIs) are often seen by markets as critical drivers of economic growth and by governments as feasible ways to foster development.

Film theory: an introduction offers a highly readable account of film theory and is an indispensable resource for students.

Available in paperback for the first time, this is a full-length study of the films of Francois Ozon, director of such diverse films as 8 femmes, Swimming Pool, 5x2 and Les amants criminels.

King Vidor (1894-1982) had the longest career of any Hollywood director, and his works include some of the most dramatic, sublime moments in the history of American cinema.

This is a concise survey of new play projects that bring together the worlds of science and performance, and the benefits that dramaturgical praxis can bring to both disciplines.

The need for a research volume on European theatre music and sound is almost self-evident.

This study considers the performativity of sound-producing sculptures made in the twenty-first century through a cultural history of certain works.

Designers do far more than visualize new products; they are called upon to imagine a future and bring it to life through visuals.

En el umbral del nuevo siglo, las naciones indígenas en Colombia pasaron de ser presentadas en el cine y el video a ser agentes de su representación: para esto, pueblos e individuos han delineado estrategias de apropiación y comunicación.