Performing arts

Shakespeare against the background of his times, his world of the theatre and his dramatic development through the last years of Elizabeth's reign.

Contrary to popular perceptions, newly veiled women across the Middle East are just as much products and symbols of modernity as the upper- and middle-class women who courageously took off the veil almost a century ago.

"e;Marx Brothers authority Bader has done a remarkable job successfully uncovering the story of the unknown brother, revealing a genuinely complex character.

A key figure in the ongoing legacy of modern cinema, David Lynch designs environments for spectators, transporting them to inner worlds built by mood, texture, and uneasy artifice.

This 1999 book describes the religious life of the Greeks from the archaic to the Roman periods.

Novelists have long been attracted to theatre.

The Marx Brothers are universally considered to be classic Hollywood's preeminent comedy team and Duck Soup is generally regarded as their quintessential film.

Adventure Time and Philosophy is a monster-beating, wild ride of philosophical mayhem.

Historically Informed Performance, or HIP, has become an influential and exciting development for scholars, musicians, and audiences alike.

The Black Circuit: Race, Performance, and Spectatorship in Black Popular Theatre presents the first book-length study of Chitlin Circuit theatre, the most popular and controversial form of Black theatre to exist outside the purview of Broadway since the 1980s.

Film Criticism, the Cold War, and the Blacklist examines the long-term reception of several key American films released during the postwar period, focusing on the two main critical lenses used in the interpretation of these films: propaganda and allegory.

This textbook provides an expert overview of the challenge of arts and cultural leadership in the contemporary world.

Theatre for Lifelong Learning is a step-by-step guide for anyone interested in teaching theatre courses and creating theatre with older adults.

Plants have played key roles in science fiction novels, graphic novels and film.

At a time when technological advances are transforming cultures and supporting new automated military operations, action films engage the senses and, in doing so, allow viewers to embody combat roles.

This book brings to light a lesser-explored facet of cultural globalization by unearthing Bollywood films circulations in the Middle East.

This book considers a recurrent figure in American literature: the solitary white man moving through urban space.

This book is the first sustained critical analysis of Cult British TV comedy from 1990 to the present day.

This book by Brian Skyrms is a study of ideas of cooperation and collective action.

This book is a cultural history of the interplay between the Western genre and American gun rights and legal paradigms.

In the three decades since the first SF film produced for television--1968's Shadow on the Land--nearly 600 films initially released to television have had science fiction, fantasy, or horror themes.

Celebrate the Dude with an abiding look at the philosophy behind The Big Lebowski Is the Dude a bowling-loving stoner or a philosophical genius living the good life?

When the earliest filmgoers watched The Great Train Robbery in 1903, many of them shrieked in terror at the very last clip when one of the outlaws turns directly toward the camera and fires a gun, seemingly, directly at the audience.

The Oxford Handbook of Screendance Studies offers a full overview of the histories, practices, and critical and theoretical foundations of the rapidly changing landscape of screendance.

Art Into Theatre investigates the processes of hybrid forms of performance developed between 1952 and 1994 through a series of interviews with key practitioners and over 80 pieces of documentation, many previously unpublished, of the works under discussion.

Radio Goes to War is the first comprehensive and in-depth look at the role of domestic radio in the United States during the Second World War.

This book provides an overview of the inception, development and achievements of British socialist and workers theatre - a feat which has not been attempted before.

Of interest to historians, classicists, media and digital theorists, literary scholars, museologists, and archivists, Media, Memory, and the First World War is a comparative study that shows how the dominant mode of communication in a popular culture - from oral traditions to digital media - shapes the structure of memory within that culture.

Unlock your creativity with this part-color guide to VR projects in Unity, crafting immersive games, refining VR experiences, and leading XR developmentKey FeaturesUnderstand the fundamentals and build a solid foundation in XR developmentDevelop technical skills for building VR experiences in Unity, including assets, GameObjects, scripts, and componentsCreate engaging and innovative virtual reality projects using the Unity game enginePurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionVirtual reality (VR) has emerged as one of the most transformative mediums of the 21st century, finding applications in various industries, including gaming, entertainment, and education.

Werner Herzog has produced some of the most powerful, haunting, and memorable images ever captured on film.

The Oxford Handbook of Cinematic Listening explores the place of cinema in the history of listening.

This book explores the impact of digital technology on the essay film in the early 21st century, arguing that the cinematic essay has been associated with technological evolution throughout its history.

The 21st century is awash with ever more mixed and remixed images, writing, layout, sound, gesture, speech, and 3D objects.

Theatre and Performance in East Africa looks at indigenous performances to unearth the aesthetic principles, sensibilities and critical framework that underpin African performance and theatre.

Killing the Indian Maiden examines the fascinating and often disturbing portrayal of Native American women in film.

This book offers a new, dynamic and ecological perspective to analyse the process of performance art, namely, what occurs during the unfolding of a piece, exploring the essence of its happening through the forces at play.

Daniel Calparsoro, a director who has provided a crucial contribution to the contemporary scene in Spanish and Basque cinema, has provoked strong reactions from the critics.

This book showcases current research on language in new media, the performing arts and music in Africa, emphasising the role that youth play in language change and development.

A nostalgic, warm-hearted memoir from one of the producers of the cult-hit TV show Father Ted.

The Handbook takes as its subject the complex phenomenon of Christian monasticism.

When Rodgers and Hart's Pal Joey opened at the Barrymore on Christmas day, 1940, it flew in the face of musical comedy convention.

Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-08) and its sequel The Legend of Korra (2012-14) are among the most acclaimed and influential U.

This book expands the understanding of conditions defining the creation and circulation of contemporary dance that differ across Europe.

From the silent era into the early days of television, hundreds of small production companies turned out low-budget films that were played as second features in this country and abroad.

Winner of the MRDS 2013 David Bevington Award for Best New Book in Early Drama Studies!

Self-restraint or self-mastery may appear to be the opposite of erotic desire.

Yoshi Oida is completely unique.