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  • Designing Eurovision

    Performance Scenography on an International Stage

    Edited by Amy Skinner, Catherine Baker ...
    Designing Eurovision is the first book-length study of the visual and design elements of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC).As a unique visual phenomenon and commonly associated with spectacle performances, the scenography of Eurovision is in reality far more nuanced and layered, balancing acts of national identity-building with host country branding, visual tourism and cross-cultural aesthetics. ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Encountering Ensemble

    by Reader in Drama, Theatre and Performance David Barnett, Michael Boyd, Bryan Brown, Mr Frank Camilleri, Franc Chamberlain, Terence Chapman, John Collins, Antje Diedrich, Mark Evans, Tanya Gerstle, Professor of Theatre and Media Drama Richard J. Hand, Peter Harrop, Paz Hilfinger-Pardo, Kate Hunter, Malgorzata Jablonska, Duncan Jamieson, Evelyn Jamieson, Chris Johnston, Brad Krumholz, Rebecca Loukes, Mr Eilon Morris, Jonathan Pitches, Anna Porubcansky, Duška Radosavljevic, Marianne Sharp, Amy Skinner, Patrick Stewart, Susan Thompson, Mark Valdez, Julia Varley, Phillip Zarrilli, Dr Adam J. Ledger, Dr. Paul Carr ...
    Series series Performance Books
    Encountering Ensemble, is a text for students, teachers, researchers and practitioners who wish to develop a deeper understanding of the history, conceptual foundations and practicalities of the world of ensemble theatre. It is the first book to draw together definitions and practitioner examples, making it a cutting edge work on the subject.Encountering Ensemble combines historical and ... Read more

    $30.79 USD

  • Russian Theatre in Practice

    The Director's Guide

    Edited by Amy Skinner ...
    Series series Performance Books
    Amidst the turmoil of political revolution, the stage directors of twentieth-century Russia rewrote the rules of theatre making. From realism to the avant-garde, politics to postmodernism, and revolution to repression, these practitioners shaped perceptions of theatre direction across the world.This edited volume introduces students and practitioners alike to the innovations of Russia's directors, ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Education, Learning and the Transformation of Development

    Edited by Amy Skinner, Matt Baillie Smith, Eleanor Brown, Tobias Troll ...
    Series series Rethinking Development
    Whilst education has been widely recognised as a key tool for development, this has tended to be limited to the incremental changes that education can bring about within a given development paradigm, as opposed to its role in challenging dominant conceptions and practices of development and creating alternatives.Through a collection of insightful and provocative chapters, this book will examine ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

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  • How to Stop Acting

    A Renown Acting Coach Shares His Revolutionary Approach to Landing Roles, Developing Them and Keeping them Alive

    by Harold Guskin ...
    Renowned "acting doctor" Harold Guskin shares his revolutionary approach to landing roles, developing them, and keeping them fresh, even over hundreds of performances.In How to Stop Acting, Harold Guskin, whose clients include Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, James Gandolfini, and Bridget Fonda, reveals the acting insights and techniques that have worked wonders for beginners and stars alike. Guskin ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Blood and Earth

    Modern Slavery, Ecocide, and the Secret to Saving the World

    by Kevin Bales ...
    For readers of such crusading works of nonfiction as Katherine Boo’s Beyond the Beautiful Forevers and Tracy Kidder’s Mountains Beyond Mountains comes a powerful and captivating examination of two entwined global crises: environmental destruction and human trafficking—and an inspiring, bold plan for how we can solve them.A leading expert on modern-day slavery, Kevin Bales has traveled to some of ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Playing Shakespeare

    An Actor's Guide

    by John Barton ...
    Playing Shakespeareis the premier guide to understanding and appreciating the mastery of the world’s greatest playwright.Together with Royal Shakespeare Company actors–among them Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Ben Kingsley, and David Suchet–John Barton demonstrates how to adapt Elizabethan theater for the modern stage. The director begins by explicating Shakespeare’s verse and prose, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • How to Audition for TV Commercials

    From the Ad Agency Point of View

    by W. L. Jenkins ...
    What do ad agencies look for when casting TV commercials? This insider's guide, written by a former actor turned ad agency exec, has the answers. It provides step-by-step instructions to help actors understand and master the entire process, from assessing one's looks and personality to the agency preproduction process, from reading scripts and understanding storyboards to preparing for the ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Global Political Ecology

    Edited by Richard Peet, Paul Robbins, Michael Watts ...
    The world is caught in the mesh of a series of environmental crises. So far attempts at resolving the deep basis of these have been superficial and disorganized. Global Political Ecology links the political economy of global capitalism with the political ecology of a series of environmental disasters and failed attempts at environmental policies.This critical volume draws together contributions ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • The Politics of Resource Extraction

    Indigenous Peoples, Multinational Corporations and the State

    Edited by S. Sawyer, E. Gomez ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    International institutions (United Nations, World Bank) and multinational companies have voiced concern over the adverse impact of resource extraction activities on the livelihood of indigenous communities. This volume examines mega resource extraction projects in Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chad, Cameroon, India, Nigeria, Peru, the Philippines. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • The Peaceful People: The Penan and their Fight for the Forest

    by Paul Malone ...
    The Peaceful People is the story of the Penan, the jungle nomads of Sarawak, Malaysia, on Borneo island who for decades have fought for possession and preservation of their traditional forest lands. Drawing on extensive first-hand interviews, as well as the diaries and journals of explorers, botanists and colonial administrators, and the observations of missionaries, Paul Malone provides the most ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Screen Acting Workshop

    by Mel Churcher ...
    A comprehensive training course in screen acting by an internationally renowned teacher and acting coach who has worked with actors of all backgrounds and experience – from drama school students at the start of their careers to Hollywood stars, including Daniel Craig, Angelina Jolie and Keira Knightley.Mel Churcher has developed a series of five workshops which take actors step by step through the ... Read more

    $22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus