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Media Servers for Lighting Programmers

A Comprehensive Guide to Working with Digital Lighting

by Vickie Claiborne ...

Media Servers for Lighting Programmers,Second Edition, is the reference guide for lighting programmers working with media servers – the digital media devices used to control and manipulate video, audio, lighting, and projection content that have become the industry standard for live events, broadcast, and theatre performances.This book contains all the information you need to begin working with ... Read more

$64.99 USD

Media Servers for Lighting Programmers,Second Edition, is the reference guide for lighting programmers working with media servers – the digital media devices used to control and manipulate video, audio, lighting, and projection content that have become the industry standard for live events, broadcast, and theatre performances.This book contains all the information you need to begin working with
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Movement for Actors (Second Edition)

Edited by Nicole Potter, Barbara Adrian, Mary Fleischer ...

In this updated rich resource for actors, renowned movement teachers and directors reveal the physical skills needed for the stage and the screen. Readers will gain remarkable insights into the physical skills and techniques used in a wide variety of performance styles through ready-to-use exercises and approaches. Included in this new edition are chapters covering:Stage combatYoga for ... Read more

$16.99 USD

In this updated rich resource for actors, renowned movement teachers and directors reveal the physical skills needed for the stage and the screen. Readers will gain remarkable insights into the physical skills and techniques used in a wide variety of performance styles through ready-to-use exercises and approaches. Included in this new edition are chapters covering:Stage combatYoga for
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A Twenty Minute Silence Followed by Applause

by Shawn Wen ...

"Threading the subtle seam between what lives and what remains, A Twenty Minute Silence Followed by Applause succeeds in conjuring the poetry of Marcel Marceau's performance as both a character on stage and in history. . . . Like pulling a ghost from a dark room, this is an accomplished work of historical portraiture: precise in its objects, complex in its melancholy, and insightful in its humor." ... Read more

$12.99 USD

"Threading the subtle seam between what lives and what remains, A Twenty Minute Silence Followed by Applause succeeds in conjuring the poetry of Marcel Marceau's performance as both a character on stage and in history. . . . Like pulling a ghost from a dark room, this is an accomplished work of historical portraiture: precise in its objects, complex in its melancholy, and insightful in its humor."
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The Moving Body (Le Corps Poétique)

Teaching Creative Theatre

by Jacques Lecoq ...

Translated by David Bradby ...

Series series Theatre Makers
'In life, I want students to be alive and on stage I want them to be artists' Jacques LecoqJacques Lecoq was one of the most inspirational theatre teachers of our age. In The Moving Body, he shares with us first-hand his unique philosophy of performance, improvisation, masks, movement and gesture, which together form one of the greatest influences on contemporary theatre.Neutral mask, character ... Read more

$25.99 USD

'In life, I want students to be alive and on stage I want them to be artists' Jacques LecoqJacques Lecoq was one of the most inspirational theatre teachers of our age. In The Moving Body, he shares with us first-hand his unique philosophy of performance, improvisation, masks, movement and gesture, which together form one of the greatest influences on contemporary theatre.Neutral mask, character
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The Greatest Plays of W. Somerset Maugham

Lady Frederick, The Explorer, The Circle, Caesar's Wife, Penelope, Mrs. Dot, East of Suez…

by William Somerset Maugham ...

W. Somerset Maugham was a British playwright, novelist and short story writer. His masterpiece is generally agreed to be the autobiographical novel "Of Human Bondage" and he gained his recognition as a playwright with comedy play Lady Frederick. His numerous plays were later adapted to movies. This collection includes: A Man of Honour Lady Frederick The Explorer The Circle Caesar's Wife Penelope ... Read more

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W. Somerset Maugham was a British playwright, novelist and short story writer. His masterpiece is generally agreed to be the autobiographical novel "Of Human Bondage" and he gained his recognition as a playwright with comedy play Lady Frederick. His numerous plays were later adapted to movies. This collection includes: A Man of Honour Lady Frederick The Explorer The Circle Caesar's Wife Penelope
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The Lucid Body

A Guide for the Physical Actor

by Fay Simpson ...

“From Fay’s methodology, I learned to use my intuition and lived experiences in myriad new ways.” —Winston Duke, actor, Black Panther, Avengers, Us, and Nine DaysEngaging Mind and Body to Develop the Complete Physical Nature of CharactersActors are shape-shifters, requiring the tools to wade into unfamiliar waters and back out again. The Lucid Body offers a holistic, somatic approach to embodying. ... Read more

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“From Fay’s methodology, I learned to use my intuition and lived experiences in myriad new ways.” —Winston Duke, actor, Black Panther, Avengers, Us, and Nine DaysEngaging Mind and Body to Develop the Complete Physical Nature of CharactersActors are shape-shifters, requiring the tools to wade into unfamiliar waters and back out again. The Lucid Body offers a holistic, somatic approach to embodying.
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Theatre of Movement and Gesture

by Jacques Lecoq ...

Translated by Joel Anderson, D Bradby, Luke Kernaghan, DICK MCCAW ...

Published in France in 1987, this is the book in which Lecoq first set out his philosophy of human movement, and the way it takes expressive form in a wide range of different performance traditions. He traces the history of pantomime, sets out his definition of the components of the art of mime, and discusses the explosion of physical theatre in the second half of the twentieth century. Interviews ... Read more

$55.99 USD

Published in France in 1987, this is the book in which Lecoq first set out his philosophy of human movement, and the way it takes expressive form in a wide range of different performance traditions. He traces the history of pantomime, sets out his definition of the components of the art of mime, and discusses the explosion of physical theatre in the second half of the twentieth century. Interviews
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The Lucid Body

A Guide for the Physical Actor

by Fay Simpson ...

Actors! Engage your mind and your body in order to develop your characters fully. The Lucid Body technique breaks up stagnant movement patterns and expands your emotional and physical range. Through energy analysis, this program shows how to use physical training to create characters from all walks of life—however cruel, desolate, or neurotic those characters may be. Rooted in the exploration of ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Actors! Engage your mind and your body in order to develop your characters fully. The Lucid Body technique breaks up stagnant movement patterns and expands your emotional and physical range. Through energy analysis, this program shows how to use physical training to create characters from all walks of life—however cruel, desolate, or neurotic those characters may be. Rooted in the exploration of
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The Performative Power of Vocality

by Virginie Magnat ...

Series series Routledge Voice Studies
The Performative Power of Vocality offers a fresh perspective on voice as a subject of critical inquiry by employing an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approach.Conventional treatment of voice in theatre and performance studies too often regards it as a subcategory of actor training, associated with the established methods that have shaped voice pedagogy within Western theatre schools, ... Read more

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The Performative Power of Vocality offers a fresh perspective on voice as a subject of critical inquiry by employing an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approach.Conventional treatment of voice in theatre and performance studies too often regards it as a subcategory of actor training, associated with the established methods that have shaped voice pedagogy within Western theatre schools,
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Par-dessus bord

by Michel Vinaver ...

Sur le sol français, deux entreprises se livrent une guerre sans merci sur le marché du papier toilette. L’une est une puissante multinationale américaine qui cherche à étendre son emprise, l’autre une PME familiale gérée à l’ancienne. Avec elles, dans la lutte les opposant et dans la révolution de palais et culturelle que celle-ci entraîne, Michel Vinaver écrit avec férocité l’épopée du ... Read more

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Sur le sol français, deux entreprises se livrent une guerre sans merci sur le marché du papier toilette. L’une est une puissante multinationale américaine qui cherche à étendre son emprise, l’autre une PME familiale gérée à l’ancienne. Avec elles, dans la lutte les opposant et dans la révolution de palais et culturelle que celle-ci entraîne, Michel Vinaver écrit avec férocité l’épopée du
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Black trombone

by Gabriel Couble ...

LUI et ELLE ; le père et la fille. Lui vit seul, en pension, dans un centre de soins pour malades des souvenirs. Elle vient lui rendre visite, comme chaque semaine, pour essayer de lui faire dire des petits bouts de son passé avant que la mémoire ne s’en aille définitivement. Il garde en lui des cicatrices, des moments tristes et durs, mais dont il refuse de parler.Des souvenirs reviennent au fil ... Read more

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LUI et ELLE ; le père et la fille. Lui vit seul, en pension, dans un centre de soins pour malades des souvenirs. Elle vient lui rendre visite, comme chaque semaine, pour essayer de lui faire dire des petits bouts de son passé avant que la mémoire ne s’en aille définitivement. Il garde en lui des cicatrices, des moments tristes et durs, mais dont il refuse de parler.Des souvenirs reviennent au fil
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Neil Simon

A Casebook

Edited by Gary Konas ...

Series series Casebooks on Modern Dramatists
First Published in 1997.The 16 essays and interviews in this volume explore the background and works of Neil Simon, the most successful playwright in American history. Several of the entries trace Simon's Jewish heritage and its influence on his plays. Although Simon is best known as a writer of a remarkable series of hit Broadway comedies, the contributors to this book have identified a number of ... Read more

$73.99 USD

First Published in 1997.The 16 essays and interviews in this volume explore the background and works of Neil Simon, the most successful playwright in American history. Several of the entries trace Simon's Jewish heritage and its influence on his plays. Although Simon is best known as a writer of a remarkable series of hit Broadway comedies, the contributors to this book have identified a number of
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Curriculum Vitae

by De Roeck Brendan ...

Dans un bureau impersonnel et froid se tient un entretien d’embauche. Une femme maniaque et autoritaire bouscule un homme candide dans un déferlement de questions perfides et impudiques. À quelles fins le tourmente-t-elle ? Pour quel emploi précis postule-t-il avec autant de détermination ? Qui, en définitive, manipule véritablement l’autre ? Quel lien occulte unit ces deux solitudes ? De ces ... Read more

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Dans un bureau impersonnel et froid se tient un entretien d’embauche. Une femme maniaque et autoritaire bouscule un homme candide dans un déferlement de questions perfides et impudiques. À quelles fins le tourmente-t-elle ? Pour quel emploi précis postule-t-il avec autant de détermination ? Qui, en définitive, manipule véritablement l’autre ? Quel lien occulte unit ces deux solitudes ? De ces
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Sculpting Thought

From Your First Audition - To the Silver Screen - Here's What Should Happen in Between

by Lawrence Benedict ...

Sculpting Thought:Is there a book that tells you everything you need to know to follow a successful acting career?Most source books for actors were written over half a century ago. Sculpting Thought was published in 2022 and encompasses the proven acting techniques of successful actor, Lawrence Benedict.Lawrence guides the fledgling actor from the very first moment they embrace the idea of ... Read more

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Sculpting Thought:Is there a book that tells you everything you need to know to follow a successful acting career?Most source books for actors were written over half a century ago. Sculpting Thought was published in 2022 and encompasses the proven acting techniques of successful actor, Lawrence Benedict.Lawrence guides the fledgling actor from the very first moment they embrace the idea of
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Improvisationstheater

Die Grundlagen

by Dan Richter ...

Improvisationstheater ermutigt, uns dem Moment zu überlassen und in eine lebendige Interaktion mit den Mitspielern und dem Publikum zu gehen, Neues zu wagen, Ängste hinter uns zu lassen und die eigenen Fähigkeiten zu erweitern. Dan Richter, seit vielen Jahren Impro-Spieler und -Lehrer, erläutert in seinem Praxisratgeber auf anschauliche Art Anfängern, fortgeschrittenen Spielern und Lehrern die ... Read more

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Improvisationstheater ermutigt, uns dem Moment zu überlassen und in eine lebendige Interaktion mit den Mitspielern und dem Publikum zu gehen, Neues zu wagen, Ängste hinter uns zu lassen und die eigenen Fähigkeiten zu erweitern. Dan Richter, seit vielen Jahren Impro-Spieler und -Lehrer, erläutert in seinem Praxisratgeber auf anschauliche Art Anfängern, fortgeschrittenen Spielern und Lehrern die
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Epifania del Trono Vuoto

Evento teatrale in memoria di Epifanio Li Puma

by Pietro Attinasi ...

Sceneggiatura teatrale.Epifanio Li Puma, eroe siciliano delle lotte per la riforma agraria, è ucciso dalla mafia il 2 marzo 1948.Ritorna oggi spontaneamente sulla terra, per affrontare i nuovi problemi dell’umanità sofferente, con la sua antica visione del mondo.Nella piazza di un paese siciliano incontra e combatte idealmente il suo sicario, che oggi fa lo scafista nel traffico dei naufraghi nel ... Read more

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Sceneggiatura teatrale.Epifanio Li Puma, eroe siciliano delle lotte per la riforma agraria, è ucciso dalla mafia il 2 marzo 1948.Ritorna oggi spontaneamente sulla terra, per affrontare i nuovi problemi dell’umanità sofferente, con la sua antica visione del mondo.Nella piazza di un paese siciliano incontra e combatte idealmente il suo sicario, che oggi fa lo scafista nel traffico dei naufraghi nel
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Workin' Mime to Five

The Hidden Secrets of Cruise Ship Pantomimery; Revealed!

by Dick Richards ...

Acclaimed modern pantomime master, Dick Richards, releases his first full-length collection of the pantomimery moves that made him famous. Once a staple as a featured performer on various cruise ships the now-unemployed Dick Richards releases his most secret and creative pantomime moves in this step-by-step award-winning collection. ... Read more

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Acclaimed modern pantomime master, Dick Richards, releases his first full-length collection of the pantomimery moves that made him famous. Once a staple as a featured performer on various cruise ships the now-unemployed Dick Richards releases his most secret and creative pantomime moves in this step-by-step award-winning collection.
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Worldwide Fools eBook Vol III

by Michael Evans ...

Volume III - Worldwide Fools shows the Amsterdam Fools working in every inhabited continent (including the Southern Hemisphere) well into the Millennium and present times, after pleasant reunion festivals in 1995 and 1996.Volume II - Fools International shows how the Fools expanded beyond the Dutch borders throughout Europe to Scandinavia, the prestigious Theatre des Nations on Amsterdam harbor, ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Volume III - Worldwide Fools shows the Amsterdam Fools working in every inhabited continent (including the Southern Hemisphere) well into the Millennium and present times, after pleasant reunion festivals in 1995 and 1996.Volume II - Fools International shows how the Fools expanded beyond the Dutch borders throughout Europe to Scandinavia, the prestigious Theatre des Nations on Amsterdam harbor,
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Aminta

Edizione Integrale

by Torquato Tasso ...

Divisa secondo i parametri definiti da Aristotele nella Poetica (cinque atti preceduti da un prologo con l'aggiunta di un coro), la storia, rappresentata attraverso il dialogo tra i personaggi, si avvicina e si allontana dalla tragedia, nell'ambito convenzionale delle morti finte degli amanti: il giovane pastore Aminta è perdutamente innamorato della ninfa Silvia, ma lei sembra interessata solo ... Read more

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Divisa secondo i parametri definiti da Aristotele nella Poetica (cinque atti preceduti da un prologo con l'aggiunta di un coro), la storia, rappresentata attraverso il dialogo tra i personaggi, si avvicina e si allontana dalla tragedia, nell'ambito convenzionale delle morti finte degli amanti: il giovane pastore Aminta è perdutamente innamorato della ninfa Silvia, ma lei sembra interessata solo
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Les chanteurs

by Mariam Sarkissian ...

Dans l’atelier parisien de Madame Suzanne, cantatrice sur le déclin et professeure de chant de renom, les jeunes chanteurs lyriques se réunissent pour une séance de travail collective : cours de chant et de technique vocale, où ils s’écoutent mutuellement. La soprano Clémence, le ténor Victor et le baryton Franck n’y chanteront finalement que brièvement, se faisant interrompre par des envies de ... Read more

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Dans l’atelier parisien de Madame Suzanne, cantatrice sur le déclin et professeure de chant de renom, les jeunes chanteurs lyriques se réunissent pour une séance de travail collective : cours de chant et de technique vocale, où ils s’écoutent mutuellement. La soprano Clémence, le ténor Victor et le baryton Franck n’y chanteront finalement que brièvement, se faisant interrompre par des envies de
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Acting after Grotowski

Theatre’s Carnal Prayer

by Kris Salata ...

For whom does the actor perform? To answer this foundational question of the actor’s art, Grotowski scholar Kris Salata explores acting as a self-revelatory action, introduces Grotowski’s concept of "carnal prayer," and develops an interdisciplinary theory of acting and spectating.Acting after Grotowski: Theatre’s Carnal Prayer attempts to overcome the religious/secular binary by treating "prayer" ... Read more

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For whom does the actor perform? To answer this foundational question of the actor’s art, Grotowski scholar Kris Salata explores acting as a self-revelatory action, introduces Grotowski’s concept of "carnal prayer," and develops an interdisciplinary theory of acting and spectating.Acting after Grotowski: Theatre’s Carnal Prayer attempts to overcome the religious/secular binary by treating "prayer"
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Poétiques du théâtre jeunesse

Edited by Marie Bernanoce, Sandrine le Pors ...

Series series Études littéraires
Ce volume constitue le deuxième volet d’une recherche que nous avons voulu consacrer aux écritures théâtrales pour la jeunesse dont le premier est paru en 2015 dans la revue Recherches et Travaux. Ici encore, il s’agit d’examiner comment le rapport à la jeunesse correspond moins à une thématique qu’à un engagement dépassant le seul théâtre destiné aux jeunes et interrogeant à la fois le monde et ... Read more

$7.99 USD

Ce volume constitue le deuxième volet d’une recherche que nous avons voulu consacrer aux écritures théâtrales pour la jeunesse dont le premier est paru en 2015 dans la revue Recherches et Travaux. Ici encore, il s’agit d’examiner comment le rapport à la jeunesse correspond moins à une thématique qu’à un engagement dépassant le seul théâtre destiné aux jeunes et interrogeant à la fois le monde et
... Read more
Der Ring des Nibelungen: Kompletter Opernzyklus

Bereicherte Ausgabe. Das Rheingold + Die Walküre + Siegfried + Götterdämmerung

by Richard Wagner, Johanna Urban ...

Richard Wagners 'Der Ring des Nibelungen: Kompletter Opernzyklus' ist eine epische und anspruchsvolle Darstellung der germanischen Mythologie und bietet eine einzigartige Kombination aus Musik und Drama. Wagner schuf diese monumentale Opernreihe, die aus vier Teilen besteht: 'Das Rheingold', 'Die Walküre', 'Siegfried' und 'Götterdämmerung'. Jeder Teil erzählt eine komplexe Geschichte von Göttern, ... Read more

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Richard Wagners 'Der Ring des Nibelungen: Kompletter Opernzyklus' ist eine epische und anspruchsvolle Darstellung der germanischen Mythologie und bietet eine einzigartige Kombination aus Musik und Drama. Wagner schuf diese monumentale Opernreihe, die aus vier Teilen besteht: 'Das Rheingold', 'Die Walküre', 'Siegfried' und 'Götterdämmerung'. Jeder Teil erzählt eine komplexe Geschichte von Göttern,
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Point d'orgue (purgatoire, Enfer, Paradis)

by Olivier Py ...

“Lui” est en dépression. Il a renoncé à un bonheur fragile, a des pensées suicidaires, cherche à se diminuer par le châtiment physique et les situations humiliantes. Point d'orgue présente le parcours intérieur de ce personnage en trois étapes.Purgatoire : 2 hommes, 1 femme / 1 hEnfer : 2 hommes / 1 hParadis : 2 hommes / 1 h ... Read more

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“Lui” est en dépression. Il a renoncé à un bonheur fragile, a des pensées suicidaires, cherche à se diminuer par le châtiment physique et les situations humiliantes. Point d'orgue présente le parcours intérieur de ce personnage en trois étapes.Purgatoire : 2 hommes, 1 femme / 1 hEnfer : 2 hommes / 1 hParadis : 2 hommes / 1 h
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