An interactive text covering the requirements of undergraduate and diploma courses in theatre, drama and performing arts, successfully integrating both practical and theoretical work. The authors draw on considerable experience of contemporary practice and provide fascinating examples of theatre at work through text and improvisation.

Theatre Studies (Bloomsbury Foundations Series)

Pickering, Kenneth

Humor & Entertainment

Red Globe Press

An invaluable companion which enables the reader to acquire and understand a vocabulary for discussion and critical thinking on all aspects of the subject. The clear explanations of the concepts support students in their practical and theoretical explorations of the subjects and offer insights for research and reflective writing. Key Concepts in Drama and Performance is an accessible and wide-ranging reference source for students of drama, theatre or the performing arts.

Key Concepts in Drama and Performance

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Naturalism in Theatre: Its Development and Legacy

An accessible survey of the development of naturalism and its effects on modern-day theatre. Taking into account the philosophical, scientific and aesthetic ideas that constituted the movement during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the book examines why naturalism is still a dominant mode of performance in theatre.

Arts & Photography

Thompson, Jayne

Performing Arts

84p blue paperback with red title band and inset illustrated cover panel, little use, paper browning but clean with revision questions, illustration of the Globe and further reading, very good

Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Macmillan Master Guides, 18)

Teen & Young Adult

Shakespeare: The Tempest (Macmillan Master Guides, 11)

"The Tempest" by William Shakespeare (Macmillan Master Guides)

Literature & Fiction

Dramas & Plays

This book provides a practical, accessible, and inexpensive guide to using improvisation in drama, which lies at the root of actor training, educational drama and drama therapy, in a wide variety of situations. It is useful for teachers, organizers of drama workshops, therapists and trainers.

Drama Improvised: A Source Book for Teachers and Therapists

Routledge

Live entertainment that draws on singing, acting and dancing has proved the most popular type of theatre all around the world and in all ages. Thousands of amateur dramatic societies overcome immense difficulties to mount their productions. Secondary schools and Colleges find staging a musical an ideal way to harness the vitality of large numbers of students. Vast sums of money are lavished on the production of a West End or Broadway musical. In all this a great deal depends on the skill and imagination of the choreographer. 'Choreographing the Stage Musical' is a comprehensive analysis of the problem facing the choreographer. The authors examine the rhythmic and melodic structure of the dance routines. They demonstrate the interaction of dance, music and acting. Throughout, the book is illustrated by drawings of figure groupings, diagrams showing movement on the stage and photographs of various professional productions. The appendices provide detailed analysis of five musicals and show how the choreographer works to prepare the dance routines. The book is intended primarily for those who wish to specialize in this aspect of musical theatre. At the same time not every production has the services of trained professionals: choreographer, director, musical director; many times it is a new choreographer that finds the show's choreography resting on his or her shoulders. They too will find what they need in 'Choreographing the Stage Musical'. The book assumes no previous experience in dance although dancers who find themselves in the role of choreographer will find it most valuable.

Choreographing the Stage Musical

Business & Money

Sunderland, Margot

Economics

Players Pr

J. Garnet Miller

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