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“joseph chaikin”

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  • The Presence of the Actor

    by Joseph Chaikin ...
    Chaikin, who directed the celebrated Open Theater in the '60s, kindled an emphasis on communal playmaking whose impact is still evident today. This conversational review of his efforts details his methods and reveals the struggles involved in the creation of some of the most exciting theatre of our time. ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

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  • The Viewpoints Book

    A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition

    by Anne Bogart, Tina Landau ...
    The Viewpoints is a technique of improvisation that grew out of the postmodern dance world. It was first articulated by choreographer Mary Overlie, who broke down the two dominant issues performers deal with—space and time—into six categories. Since that time, directors Anne Bogart and Tina Landau have expanded her notions and adapted them for actors to function together spontaneously and ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Look Back in Anger

    by John Osborne ...
    Anyone who's never watched someone die is suffering from a pretty bad case of virginity.Look Back in Anger premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 1956.'John Osborne didn't contribute to British theatre: he set off a landmine called Look Back in Anger and blew most of it up.' Alan Sillitoe'A story of youthful insecurity inflamed by lack of opportunity and the terrifying, destabilizing ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Training of the American Actor

    Edited by Arthur Bartow ...
    Successful acting must reflect a society’s current beliefs. The men and women who developed each new technique were convinced that previous methods were not equal to the full challenges of their time and place, and the techniques in this book have been adapted to current needs in order to continue to be successful methods for training actors. The actor’s journey is an individual one, and the actor ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • The American Theatre Reader

    Essays and Conversations from American Theatre magazine

    Edited by Staff of American Theatre Magazine ...
    In celebration of American Theatre’s twenty-fifth anniversary, the editors of the nation’s leading theater magazine have chosen their best essays and interviews to provide an intimate look at the people, plays, and events that have shaped the American theater over the past quarter-century. Over two hundred artists, critics, and theater professionals are gathered in this one-of-a-kind collection, ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • Singing on Stage

    An Actor's Guide

    by Jane Streeton, Philip Raymond ...
    Series series RADA Guides
    Singing on stage can be a daunting prospect for actors, particularly for those who have not sung before. Yet singing should be an essential part of every actor's toolkit.Singing on Stage: An Actor's Guide gives an insight for the first time into the vocal techniques and practical approaches that have been developed over generations as an integral part of the training at the Royal Academy of ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

  • The Modern Supernatural and the Beginnings of Cinema

    by Murray Leeder ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This study sees the nineteenth century supernatural as a significant context for cinema’s first years. The book takes up the familiar notion of cinema as a “ghostly,” “spectral” or “haunted” medium and asks what made such association possible. Examining the history of the projected image and supernatural displays, psychical research and telepathy, spirit photography and X-rays, the skeletons of ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • The Revolution in German Theatre 1900-1933 (Routledge Revivals)

    by Michael Patterson ...
    First published in 1981, this book represents the first work in English to give a comprehensive account of the revolutionary developments in German theatre from the decline of Naturalism through the Expressionist upheaval to the political theatre of Piscator and Brecht. Early productions of Kaiser’s From Morning till Midnight and Toller’s Transfiguration are presented as examples of Expressionism. ... Read more

    $85.99 CAD

  • Play and Performance

    Play and Culture Studies

    by Carrie Lobman, Barbara E. O'Neill, Jim Johnson, Milda Bredikyte, Pentti Hakkarainen, Ruth Harman, Kristen French, Nicole Schectman, Jennifer Knudsen0, Sally Bailey1, Paul Murray2, Christine LaCerva3, Christine Helm4, Thomas Henricks5, Stacy DeZutter6, Debora B. Wisneski7, Ana Marjanovic-Shane8 ...
    Series series Play and Culture Studies
    Play and Performance offers hope to those lamenting the loss of play in the twenty-first century and aims to broaden the understanding of what play is. This volume showcases the work of programs from early childhood through adulthood, in a variety of educational and therapeutic settings, and from a range of theoretical and practical perspectives. The chapters cover an array of practices that can ... Read more

    $54.99 CAD

  • Routledge Revivals: Theatres of the Left 1880-1935 (1985)

    Workers' Theatre Movements in Britain and America

    Edited by Raphael Samuel, Ewan MacColl, Stuart Cosgrove ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals: History Workshop Series
    First published in 1985, this book examines how workers theatre movements intended their performances to be activist — perceiving art as a weapon of struggle and enlightenment — and an emancipatory act. An introductory study relates left-wing theatre groupings to the cultural narratives of contemporary British socialism. The progress of the Workers’ Theatre Movement (1928-1935) is traced from ... Read more

    $85.99 CAD

  • Theatre and Consciousness

    Explanatory Scope and Future Potential

    by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe ...
    For the last ten to fifteen years, many disciplines of scholarship have been involved in the study of consciousness, often on an interdisciplinary basis. They include philosophy, neurosciences, psychology, physics and biology, and approaches focusing on human experience. The Centre for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona in Tucson spearheaded this development with its bi-annual ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • The Tragedy of Abraham Lincoln & Other Plays

    by M. Stefan Strozier ...
    Playwright M. Stefan Strozier produced his plays, found in this collection, on the boards in New York with his theater company, La Muse Venale Acting Troupe. Some of his plays were produced in repertoire over many years. This book also includes an in-depth essay covering all aspects of theater. The essay is drawn from the author's experiences producing his plays, and the plays and musicals of ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus