This book gives an account of characterization in moving image fictions. Areas of investigation include the importance of performer and stars, the societal contexts of types, the constraints of the medium, the role of a specific genre and the questi...Lasīt vairāk
Actresses and Mental Illness investigates the relationship between the work of the actress and her personal experience of mental illness, from the late 19th through to the end of 20th century, showing how consideration of the personal experience o...Lasīt vairāk
In this essay collection, established experts and new researchers, reassess the performances and cultural significance of Ellen Terry, her daughter Edith Craig (18691947) and her son Edward Gordon Craig (18721966), as well as Bram Stoker, Lewis Carr...Lasīt vairāk
Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies is a paradox; a famous actress whose career spanned most of the twentieth century she is now largely forgotten. Drawing on material held in Ffrangcon-Daviess personal archive, Grime argues that the representation of the actres...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 28-Oct-2011, Izdevniecība: Imperial College Press, ISBN-13: 9781848168824)
Presents the selected proceedings of the inaugural, The Performers Voice: An International Forum for Music Performance and Scholarship, directed by Dr Anne Marshman (editor) and hosted by the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National Universi...Lasīt vairāk
William Forsythe is one of the most important choreographers. As director of The Frankfurt Ballet (1984-2004) he has been lauded for reinvigorating the language of classical ballet. This title features a collection of essays which argues that ball...Lasīt vairāk
Suitable as a companion to Etienne Decroux in the Routledge Performance Practitioners series, this work illustrates Etienne Decrouxs pioneering work in physical theatre not only by a library of source material, but also with a gallery of images...Lasīt vairāk
Investigates the film actress, as an artist, and an ideological construct. This book examines the major issues in studying film acting, stardom, and the Hollywood actress. Combining theories of screen acting and of film stardom, it presents a synthe...Lasīt vairāk
The story of Alice May, a touring prima donna in the 19th century who travelled from England to Australia, New Zealand, India and the US, taking part in pioneering performances of the popular light operas of the day, including the first production o...Lasīt vairāk
This anthology of Gómez-Peñas performance chronicles, diary entries, poems, essays, and texts, sheds an extraordinary light on the life and work of this migrant provocateur....Lasīt vairāk
