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  • A Dancer’s Pocket Guide to Embodied Performance
    Marcia Wardell Kelly
    A Dancer’s Pocket Guide to Embodied Performance takes an inside, experiential view of the art of dance performance. It encourages dancers to reach through and beyond technique into the rich landscape of expression that sensory embodiment allows. Whether exploring this broader territory as a student, performer, teacher or audience member, the concepts presented will help the rea...
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    10,41 €

  • Screwball
    Larry Swindell
    Uninhibited, vivacious, and a startling talent, Carole Lombard was the darling of her day. Her wit and charm made her the social as well as artistic hub around which Hollywood revolved during the '30's. She was years before her time in her sophistication, and her independence established her as an oracle of the New Woman. She was an enchanting beauty and a great artist—...
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    29,67 €

  • The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations
    Georges Polti
    In honor of this book’s 100-year anniversary in the English language, The Book Tree presents this special 2016 edition. It has become essential reading for serious writers and those involved in the dramatic arts by providing a more complete understanding of the story structures involved in books and dramatic performance. Writers and storytellers of all kinds have been able to e...
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    13,42 €

  • Dance and politics
    Dana Mills
    Since ancient times and across cultures, dance has provided a powerful form of human expression. In this inspiring book, Dana Mills examines the political power of dance from a global perspective.Mills explores different dimensions of dance as a form of intervention into a politics more commonly articulated in words. She is interested in dance as a system of communication that ...
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    145,66 €

  • Rhetoric, Humor, and the Public Sphere
    Elizabeth Benacka
    Rhetoric, Humor, and the Public Sphere: From Socrates to Stephen Colbert investigates classical and contemporary understandings of satire, parody, and irony, and how these genres function within a deliberative democracy. Elizabeth Benacka examines the rhetorical history, theorization, and practice of humor spanning from ancient Greece and Rome to the contemporary United States....
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    129,40 €

  • Improv Nonsense
    Will Hines
    This is a book about long-form improv, the art of making up comedy scenes as you go (meaning no script) on a stage. Improv Nonsense was a critically acclaimed blog about long-form improv, written by Will Hines, a teacher and performer from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. The blog ranged from Will's off-the-cuff musings like 'New students sure do like to use the name &...
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    34,03 €

  • Ballroom Dancing is For Wimps
    Rachel Wilson
    Adamant that Ballroom Dancing is for wimps, young Fred Astaire decides to take a beginner's ballroom dancing class to prove he isn't a wimp. He realizes ballroom dancing takes hard work and dedication and many people of all ages, including the Queen of England dance. Ballroom dancing, Fred discovers, is definitely NOT for wimps. 3 ...
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    14,00 €

  • The Laurel and Hardy Legacy
    Barry Brophy
    Laurel and Hardy are one of the finest comedy acts to have graced our screens. From their Foreign Legion campaign in Beau Hunks to their improvised song and dance routines in Way Out West, their comic genius is known, loved, and celebrated by viewers of all ages across the world. In turn, their influence on other comedies has been profound. British sitcoms abound with Oliver-Ha...
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    15,54 €

  • The Oldest Story In the World
    Phil Cousineau
    The Oldest Story in the World is a brooding, daring, idiosyncratic exploration of the secret strength of storytelling, in which Phil Cousineau addresses the central theme that runs through all his work, the transportive power of words. Written as a mosaic of meditations, this lyrical book ranges from a twelve-thousand-year-old Aboriginal tale, to a mystical Viking story, a vene...
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    12,17 €

  • A Philosophy of Comedy on Stage and Screen
    Shaun May
    As far as we know, only human beings have a sense of humour - although chimps might laugh when tickled, and dogs respond similarly in play, Seth McFarlane’s fan-base is comprised exclusively of humans. Whilst animals and robots might feature as prominent characters in our favourite comic movies, shows and stand-up routines, we have no reason to suspect that their real-life bret...
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    60,34 €

  • Relax, We're All Just Making This Stuff Up!
    Amy Lisewksi
    What if I told you that you would be happier and more confident if you planned less and made stuff up more?  The tools improvisers use to create wonderful—and often hilarious—scenes on stage are easily transferred off the stage and into real life.  These tools have changed my life completely, and I want to share that with you. In this book, you’ll find some of our favorite impr...
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    24,37 €

  • How to be the Greatest Improviser on Earth
    Will Hines
    Become great at performing long-form improv! We skip the basics and get into advanced topics like: being truly present, being authentic, dealing with difficult performers, being actually funny (!) and the rarely discussed but essential skill of being healthy. "Will Hines was my first improv teacher. He's not an improv nut, but he is, you know? He has perspective. " - Ilana ...
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    11,64 €

  • Dance Studio TRANSFORMATION
    Clint Salter
    Dance Studio Transformation is for studio owners who love dance, love teaching and love their students but feel like they need help when it comes to running a profitable business. This book will teach you how to become the CEO of your studio by walking you through strategies and tactics to transform each area of your business. In this book you’ll learn how to: Set and achie...
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    17,60 €

  • Screenwriting Unchained
    Emmanuel Oberg
    Note: ISBN 9780995498129 has color interior, ISBN 9780995498174 has B&W interior.In Screenwriting Unchained, Emmanuel Oberg sets out a dogma-busting, method for developing screenplaysThis practical, no-nonsense guide leaves behind one-size-fits-all story theories and offers a refreshingly modern approach to story structure, making it a precious resource for anyone involved cr...
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    52,59 €

  • Louis XIV and the Flower Girl of the Orangery
    Ferdinand de Villeneuve / Michel Masson / Frank Morlock
    Although the authors of this short play are forgotten, and the play was written as a vaudeville with songs and music, they managed to pack some interesting ideas into what was intended to be a non-literary, popular entertainment.The callousness of the nobility, and their pride is juxtaposed to the boorish manners of a rich cattle merchant who balks at paying too high a price ...
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    9,07 €

  • Burlesque In a Nutshell - Girls, Gimmicks & Gags (hardback)
    Dusty Sage
    This is the HARDBACK version. Burlesque In a Nutshell is a fresh, behind-the-scenes peek into thepersonal and effervescent lives in the world of Burlesque. The readers areinvited 'inside 'for an up-close and intimate story of friendships andconfidences, heartbreaks, laughter and strange quirks. Rather than theusual account of those involved in the history of Burlesque; thestrip...
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    33,38 €

  • Burlesque In a Nutshell - Girls, Gimmicks & Gags
    Dusty Sage
    Burlesque In a Nutshell is a fresh, behind-the-scenes peek into the personal and effervescent lives in the world of Burlesque. The readers are invited 'inside 'for an up-close and intimate story of friendships and confidences, heartbreaks, laughter and strange quirks. Rather than the usual account of those involved in the history of Burlesque; the strip-stars and comics ar...
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    23,38 €

  • Great Salt Lake Mime Saga and Amsterdam’s Festival of Fools
    Michael R. Evans / Michael REvans
    This attractive collection of images and words shows an unfolding story of artists and musicians meeting at the University of Utahs now-famous Dance Department then taking their original ideas into some of the best theaters in Salt Lake City then even further on to Colorado, Wisconsin, and the first International Mime Festival held in the United States during 1974, just about a...
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    25,58 €

  • The Great Salt Lake Mime Saga and Amsterdam’s Festival of Fools
    Michael R. Evans
    This attractive collection of images and words shows an unfolding story of artists and musicians meeting at the University of Utahs now-famous Dance Department then taking their original ideas into some of the best theaters in Salt Lake City then even further on to Colorado, Wisconsin, and the first International Mime Festival held in the United States during 1974, just about a...
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    33,72 €

  • The Laughing Dead
    Miller
    Hybrid films that straddle more than one genre are not unusual. But when seemingly incongruous genres are mashed together, such as horror and comedy, filmmakers often have to tread carefully to produce a cohesive, satisfying work. Though they date as far back as James Whale’s Bride of Frankenstein (1935), horror-comedies have only recently become popular attractions for movie g...
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    128,91 €

  • The Book of Five Cyphers
    Cory Howell
    The Book of Five Cyphers is a comprehensive guide on the essential tenets of bboying and bgirling. Modeled after The Book of Five Rings by legendary Japanese samurai Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Cyphers relates each of the core elements--Earth, Water, Wind, Fire--to a particular aspect of bboying, covering training fundamentals, energy and movement, battle strategy, and o...
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    9,22 €

  • The Two Gentlemen of Verona in Plain and Simple English (A Modern Translation and the Original Version)
    William Shakespeare
    Friendship, infidelity, love--sound like a Spanish soap opera?! Nope. It's Shakespeare! Of course you probably miss a lot of the humor if you don't understand archaic English. Let BookCaps help!  If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then BookCaps can help you out. This book is a modern translation of The Two Gentlemen of Verona.  The original text is...
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    11,45 €

  • A Midsummer Nights Dream In Plain and Simple English (A Modern Translation and the Original Version)
    William Shakespeare
    A Midsummer's Night Dream is one of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies--so why aren't you laughing? Let's face it..if you don't understand Shakespeare, then you are not alone. If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then BookCaps can help you out. This book is a modern translation of A Midsummer Nights Dream. A Midsummer’s Night Dream was wri...
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    10,31 €

  • Measure for Measure In Plain and Simple English (A Modern Translation and the Original Version)
    BookCaps / William Shakespeare
    Mercy, justice and truth and their relationship to pride and humility--sound like the themes of a John Grisham novel? Not exactly. But wouldn't it be nice if Shakespeare could be as easy to read as a Grisham novel? Now it can with this modern retelling. If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then BookCaps can help you out. This book is a modern translation o...
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    10,90 €

  • Humour, Comedy and Laughter
    Lidia Dina Sciama
    Anthropological writings on humor are not very numerous or extensive, but they do contain a great deal of insight into the diverse mental and social processes that underlie joking and laughter. On the basis of a wide range of ethnographic and textual materials, the chapters examine the cognitive, social, and moral aspects of humor and its potential to bring about a sense of a...
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    205,16 €

  • A Woman and a Suitcase
    F. Thomas Vincent
    Written for the theatre, A Woman and a Suitcase, is a contemporary play with witty, sharp banter between complete strangers. In this dark comedy, Doris and Henry meet for the first time at a light rail platform. While waiting for the next train to arrive, bizarre antics start to develop, leaving the audience to ask, “What the heck is inside the suitcase?” ...
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    11,08 €

  • Premios Príncipe de Asturias
    Carlos Fuente Lafuente
    Los Premios Príncipe de Asturias, se iniciaron en 1981, hasta consolidarse hoy como uno de los galardones de ámbito generalista más importantes del mundo. La UNESCO (en su XXV aniversario), los calificó de excepcional aportación al patrimonio cultural de la Humanidad. Aquí se ofrece un balance de sus treinta primeros años (1981-2010), periodo en que estos premios han logrado al...
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    20,80 €

  • Eventos corporativos: Puesta en escena, creatividad y espectáculo
    Gloria Campos García de Quevedo
    Esta obra resulta indispensable para todo aquel interesado en la gestión de eventos corporativos tras la globalización: ¿cómo innovar hoy y sacar el máximo provecho a los eventos? Se explica aquí la puesta en escena de las manifestaciones artísticas y elementos dinamizadores que integran los eventos corporativos y su capacidad para vehicular los mensajes a trasmitir, facilitánd...
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    20,80 €

  • The Funniest Comedy Icons of the 20th Century, Volume 2 (hardback)
    Paul Stanley
    This is the HARDBACK version. In a continuation of his memorable Vol. 1, again journey into a world of comedy featuring some of the best comedians and comediennes of a different time and place. Dozens of encounters, each based on a one-on-one interview, some dating as far back as the 1960s, recalled by John Stanley, for thirty-three years an entertainment writer for the ...
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    37,81 €

  • The Funniest Comedy Icons of the 20th Century, Volume 1
    John Stanley
    Journey into a world of comedy featuring some of the best comedians and comediennes of a different time and place. Dozens of encounters, each based on a one-on-one interview, some dating as far back as the 1960s, recalled by John Stalney, for thirty-three years an entertainment writer for the San Francisco Chronicle’s Dateook. Stanley specialized in exclusive moments with sta...
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    29,38 €