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Games For Actors And Non-actors Description: Games for Actors and Non-Actors is a unique piece of writing. Boal`s Methods transform theatre into a democratic arena where the spectator becomes the spectactor`, contributing ideas, taking over roles, and using theatre to confront problems such as sexual harrassment, poor pay, homophobia, and racism. For this first translation into English, Boal has included fresh material to make it the most up-to-date introduction to the techniques of Image Theatre and Forum Theatre available. Games for Actors and Non-Actors is a valuable handbook of methods, techniques, games, and exercises, and is a genuinely inspiring work by the world-famous author of Theatre of the Oppressed. It is designed to help anyone - whether actor on non-actor - rehearse for real life: make the fictional real.... Read More about the "Games For Actors And Non-actors" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Gorilla Theater Description: On a warm evening a man is crying Howl, howl, howl as he carries in his arms the body of a young woman. This isn`t urban violence, it`s Gorilla Rep`s production of King Lear. There are no sets. The action uses available space: a parking lot, a pedestrian mall, a field. The audience - students, theater lovers, passersby, homeless people - move along with actors, from a tree to a fountain to a bench, and the audience may follow a portion of the performance or all of it. This is one of the most radical, and yet most easily available, concepts in theater: make the world the theater, make the world the audience. Christopher Carter Sanderson is the creator of an alternative theatrical concept: live free performance in public spaces. Featured in the New York Times, the Gorilla Rep productions are praised both for their acting and for the startling ingenuity of the concept. In this new book, Sanderson explains how theater can be made to work in any free space. He provides specific and practical advice for any performer or director, and relates stories from his own Gorilla Rep experience that show what the most unorthodox of theatrical techniques can achieve - without a theater, without a stage, and without a ticket to be sold.... Read More about the "Gorilla Theater" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Gosford Park (screenplay) Description: The shooting script of the movie Gosford Park, which won the 2002 Oscar for best original screenplay. It contains the original screenplay, production stills, and full credits for the country house murder mystery.... Read More about the "Gosford Park (screenplay)" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Hal Hartley - Pocket Essentials Description: A pocket-sized guide to the esoteric New York director. Published to coincide with the release of No Such Thing, his first full feature since 1997`s Henry Fool.... Read More about the "Hal Hartley - Pocket Essentials" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Halliwell`s Top 1000 Description: Halliwell`sthe undisputed bible of the film industrynow select their Top 1, 000 films. Presented as a fully illustrated countdown, it also features top-ten lists from industry insiders, film stars, and directors.... Read More about the "Halliwell`s Top 1000" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Taylor&Francis Books Ltd
Hamlet And The Baker`s Son Description: This is the autobiography of Augusto Boal, inventor of the internationally renowned Forum Theatre system, and Theatre of the Oppressed. Continuing to travel the world giving workshops and inspiration to teachers, prisoners, actors and care-workers, Augusto Boal is a visionary as well as a product of his times - the Brazil of military dictatorship and artistic and social repression - and was once imprisoned for his subversive activities. From his early days in Brazil`s political theatre movement to his recent experiments with theatre as a democratic political process, Boal`s story is a moving and memorable one. He has devised a unique way of using the stage to empower the disempowered, and taken his methods from the favelas of Rio to the rehearsal studios of the Royal Shakespeare Company.... Read More about the "Hamlet And The Baker`s Son" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Hardboiled Hollywood Description: The Big Sleep, The Godfather, Little Caesar, L.A. ConfidentialHardboiled Hollywood delves into the origins of the greatest crime films ever, placing them in the context of their times and the studies that produced them.... Read More about the "Hardboiled Hollywood" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Hardboiled Hollywood: Origins Of Great Crime Films Description: The stories behind the greatest crime films of all time. The Big Sleep, The Godfather, Little Caesar, LA Confidentialbehind these classic films there`s a story waiting to be told, and pulp novels, bank robbers, and serial killers have all played a part in shaping crime cinema. But after Hollywood throws these elements into the blenderalong with the demands of censors, backers, and the frequently rampant egos of stars and directorsthe finished film often bears little resemblance to its source. Real crimes are often considered by filmmakers to be too brutal, and their perpetrators too unattractive. When Sam Peckinpah filmed The Getaway, for instance, the novel`s pessimistic ending had to be changed to suit the tastes of its glittering starsSteve McQueen and Ali McGraw. Packed with fascinating facts and anecdotes, Hardboiled Hollywood delves into the origins of the greatest crime films ever, placing them in the context of their times and the studio system that produced them.... Read More about the "Hardboiled Hollywood: Origins Of Great Crime Films" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Taylor&Francis Books Ltd
History Of European Drama And Theatre Description: This study reconstructs the vast history of European Drama from Greek tragedy through to 20th century theatre, focusing on the subject of identity. Throughout history, drama has performed and represented political, religious, national, ethnic, class-related, gendered, and individual concepts of identity.;Erika Fischer-Lichte`s topics include: Ancient Greek theatre; Shakespeare and Elizabethan theatre by Corneilli, Racine, Moliere; the Italian commedia dell`arte and its transformations into 18th century drama; the German enlightenment - Lessing, Schiller, Goethe, and Lenz; Romanticism by Kleist, Byron, Shelley, Hugo, de Vigny, Musset, Buumlchner, and Nestroy; the turn of the century - Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Stanislavski; the 20th century - Craig, Meyerhold, Artaud, O`Neill, Pirandello, Brecht, Beckett, Muumlller. Anyone interested in theatre throughout history should find this an invaluable source of information.... Read More about the "History Of European Drama And Theatre" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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Is Shakespeare Still Our Contemporary? Description: This study examines the relevance of Jan Kott`s work, Shakespeare Our Contemporary, for contemporary theatre and addresses such questions as whether Shakespeare was sexist, and how well his plays have been adapted for such 20th-century entertainment as television or film.... Read More about the "Is Shakespeare Still Our Contemporary?" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Avalon Publishing
James Brown Godfather Of Soul Description: A man of many names: The hardest working man in show business, King of the one nighters, Soul Brother #1, the sex machine ... but everyone knows who they mean. James Brown: The Godfather of Soul. Since his first chart-topper in 1956, he`s outlived, outlasted, and outperformed all rivals. He is the funk-and-soul innovator and rap`s driving spirit. His dazzling stage shows are legendary. Now James Brown tells his own story, just as he plays his music: loud, proud, and soulful. From his dirt-poor childhood in an Augusta brothel to wealth and world fame and his recent incarceration, James Brown takes a unique look behind the closed doors of poverty, segregation, politics, and the music industry. With photo inserts, brilliant anecdotes about Little Richard, Elvis, Tina Turner, Otis Redding, Tammi Terrell, Michael Jackson, and many others, plus a new updated introduction and epilogue and an exhaustive discography. Fine blend of social responsibility, cranked-up ego, and pronouncements on his own music and its place in the worldAmazonCom... Read More about the "James Brown Godfather Of Soul" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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James Cameron - Pocket Essentials Description: Pocket Essentials is a dynamic series of books that are brief, lively, and easy to read. Packed with facts as well as expert opinions, each book has all the key information you need to know about such popular topics as film, television, cult fiction, history, and more. In addition to an introduction to the subject, each topic is individually analyzed and reviewed, examining its impact on popular culture or history. There`s also a reference section that lists related web sites and weightier (and more expensive) books on the subject. For media buffs, students, and inquiring minds, these are great entry-level books that build into an essential library.... Read More about the "James Cameron - Pocket Essentials" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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