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Twentieth-Century Actor Training
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 39.95THE SECOND EDITION OF THIS TITLE, ENTITLED ACTOR TRAINING , IS NOW AVAILABLE. Actor training is arguably the central phenomenon of twentieth century theatre making. Here for the first time, the theories, training exercises and productions of fourteen directors are analysed in a single volume, each one written by a leading expert. The practitioners... more...
On the Subject of Drama
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 55.95Although much has been written on how the drama elements of the English curriculum might be taught in schools, there is less guidance available for teachers who regard drama not as an adjunct of English but as an arts subject in its own right. In this volume, David Hornbrook and a team of experienced drama specialists show how the subject of drama... more...
The Dramatic Arts and Cultural Studies
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 49.95This book presents a wide range of contemporary theories borrowed from Cultural Studies augmented with practical implications that support dramatic artists in their struggle to create possible multiple realities for a postmodern future. Teachers, directors, writers, students, and many others involved in the dramatic arts will benefit from the discussions... more...
Community Theatre
Routledge 2000; US$ 36.95This is a unique record of the similarities and differences which exist within the vital artform of Community Theatre throughout the world. more...
Games for Actors and Non-Actors
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 50.95Games for Actors and Non-Actors is the classic and best selling book by the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, Augusto Boal. It sets out the principles and practice of Boal's revolutionary Method, showing how theatre can be used to transform and liberate everyone ? actors and non-actors alike! This thoroughly updated and substantially revised... more...
Reflective Practices in Arts Education
Springer 2006; US$ 47.99Focuses on the role of reflective practice, as a source and resource for teaching and learning and research in the arts (here being Art and Design, Dance, Drama and Music). This book aims to investigate the concept of reflection and its application to a range of contemporary arts education contexts for both teachers and learners. more...
The Art of Theater
Wiley 2008; US$ 44.95The Art of Theater argues for the recognition of theatrical performance as an art form independent of dramatic writing. Identifies the elements that make a performance a work of art Looks at the competing views of the text-performance relationships An important and original contribution to the aesthetics and philosophy of theater more...
Young at Art
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 37.95Young at Art is a practical guide to playbuilding for teachers working with students at an upper primary and secondary level. Focusing on an area often neglected in traditional drama text books, the book covers the process of devising drama, and the teacher?s role in facilitating students to collectively become playwrights, actors, designers, directors... more...
The Author's Craft
The Floating Press 1914; US$ 5.99The author of The Grand Babylon Hotel , How to Live on 24 Hours a Day , The Old Wives' Tale and much more, English writer Arnold Bennett's fictional and non-fictional works have stood the test of time. Bennett also wrote for stage and screen. The Author's Craft , contains some of Bennett's essays on the art of writing, with his thoughts... more...
Approach to Shakespeare
Continuum International Publishing 1998; US$ 50.00For teachers, this handbook provides a means of introducing Shakespeare to students who are not yet ready to tackle a whole play and, at the same time, uses Shakespeare as a source for understanding the history of language. Each of the scenes in this collection (encompassing romance, battle, slapstick and horror) is a short, independent drama, and... more...









