Dance & Other Performing Arts

'So funny -- Nabokov meets Spinal Tap.' - Stephen Merchant'Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.' - Tim Key'Absolutely miraculous.' - Jesse Eisenberg'A ...

Fiona O Loughlin is certainly the funniest (and possibly one of the busiest) working mothers in Australia today: a stand-up comedian based in Alice...

This is the first full-length monograph on the history of Dutch mime. Dutch mime is a vibrant and innovatory branch of contemporary theatre which ...

The image of the dramaturg resembling a stuffy librarian, as opposed to the largely intuitive process of theatre making, belongs to the past. Conte...

Growing Songwriting is a groundbreaking book on the pedagogy of songwriting that starts with the essential question: How do I begin to write songs ...

Growing Songwriting is a groundbreaking book on the pedagogy of songwriting that starts with the essential question: How do I begin to write songs ...

Explores showwomanry tracing a trajectory of incredible, weird women at work: women who were stone eaters, fire walkers, women who hypnotized allig...

Born in Japan and trained in Germany, dancer and choreographer Ito Michio (18921961) achieved prominence in London before moving to the U.S. in 191...

This monograph is the first history of ballets based on William Shakespeares works from the birth of ballet as an independent art form in the eight...

This anthology of essays, a companion to Puppet and Spirit: Ritual, Religion, and Performing Objects, Volume I, aims to explore the many types of r...

Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house the only sound you could hear was the click of a mouse This illustrated gift book is a ...

Born in Japan and trained in Germany, dancer and choreographer Ito Michio (18931961) achieved prominence in London before moving to the U.S. in 191...