Books of Performing Arts / Theater / Direction & Production
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The Long-distance Runner: An Autobiography
By Tony RichardsonThe next mistake was the casting , but how disastrous it was I didn't realize for a while . I had wanted everyone from Paul Newman to Albert Finney , but none of them was interested and available . Finally I came round to lan Bannen ...
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Taking Stage: Women Directors on Directing
By Helen ManfullFollowing the careers and approaches of 14 female theatre directors, this book describes how they strove for success in what was once a male preserve. They discuss their working methods...
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Julie Taymor: Playing with Fire
By Julie Taymor, Eileen BlumenthalJulie Taymor is the avant-garde theater magician who turned Disney's The Lion King into a Broadway smash -- and became the first woman to win a Tony Award for best...
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Making Scenes: A Personal History of the Turbulent Years at Yale, 1966-1979
By Robert Sanford Brustein, Robert BrusteinMaking Scenes: A Personal History of the Turbulent Years at Yale, 1966-1979
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Space in Performance: Making Meaning in the Theatre
By Gay McAuleyTheater, as distinct from other dramatic media, is essentially a relationship between performer, spectator, and the space in which both come together. Space in Performance examines the way theater buildings...
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Futurist Performance
By Michael Kirby, Victoria Nes Kirby"Everything of any value is theatrical," proclaimed the Italian Futurists in a 1915 manifesto. Their experiments in performance, and the ideas that influenced their music, film, and visual arts laid...
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Languages of the Stage: Essays in the Semiology of the Theatre
By Patrice Pavis"This volume should be read by those interested in both theatre and interpretive strategies, semiological and otherwise." -- "Modern Language Notes"In "Languages of the Stage," Patrice Pavis explores the questions...
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Staging Shakespeare's Late Plays
By Roger Warren, Senior Lecturer in English Roger WarrenThe work of an acclaimed critic and director, this book breaks new ground by describing how the rehearsal process highlights the principal theatrical issues of Shakespeare's late plays: Pericles, Cymbeline,...
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Shadow of the Stone Heart: A Search for Manhood
By Richard OlivierShadow of the Stone Heart: A Search for Manhood
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Between Two Silences: Talking with Peter Brook
By Peter BrookIn this volume Peter Brook is in dialogue with college students and faculty. Theatre professor Dale Moffitt has edited and arranged by subject twelve hours of spontaneous question and answer...
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Contradictions: Notes on Twenty-six Years in the Theatre
By Harold Prince"Hal Prince's career in the American theatre ... [as of 1974] has encompassed every aspect of producing and directing. Having served his apprenticeship with George Abbott, he co-produced in 1954...
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從《捕鼠器》看導演的創作歷程與劇場調度
By 黃惟馨奇門行軍要略，?清?劉文瀾纂，四卷四?，線裝，清道光十五年（一八三五）刊本。劉文瀾，廣東高明人，字墨池，生卒不詳，約生活於清代嘉、道間。精天文、選擇、奇門、堪輿之學。劉氏乃廣州著名文士，與當時廣州名士、越南使臣友好。據清代越南使臣汝伯仕（字元立，號澹齋，越南國舉人）著〈中外群英會〉一文（收入《中外群英會錄》，越南嗣德三十五年（一八八二）越南寫本），劉氏「豪逸博雅，明於象數之學，所著有《中星全表》、《陽宅紫府寶鑑》、《太陽選擇全表》、《奇門纂圖鉤原》、《奇門行軍要路》、《讀易釋文通義》、《洗冤錄集證補注》、《使事均知錄》、《奇門皇極彙纂》諸書。」其中《中星全表》清史稿有錄。另據清代著名藏書家姚衡（字雪逸，號建昌，官江西建昌府同知，《姚氏地理辨正圖說》（輯入心一堂術數珍本叢刊，經已出版）作者姚文田之子）《寒秀草堂筆記》中，尚記載劉文瀾曾注疏《地理辨正?都天寶照經》，收入《地理古經注疏》。本書是劉氏採用了《御定奇門寶鑑》中「言軍旅者」，再「參以諸家兵門秘鑰纂而成書」，「務求簡而明、用而便」，「隨時隨地，吉者趨之務，凶者避之，一目了然」。「通達用法」。因本書目的是力求實用，使行軍可直接使用，所以一改大部份奇門古籍中多穩秘吞吐的弊病，內容條理清晰，簡明易用。實是難能可貴！本書坊間未見流傳，為令此書不致湮沒，特以最新數碼技術清理、修復版面精印，一以作奇門資料保存，一以供同道中人參考研究及收藏。??【秀威資訊科技股份有限公司製作】
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甚麼是導演是甚麼
By 陳樹淦電影業、廣告業從來都是令人憧憬的行業，Peter哥在業界打滾三十年，又曾在中、港知名大學任教，由他來告訴你「甚麼是導演是甚麼」就最適合不過。 Peter哥將他半生的實戰經驗和體會和大家分享：與大陸客戶打交道就像拍電影，要一手交錢一手交片；大明星梁家輝鏡頭背後的細心與關懷；去韓國人間仙境拍攝，但卻餐餐「受虐」無肉落肚；與奧斯卡得獎美指葉錦添一起捱窮鬥苦的日子⋯⋯ 一段段經歷與心得有血有淚，有憤怒有激情，有循循善誘，告訴你「甚麼是導演是甚麼」！
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Musical Direction for Improv and Sketch Comedy
By Michael PollockMasteryear Publishing is proud to present this unique guide to a musical skill long considered mysterious and practically un-teachable. Step by step, author Michael Pollock explains the thinking process behind...
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Devised and Collaborative Theatre: A Practical Guide
By Tina Bicât, Chris BaldwinThis book is written for all companies, student and professional, who are interested in non-text-based theatre and shines a practical light on the passionate business of the devising process. It...
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Dramaturgy in American Theater: A Source Book
By Susan Jonas, Geoffrey S. Proehl, Michael LupuThis comprehensive work is truly the first textbook in the field of dramaturgy. Most of the material-much of it by leaders in all areas of the theater-was commissioned for this...
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The Business of the Theatre: An Economic History of the American Theatre, 1750-1932
By Alfred L. Bernheim, Actors' Equity AssociationThe Business of the Theatre: An Economic History of the American Theatre, 1750-1932
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Shakespeare's Advice to the Players
By Peter HallShakespeare's text is packed with clues that help the reader to hear and the performer to act any speech. He also tells the actor when to go fast and when...
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東方即興劇場 歌仔戲「做活戲」（下編）: 歌仔戲即興戲劇研究的資料類型與運用
By 林鶴宜本書輯錄歌仔戲重要資料、名家講戲範例、表演工作者筆記與傳記等， 不僅為「做活戲」研究的重要文獻，也是藝術家壓箱寶的首次公開。 歌仔戲圈內稱「幕表制的即興演出」為「做活戲」。本書總結作者近二十年深耕臺灣民間歌仔戲田野調查的研究心得，以「即興戲劇」角度切入，深入並完整的探索歌仔戲劇種藝術，透過學理分析，試圖為歌仔戲建立體系化的戲劇理論。藉此為臺灣民間歌仔戲獨到的創造方法發聲，豐富學界對於戲劇創作和表演的認知，並試圖為它建構理論。 本書分為上、下二編。下編《歌仔戲即興戲劇研究的資料類型與運用》輯錄歌仔戲即興戲劇研究的相關重要資料，包括：臺灣民間歌仔戲知見劇目；「做活戲」劇目田野記錄；各類型「臺數」舉隅；名家名劇講戲範例；演員筆記舉隅；重要講戲人、演員及樂師傳記資料等，並針對田野工作冠以「導論」一文，提出田野研究操作的方法和心得。內容看似資料彙編或選萃，實則都是歌仔戲即興戲劇研究的重要文獻，許多更是歌仔戲藝術家壓箱寶的首次公開。
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Staging Musicals for Young Performers: How to Produce a Show in 36 Sessions Or Less
By Maria C. Novelly, Adele FirthAs the famous song goes, this wonderful step-by-step guidebook starts at the very beginning-selecting a musical, planning your rehearsal schedule, teaching theatrical basics, and introducing your chosen musical to the...