Author : Esther Romeyn
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 43,82 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0816645213
'Street Scenes' focuses on the intersection of modern city life and stage performance. From street life and slumming to vaudeville and early cinema, to Yiddish theatre and blackface comedy, Romeyn discloses racial comedy, passing, and masquerade as gestures of cultural translation.
Author : Monti Washington
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Page : pages
File Size : 13,39 MB
Release : 2015-07-01
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ISBN : 9781495165825
Author : Jessica Pisano
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 14,72 MB
Release : 2022-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1501764071
Focusing on the experiences of people in Russia and Ukraine, Staging Democracy shows how some national leaders' seeming popularity rests on local economic compacts. Jessica Pisano draws on long-term research in rural communities and company towns, analyzing how local political and business leaders, seeking favor from incumbent politicians, used salaries, benefits, and public infrastructure to pressure citizens to participate in command performances. Pisano looks at elections whose outcome was known in advance, protests for hire, and smaller mises en scène to explain why people participate, what differs from spectacle in totalitarian societies, how political theater exists in both authoritarian and democratic systems, and how such performances reshape understandings of the role of politics. Staging Democracy moves beyond Russia and Ukraine to offer a novel economic argument for why some people support Putin and similar politicians. Pisano suggests we can analyze politics in both democracies and authoritarian regimes using the same analytical lens of political theater.
Author : Joel Pfister
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 28,41 MB
Release : 2000-11-09
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0807863858
Until now, Eugene O'Neill's psychological dramas have been analyzed mainly by critics who relied on obvious parallels between O'Neill's life, his family, and his plays. In this theoretically expansive and interdisciplinary book, Joel Pfister reassesses what was at stake ideologically in O'Neill's staging and modernizing of 'psychological' individualism for his social class. Pfister examines the history of the middle-class family and of Freudian pop psychology in the 1910s and 1920s to reconstruct the cultural conditions for the imagining and popularizing of 'depth,' a trope that was central to O'Neill's dramatic vision. He also recovers provocative critiques by contemporary critics on the Left who challenged O'Neill's preoccupation with dramatizing psychological, familial, and aesthetic 'depth.' One of the few sustained works on O'Neill in recent years, this wide-ranging book makes a major contribution to cultural studies, to the history of subjectivity, and to scholarship on the ideological origins of modernism and modern American drama. Originally published in 1995. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Author : Albert Wertheim
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 22,28 MB
Release : 2004-03-16
Category : History
ISBN : 0253110858
What happened in American drama in the years between the Depression and the conclusion of World War II? How did war make its impact on the theatre? More important, how was drama used during the war years to shape American beliefs and actions? Albert Wertheim's Staging the War brings to light the important role played by the drama during what might arguably be called the most important decade in American history. As much of the country experienced the dislocation of military service and work in war industries, the dramatic arts registered the enormous changes to the boundaries of social classes, ethnicities, and gender roles. In research ranging over more than 150 plays, Wertheim discusses some of the well-known works of the period, including The Time of Your Life, Our Town, Watch on the Rhine, and All My Sons. But he also uncovers little-known and largely unpublished plays for the stage and radio, by such future luminaries as Arthur Miller and Frank Loesser, including those written at the behest of the U.S. government or as U.S.O. musicals. The American son of refugees who escaped the Third Reich in 1937, Wertheim gives life to this vital period in American history.
Author : The Reverend Sandy Brown
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 45,88 MB
Release : 2015-09-30
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1783622458
This guidebook describes the Way of St Francis a 550km month-long pilgrimage trail from Florence through Assisi to Rome. Split into 28 day stages, the walk begins in Florence and finishes in the Vatican City. Stages range from 8km to 30km with plenty to see, including ancient ruins, picturesque towns, national treasures, and stunning churches. This comprehensive guidebook fits in a jacket pocket or rucksack, and contains information on everything from accommodation and transport in Italy, to securing your credential (pilgrim identity card), budgeting, what to take, and where to do laundry. Stories of Francis of Assisi's life are also included. Although the route includes climbs and descents of up to 1200m, no special equipment is required - although your hiking boots and socks definitely need to get along. Following the steps of heroes, conquerors and saints on this pilgrim trail is manageable all year round, but is best done from April to June and mid-August to October. Route maps are given for every stage, and basic Italian phrases are included in the guidebook.
Author : Steve Leap
Publisher : Steve Leap
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,3 MB
Release : 1901
Category : Psychology
ISBN :
How to hypnotise: Stage Street and Therapy A step-by-step guide with explanations in simple English for beginners and more. An ideal and excellent easy-to-read resource for the aspiring hypnotist. If you've ever wanted to know what it feels like to put someone into a hypnotic trance and have them do the silliest things, or if you've dreamed of helping others with problems like quitting smoking or managing weight with hypnotherapy, then this is Your Chance This is the ideal resource for you, the aspiring hypnotist and a must-have addition to any library of hypnosis books. Written for all kinds of hypnotic circumstances Stage, street and hypnotherapy. A complete and concise instruction manual written in plain English. Each part of the process has been divided into logical steps with examples of real routines. It includes descriptions of how and why each step works, putting you in full control. There is even a section of non-stop hypnosis sessions from start to finish for all occasions. You could be doing trance inductions in just a couple of hours and if you follow the included training guide you could even be helping to solve others problems in just a few weeks. Presented in the following logical sequence: How hypnosis works and the mind. What are pre-talks and how to build them correctly. Select subjects by testing and conditioning them with convincing proven exercises. Induction displays for use in the therapy room, as well as on stage and even on the street. Deeper and deeper, how to take it to the next level. Formal and informal depth tests to ensure the deepest trances. Descriptions of what scripts and sketches are and how to build them to be successful. Foolproof trance termination routines. Also, how to deal with potential problems. Irresistible trance inducers guaranteed even for the toughest clients. Achieve full compliance with ease. Putting it all together so you can hypnotise in hours instead of weeks. Advice on training certification and everything legal, including what the law actually says about stage hypnosis. Last but not least, the easy-to-follow self-improvement training program will help you hone your new skills. You could be making money helping or entertaining others in no time. So read this book today and start mesmerising NOW! Imagine using instant hypnosis with your friends today. A really awesome party trick. Once you've stuck someone's hand to a lamppost, made them forget their name, in fact almost anything you want, YOU WILL BE the centre of attention. HAPPY ZAPPING
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Page : 770 pages
File Size : 36,35 MB
Release : 2011
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Page : 1310 pages
File Size : 19,80 MB
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Author : Xing Fan
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 34,94 MB
Release : 2018-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9888455818
Staging Revolution refutes the deep-rooted notion that art overtly in the service of politics is by definition devoid of artistic merits. As a prominent component shaping the culture of the Cultural Revolution, model Beijing Opera (jingju) is the epitome of art used for political ends. Arguing against commonly accepted interpretations, Xing Fan demonstrates that in a performance of model jingju, political messages could only be realized through the most rigorously formulated artistic choices and conveyed by performers possessing exceptional techniques. Fan contextualizes model jingju at the intersection of history, artistry, and aesthetics. Integral to jingju’s interactions with politics are the practitioners’ constant artistic experimentations to accommodate the modern stories and characters within the jingju framework and the eventual formation of a new sense of beauty. Therefore, a thorough understanding of model jingju demands close attention to how the artists resolved actual production problems, which is a critical perspective missing in earlier studies. This book provides exactly this much-needed dimension of analysis by scrutinizing the decisions made in the real, practical context of bringing dramatic characters to life on stage, and by examining how major artistic elements interacted with each other, sometimes harmoniously, sometimes antagonistically. Such an approach necessarily places jingju artists center stage. Making use of first person accounts of the creative process, including numerous interviews conducted by the author, Fan presents a new appreciation of a lived experience that, on a harrowing journey of coping with political interference, was also filled with inspiration and excitement. “This fascinating study is ground-breaking and timely. Xing Fan masterfully demonstrates how the creative choices made by playwrights, directors, musicians, actors, and designers intersected with one another in creating an aesthetics of the model theater during the Cultural Revolution. A must-read for anyone interested in Chinese literature and drama, theater studies, and comparative literature.” —Xiaomei Chen, University of California, Davis “Though no longer in fashion, the model revolutionary operas of the Cultural Revolution are still occasionally performed. Xing Fan has done us a great service by analyzing them in detail and reminding us of their merits. I thoroughly enjoyed this engaging book and learned a lot from it. I recommend it strongly.” —Colin Mackerras, Griffith University
