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Art & Architecture
Hardcover. Performing Contagious Bodies explores live/body art and installation practices through theories of ritual and magic. Featuring discussion of a wide range of contemporary international practice, this book explores the intersections of performance studies, art history, anthropology and contemporary visual art practices. Num Pages: 248 pages, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AFKN; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292703
- ISBN
- 9780230292703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.49
€ 121.49
Paperback. Based on fieldwork conducted between 1988 and 1996 with professional Bulgarian folk musicians, this book argues that the performances of traditional music groups may be interpreted not only as harbingers but also as agents of Bulgaria's political transition. It features traditional Bulgarian music, lyrics, notation, and photos. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWB; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 180 x 30. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226078274
- ISBN
- 9780226078274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.59
€ 57.59
Paperback. International perspectives on a form of activist, participatory theater with marginalized groups in cities around the world Editor(s): Haedicke, Susan C.; Nellhaus, Tobin. Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472067602
- ISBN
- 9780472067602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.21
€ 54.21
Hardcover. Editor(s): Haedicke, Susan C.; Nellhaus, Tobin. Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472097609
- ISBN
- 9780472097609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.33
€ 120.33
Hardback. Looks in detail at the growth in popularity and profile of the English folk arts in the first decade of the twenty-first century Series Editor(s): Smith, Alexander. Series: New Ethnographies. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: AVA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719085390
- ISBN
- 9780719085390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.50
€ 143.50
Paperback. Considering the formidable theoretical, ethical, and practical issues that confront ethnomusicologists who direct such ensembles, this volume discusses problems of public performance and the pragmatics of pedagogy and learning processes. Editor(s): Solis, Ted. Num Pages: 329 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 329
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520238312
- ISBN
- 9780520238312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.36
€ 49.36
Paperback. Performing for the Camera examines how the photograph has both documented and developed our understanding of performance since the invention of the photographic medium. It engages with both the serious business of art and performance and the humour and improvisation of posing for the camera. Editor(s): Baker, Simon. Num Pages: 240 pages, Over 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AJ; AS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 265 x 23. Weight in Grams: 968.
- Publisher
- Tate Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849764001
- ISBN
- 9781849764001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.91
€ 45.99
€ 37.91
Paperback. Situates the glam rock phenomenon historically and examines it as a set of performance strategies. This book explores the ways in which glam rock, while celebrating the showmanship of 1950s rock and roll, began to undermine rock's adherence to the ideology of authenticity in the late 1960s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 photos. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472068685
- ISBN
- 9780472068685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.88
€ 41.88
Paperback. From the authors of the successful Grand-Guignol and London's Grand Guignol - also published by UEP - this book includes translations of a further eleven plays, adding significantly to the repertoire of Grand-Guignol plays available in the English language. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: ANF; ANH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859899963
- ISBN
- 9780859899963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.63
€ 29.99
€ 28.63
Hardcover. Traces enduring connections between antiquity and dramatic performance in modern Oxford, and discusses the landmark events from the 16th century to the 1970s. This title illuminates contemporary responses to debates on such matters as the position of women students, the 'dangers' perceived to be associated with undergraduate acting, and more. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 2AHA; AN; DSBB; DSG; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898447
- ISBN
- 9780859898447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.02
€ 171.02
Paperback. An examination of the ways in which the theatre after World War II has presented different aspects of the French Revolution and the Holocaust. The book shows that by "performing history" actors - as witnesses for the departed witnesses - bring the historical past and theatrical present together. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 photos. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781587295881
- ISBN
- 9781587295881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.23
€ 37.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Wallflower Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905674534
- ISBN
- 9781905674534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.96
€ 41.96
Paperback. A companion volume to the exhibition of the same name at the Smart Museum of Art. With over eighty illustrated catalogue entries, it offers fresh insight into traditional Chinese culture, visual arts, and theater, and reveals how Chinese visual and performing traditions were aesthetically, ritually, and commercially intertwined. Num Pages: 224 pages, 150 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Smart Museum Of Art, The University Of C
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780935573558
- ISBN
- 9780935573558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.01
€ 44.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVH; AVRL; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The Troy Book Makers United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614683391
- ISBN
- 9781614683391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.39
€ 34.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801486500
- ISBN
- 9780801486500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.46
€ 49.46
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408146439
- ISBN
- 9781408146439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.36
€ 32.99
€ 27.36
hardcover. Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was the most influential composer for the organ in the 20th century. Using Messiaen's own analytical and aesthetic notes as a point of departure, this title offers commentary on the performance of Messiaen's 66 organ works. It provides background information on the composition and premiere of each piece. Num Pages: 428 pages, 7 b&w illus., 35 musical exx. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; AVRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 38. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253353733
- ISBN
- 9780253353733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.72
€ 54.72
Paperback. Using interdisciplinary performance studies and cultural studies frameworks, this title examines the cultural representation of queer sexuality in the contemporary cultural production of Mexican female and Chicana performance and visual artists. Series: Chicana Matters. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 b&w photos, 8 color photos in section. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AB; JFFK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780292722880
- ISBN
- 9780292722880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.61
€ 36.61
Paperback. Editor(s): Askari, Kaveh; Curtis, Professor Scott; Gray, Frank; Pelletier, PH D Candidate Louis (Concordia University); Williams, Tami; Yumibe, Mr Joshua. Num Pages: 327 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- John Libbey & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861967148
- ISBN
- 9780861967148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.54
€ 49.54
Hardback. Building on the eighteenth-century commonplace that the theater could be a school for public virtue, this book illustrates the connections between the popularity of theatrical performances in eighteenth-century British North America and the British and American national identities that colonial and Revolutionary Americans espoused. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; AN; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812240245
- ISBN
- 9780812240245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.28
€ 80.28