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A reckoning with one of our most beloved art forms, whose past and present are shaped by gender, racial, and class inequities-and a look inside the fight for its future.

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Jean Marlow has brought together 50 extracts, both modern and classical, all selected because they require or can be performed in a particular accent. There is an introductory section showing how to prepare and give your best performance at an audition and comments from directors giving their advice on how to audition successfully.

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television programs, The Twilight Zone, The Wild, Wild West, and Bewitched; radio shows The March of Time, The Shadow, and Sorry, Wrong Number;

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From the early days of his stage career in the decades before World War I through his unparalleled comeback after World War II, Al Jolson was billed as The World's Greatest Entertainer. Appendices list stage shows based on Jolson's life, along with newsreels, cartoons, awards, and endorsements related to his career.

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Bob Fosse (19271987), the director and choreographer of Chicago and Sweet Charity , has never been more popular than he is right now. Here is the less-publicized side of his story-his surprising ascent from the world of sleazy Chicago strip joints to the glitter of Broadway. A legend's memory is preserved in this eloquent biography.

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"Praised as the "best modern survey of the silent period" ( New Republic ), this indispensable history tells you everything you need to know about American silent film, from the nickelodeons in the ear"

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This book is the first full-length examination of a Soviet cultural diplomatic effort. In her work, McDaniel focuses on the key role that the Soviets assigned to the arts in transforming societies and demonstrates that the Soviets conceived of the arts as a kind of "artful warfare"; a valuable weapon in winning the Cold War.

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'Strongly recommended' The Dancing Times A guide to techniques, injury prevention and treatment, focusing on five main areas - Anatomy and Physiology, General Injuries, Specific Injuries - cause and treatment, Technical Faults and Anatomical Variations.

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Shares a series of letters written over the course of 40 years to the author's daughter, in a correspondence that reflects the social history of America between 1958 and 2001 as well as the columnist's insights on such topics as growing up, marriage, divorce, and aging. Originally published as 'A Life in Letters'.

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The book includes a filmography and discography, as well as comprehensive lists of Miss Sothern's stage, radio, and television appearances.

Ann Sothern: A Bio-Bibliography is the first full-length examination of Miss Sothern's life and career.

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This text describes the life and career of the American actress in a biography and chronology detailing her achievements in the different production media, with full credits, synopses, and review sources provided for the films and plays.

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This book analyzes tango, specifically queer tango, and the role of musical practices and bodily expressions in social and cultural transformations in Buenos Aires.

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This book analyzes tango, specifically queer tango, and the role of musical practices and bodily expressions in social and cultural transformations in Buenos Aires.

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This book provides a practical guide for the professional musician who works with ballet companies. It addresses the daily routine of the modern ballet company, outlines the various roles, and examines the complete process of putting a dance performance on stage. Includes a listing of classic ballets in standard repertoire.

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A translation of Raimund Hoghe's original rehearsal diary that documented the Tanztheater Wuppertal's work on Bandoneon (1981), illustrated with photos of the production by Ulli Weiss, and personal images and notes from the dancers.

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How Yvonne Rainer's art shaped new ways of watching as well as performing; how it connected 1960s avant-garde art to politics and activism.

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A revelatory story of the origins and the life force of Arab dancing

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Sarah Bernhardt, possibly the greatest actress of the late nineteenth century, was a symbol of French Romantic theatre at its height and of the melodramatic excesses that led to its demise.

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"Perhaps the best book on Hope."-John Lahr, The New Yorker.