Performing Arts
CINEMA HOUSE AND THE WORLD: THE CAHIERS DU CINEMA YEARS, 1962-1981
Written by Daney, Serge
The writings of one of the greatest film critics of his generation on the auteur approach of the French New Wave to a more structural examination of film. One of the greatest film critics of his generation, Serge Daney wrote for Cahiers du Cinéma before becoming a journalist for the daily newspaper Libération.
FEMINIST WORLDMAKING AND THE MOVING IMAGE
Intersectional, intergenerational, and international perspectives on nonfiction filmmaking by women, generously illustrated, with film stills and other images. This book offers intersectional, intergenerational, and international perspectives on nonfiction film- and videomaking by and about women, examining practices that range from activist documentaries to avant-garde experiments.
SPOKEN WORD: A CULTURAL HISTORY
Written by Bennett, Joshua
A fascinating history of the art form that has transformed the cultural landscape, by one of its influential practitioners, an award-winning poet, professor, and slam champion In 2009, when he was twenty years old, Joshua Bennett was invited to perform a spoken word poem for Barack and Michelle Obama, at the same White House Poetry Jam where Lin-Manuel Miranda declaimed the opening bars
ACTING NATURALLY: THE MAGIC IN GREAT PERFORMANCES
Written by Thomson, David
From the celebrated film critic and author of The New Biographical Dictionary of Film, a fascinating look at some of the cinema's finest actors and how they approach their craft Meryl Streep, Marlon Brando, Anthony Hopkins, Carey Mulligan.
CARY GRANT'S SUIT: NINE MOVIES THAT MADE ME THE WRECK I AM TODAY
Written by McEwen, Todd
A cinematic memoir and critical exploration of nine classics of old Hollywood by a contemporary comic novelist. "North by Northwest isn't about what happens to Cary Grant, it's about what happens to his suit. The suit has the adventures, a gorgeous New York suit threading its way through America. The suit, Cary inside it, strides with confidence into the Plaza Hotel.
SHOUT, SISTER, SHOUT!: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ROCK-AND-ROLL TRAILBLAZER SISTER ROSETTA THARPE
Written by Wald, Gayle F
New York Times Book Review Editor's Pick: The untold story of 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Sister Rosetta Tharpe, America's first rock guitar diva
MATI & THE MUSIC: 52 RECORD COVERS 1955-2005
Iconic album cover designs from an era-defining artist, back in print
QUEER FILM GUIDE: 100 GREAT MOVIES THAT TELL LGBTQIA+ STORIES
Written by Turner, Kyle
Enjoy your night in with these movies that tell queer stories. Have you noticed something about every "100 Greatest Movies Ever Made" list? The people in those movies . . . they're almost all straight, white men. With so much incredible cinema to choose from, those lists only begin to peer into the cinematic and wider world.
EXILE ON MAIN STREET: A SEASON IN HELL WITH THE ROLLING STONES
Written by Greenfield, Robert
Recorded during the blazing hot summer of 1971 at Villa Nellcôte, Keith Richards's seaside mansion in southern France, Exile on Main Street has been hailed as one of the greatest rock records of all time. Yet its improbable creation was difficult, torturous...and at times nothing short of dangerous.
MOVEMENT AT THE STILL POINT: AN ODE TO DANCE
Renowned portrait photographer Mark Mann documents an impressive host of dancers--their eloquent bodies in posed tranquility and vibrant motion--representing years of excellence and varied disciplines of the art form. A celebration of the strength and emotive ability of dancers, this book is a collection of images that captures the dynamism and energy of the mediums of both dance and ph
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