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African Dress by Karen Tranberg Hansen
SciFier: $76.30Dress and fashion practices in Africa and the diaspora are dynamic and diverse, whether on the street or on the fashion runway. Focusing on the dressed body as a performance site, African Dress... -
The Sex Scene: Space, Place, Industry Darren Kerr (Head, Solent University) 9781399520010
RRP: $201.40SciFier: $185.69The Sex Scene Volume 1: Space, Place and History complements The Sex Scene Volume 2: Representation, Performance Industry. The volumes are also intended to work as standalone collections, offering a... -
Kageki Shojo!! Vol. 5 by Kumiko Saiki
Seven Seas EntertainmentRRP: $23.30SciFier: $19.27IN THE SPOTLIGHT!With the Sports Festival coming to a spectacular close, it's time for the Kouka students to prepare for the Culture Festival, a one-of-a-kind graduation performance put on by the... -
Textiles for Residential and Commercial Interiors MaryPaul Yates 9781501389757
SciFier: $228.75Learn how to choose the right type of textile for your residential and commercial interior design. This book includes important information about fiber and fabrics for household and institutional... -
The Secrets Of Noh Masks by Michishige Udaka
RRP: $53.00SciFier: $38.08Noh master Michishige Udaka is the only living actor to continue to create masks while still performing and teaching. In this book he presents 32 of the more than 200 masks he's made to date,... -
Blaxploitation Films of the 1970s: Blackness and Genre Novotny Lawrence 9780415540957
RRP: $114.46SciFier: $103.73During the early years of the motion picture industry, black performers were often depicted as shuckin' and jivin' caricatures. Specifically, black males were portrayed as toms, coons and bucks,... -
Ossan Idol! Volume 2 by Mochiko Mochida
TokyopopRRP: $25.33SciFier: $18.93With the help of producer extraordinaire Kamo Lavender, three (almost) middle-aged men are about to take Japan by storm as a group of Ossan Idols! When Miroku (age 36) accidentally uploaded a video... -
Montgomery Clift by Mary Kalfatovic
SciFier: $146.26Post World War II America saw a return to prosperity and the rise of a significant youth-culture. Television began to replace movies as the chief source of entertainment for the general public, and... -
The Ultimate Drama Pot Collection by Joanne Watkinson
RRP: $31.78SciFier: $26.61A book packed with one hundred monologues, aimed at young performers from pre teens to young adults. The book has been written by a drama teacher with over twenty years' experience which includes... -
Clown: The Physical Comedian Joe Dieffenbacher (Independent scholar, UK) 9781350141407
SciFier: $63.58Clown: The Physical Comedian is a detailed and comprehensive workbook for those interested in the art of clowning and physical theatre, including actors, directors, improvisers, stand-up comedians,... -
Mastering the Art of Magic: Two Great Books of Conjuring Tricks by Nicholas Einhorn
RRP: $31.78SciFier: $29.55These two great books of conjuring tricks: includes illusions, puzzles and stunts with 300 step-by-step projects for you to try, in over 2300 photographs. This title includes two fun and accessible... -
Radical Doubt: The Joker System, after Boal Mady Schutzman 9781138210035
SciFier: $79.84Radical Doubt investigates ethical play across a spectrum of performances, on and off the stage. In witty, recursive, personal, and propulsive prose, Mady Schutzman elaborates on the Joker System,... -
Puppets, Gods, and Brands: Theorizing the Age of Animation from Taiwan Teri J. Silvio 9780824881160
RRP: $65.61SciFier: $41.26The early twenty-first century has seen an explosion of animation. Cartoon characters are everywhere-in cinema, television, and video games and as brand logos. There are new technological objects... -
Eleanor Powell: A Bio-Bibliography Margie Schultz 9780313281105
SciFier: $146.26Eleanor Powell began her notable career at age 12, with an appearance at a supper show at an Atlantic City hotel. As a teenager, she moved to vaudeville and Broadway, where producers insisted that... -
Jayne Mansfield by Jocelyn Faris
SciFier: $145.20People today remember Jayne Mansfield as a famous Hollywood movie star. However, she starred in only three American movies before moving to low-budget European films. She was a master of publicity... -
Spooktacular Tales by Dianne de Las Casas
SciFier: $72.06Written by a popular performer and well-known storyteller, this entertaining compendium reveals the secrets for suspenseful storytelling and features 25 spooky stories for audiences of all ages. ... -
Playing to the Camera by Bert Cardullo
SciFier: $72.48Over the last century, film actors from Charlie Chaplin and Lillian Gish to Meryl Streep and Jeff Daniels have spoken about the art and technique of playing to the camera. This fascinating anthology... -
A Galaxy of Things: The Power of Puppets and Masks in Star Wars and Beyond Colette Searls 9780367684419
SciFier: $79.84An in-depth exploration of how performing objects function in a leading film and TV franchise. Written for an interdisciplinary range of students across the performing arts as well as film, TV,... -
Buddhist Folk Tales by Kevin Walker
RRP: $27.54SciFier: $20.31Buddhist Folk Tales is a wonderful collection of ancient and modern stories from the Buddhist tradition. From short, snappy tales to longer narratives, they will entertain and tantalise the emotions... -
Donald Robertson Is Not a Stand Up Comedian Gary McNair (Author) 9781783191680
SciFier: $31.99What would you do if everyone in the world hated you? _x000D_ Would you run? _x000D_ Would you fight? _x000D_ Or would you try to make them laugh? _x000D_ Donald... -
World Cinema and the Visual Arts David Gallagher 9781783080540
SciFier: $53.93Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781783080540Author David GallagherFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem... -
Mortal Fire by Elizabeth Knox
SciFier: $43.65Sixteen-year-old Canny Mochrie's holiday takes a turn when she stumbles upon a mysterious and enchanting valley, occupied almost entirely by children who can perform a special type of magic that... -
Spectacle, Book Two TBD 9781620105993
RRP: $30.74SciFier: $21.52Sisters Anna and Kat return for the second book of Megan Rose Gedris's paranormal circus murder mystery, Spectacle! A murder is tough thing to solve, even without temperamental performers,... -
A Revolution in Three Acts: The Radical Vaudeville of Bert Williams, Eva Tanguay, and Julian Eltinge David Hajdu 9780231191821
RRP: $36.02SciFier: $31.78Winner - 2022 Deems Taylor / Virgil Thomson Book Awards in Pop from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and PublishersBert Williams-a Black man forced to perform in blackface who challenged... -
James Dean by David Hofstede
SciFier: $76.30Though he appeared in only six films, James Dean is still frequently discussed some 30 years after his death in an accident at the age of 24. This book provides full production information, plot... -
Ginger Rogers by Jocelyn Faris
SciFier: $146.26Though chiefly remembered as the dance partner of Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers had many other significant achievements in the entertainment world. She was a dancer, singer, comedienne, and Academy... -
Clockwork Lives by Neil Peart
RRP: $50.86SciFier: $39.94Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Audies (Multi-Voice Performance) 2016.Book InformationISBN 9781770412941Author Neil PeartFormat... -
Hollywood Comedians, The Film Reader Frank Krutnik 9780415235525
SciFier: $89.04Hollywood Comedians, The Film Reader brings together key writings on one of the most consistently popular genres of Hollywood cinema. Despite the cult reputations enjoyed by star performers such as... -
Josephine by Michael McClure
RRP: $27.54SciFier: $27.33Michael McClure's Josephine: The Mouse Singer, a play in verse, is based on a story of Franz Kafka's, "Josephine the Singer, or the Mouse Folk." Kafka and McClure? And yet the combination is bound to... -
The Cambridge Companion to Stand-Up Comedy Oliver Double (University of Kent) 9781009009737
RRP: $50.88SciFier: $46.03Stand-up comedy is one of the simplest theatre forms in existence. The comedian stands on a (usually) bare stage, talking straight to the audience in the hope of getting laughs. Yet it has never been... -
Why the French Love Jerry Lewis: From Cabaret to Early Cinema Rae Beth Gordon 9780804738941
RRP: $50.86SciFier: $41.26Vividly bringing to light the tradition of physical comedy in the French cabaret, cafe-concert, and early French film comedy, this book answers the perplexing question, "Why do the French love Jerry... -
Puppets, Gods, and Brands: Theorizing the Age of Animation from Taiwan Teri J. Silvio 9780824876623
RRP: $169.60SciFier: $111.75The early twenty-first century has seen an explosion of animation. Cartoon characters are everywhere-in cinema, television, and video games and as brand logos. There are new technological objects... -
Outside Looking In by John Corcelli
RRP: $53.00SciFier: $43.18John Corcelli, author of Frank Zappa FAQ, takes a deep dive into the comedic artistry of George Carlin, one of America's most important funny men. From his early radio days to his most successful... -
Acting Jewish: Negotiating Ethnicity on the American Stage and Screen Henry Carl Bial 9780472069088
RRP: $44.41SciFier: $42.34The history of the American entertainment industry and the history of the Jewish people in the United States are inextricably intertwined. Jews have provided Broadway and Hollywood with some of their... -
Citizen Kane by Harlan Lebo
RRP: $44.52SciFier: $34.13Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards (Performing Arts & Music) 2022.Book InformationISBN... -
Spy for Love by Neil Oram
SciFier: $26.48Spy for Love: 87 Raps from The Warp GBP9.99 Add To Basket Send to a Friend Spy for Love: 87 Raps from The Warp by Neil Oram Binding: PaperBack | Page extent: 120 ISBN: 9781840021646 There's a war... -
A Cultural History of Comedy in Antiquity by mr Michael Ewans
SciFier: $210.62Drawing together contributions from scholars in a wide range of fields inside Classics and Drama, this volume traces the development of comedic performance and examines the different characteristics... -
David Niven by Karin J. Fowler
SciFier: $146.26British-born David Niven began his acting career in 1935, appearing in movie classics that have stood the test of time. Immensely popular with moviemakers and fans alike, Niven's urbane wittiness and... -
Phantom of the Idol 2 by Hijiki Isoflavone
Kodansha AmericaRRP: $23.30SciFier: $16.90Yuuya, one half of the boy pop duo ZINGS, may be the laziest performer in the Japanese music industry. After a particularly lifeless concert appearance, Yuuya meets a girl backstage. She's dressed to... -
Clown: The Physical Comedian Joe Dieffenbacher (Independent scholar, UK) 9781350143098
SciFier: $197.14Clown: The Physical Comedian is a detailed and comprehensive workbook for those interested in the art of clowning and physical theatre, including actors, directors, improvisers, stand-up comedians,...