Targeting scholars, students, and artists, this book is described as a game-changer in its field. It offers fresh insights and innovative perspectives that challenge conventional thinking, making it essential reading for those looking to deepen their understanding and enhance their creative practice. The author's unique approach and compelling arguments invite readers to engage critically with the material, fostering a transformative experience that resonates across disciplines.
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Professing Performance
Theatre in the Academy from Philology to Performativity
- 268 pages
- 10 hours of reading
Focusing on the evolving use of the term "perform" in contemporary academic discourse, this study explores its significance across various prefixes and suffixes, revealing its complexity for students, artists, and scholars. By analyzing the history of theater studies and contrasting different disciplinary interpretations, it contextualizes performance theory and performance studies, highlighting the intricate relationships between these fields and their institutional developments.
Thicker Than Water
- 120 pages
- 5 hours of reading
They were twin sisters born in Arkansas, both given up for adoption. One grew up in Tennessee, the other in Texas. They reached maturity never knowing of each other's existence. Through malice and revenge, two men bring the two sisters together. One man gone mad and bent on vengeance, the other one man deranged at being rejected. One sister, after learning what she thinks is the truth about a murderer, must find a way to warn her twin of the danger they both are facing. But what that sister doesn¡¦t realize is¡Xthere are two evils, instead of one, out to get them. But then again, what the two evil men don¡¦t realize is, it¡¦s a scientific fact oblood really is thicker than water!
Second Chance
- 116 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Evil and Greed are running amuck in the town of Middleville, Tennessee. Pregnant teenagers are missing and newborn babies are being sold to the highest bidder. A young boy unwillingly finds himself the target of two greedy men as he stubbles onto a plot to abduct teenage girls who have one thing in common they are all pregnant.It's daja vu for Jena Freemen who finds herself revisited by the very thing that led to her giving up her daughters twenty-six years agoB!seibab tekramkcalSECOND CHANCE is about another time and another chance for a daughter and a mother; for a young pregnant girl, who had been the victim of a kidnapping when she was three years old, only to find herself kidnapped again; and for a boy who had been at the wrong plance at the wrong time.
Smush, a rescue kitty with presidential ambitions, believes that authenticity and compassion, along with a knack for bread-thievery, will help her succeed. This charming tale follows her humorous adventures as she navigates her aspirations, setting the stage for a delightful series illustrated by Amariah Rauscher.
A lavishly illustrated history and critical appraisal of The Builders Association, an award-winning intermedia performance company, with detailed accounts of its major productions.