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"Real Men Don't Rehearse" is an amusing inside look at the usually hidden and secret world of professional orchestras. It is filled with dozens of humorous tales of musician antics and concert meltdowns. Outsiders are rarely allowed such access, but at last you can have your own personal tour of the mystical and magical realm of professional orchestras and the people who play in them. "Real Men Don't Rehearse" was written by Justin Locke, who spent 18 seasons as a professional freelance double bassist in Boston. He played with the Boston Symphony and the Boston Pops, as well as for ballets, operas, and Broadway shows. He is also well known in the symphonic world as the author of "Peter VS. the Wolf" and "The Phantom of the Orchestra," which are internationally acclaimed programs for orchestra family concerts. This is the perfect gift for your favorite music lover! This is a book no musical library should be without!.
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An Actor Rehearses guides the actor step by step through the rehearsal process, from the moment you've been cast to the final curtain Along the way, this book will help you to: * Collaborate more effectively with directors * Get the most out of the language of the play * Formulate more compelling stage relationships with other actors * Explore the emotional life of the character more deeply and reliably *Create a performance that is both moving and incisive * Get the most out of technical rehearsals *Connect with your audience - every night * Use acting as your path to becoming a better person: more compassionate, more vital, more alive Along the way, author David Hlavsa encourages actors to enrich their experience--as actors and as people--through examining what they get out of performing, what they stand for in the world, and what they hope to give to their audiences. An Actor Rehearses is a must-read for both the budding and the experienced actor..
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An introductory conducting text stressing baton technique, score preparation and special emphasis on rehearsal Will also include musical excerpts for both choral and instrumental..
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This practical book on the subject of how to act, based on Ms. Spivak's forty years of acting, coaching, and teaching classes - first at Herbert Berghof and Uta Hagen's HB Studio, then on her own - provides a step-by-step system for analyzing and building a character organically, which can be applied even in the short time an actor has to prepare for auditions and for many television performances. Timely advice includes how to do camera takes, interpret and follow stage directions, and how to prepare for auditions and work in theater, film, television commercials, and television soap operas, sitcoms, and nighttime dramas..
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Few artists have left as great a mark on twentieth-century theatre as has the Russian director Vsevolod Meyerhold. With ample justification, he has been called the Picasso of the modern theatre Like that great painter, Meyerhold was a visionary, a ceaseless experimenter with new forms and techniques, the leader of an aesthetic revolution.
Meyerhold's productions were an encyclopedia of theatrical history, incorporating everything from circus tricks to highly stylized elements of the Kabuki theatre. In the twenties and thirties, Meyerhold's theatre became a mecca for those seeking new theatrical ideas. There was hardly a figure of importance in the theatre at that time who did not come to Moscow to see his work. And many, including Brecht, stayed on to study.
Unlike Stanislavsky, Meyerhold was not a theoretician. He left behind no large body of theoretical writings summing up his many years of experience in the theatre. What do remain and must take the place of both Meyerhold's theoretical wr.
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Surgery - How to Rehearse Before You See the Nurse A Practical Guide to an Easier Time Do you need to go "under the knife" for any reason? Are you anticipating an extended or short-term hospital visit? Do you feel uncertain, overwhelmed, or ill prepared? If so, you will need this complete 'survival kit' to prepare for surgery, your hospital stay, and recuperation at home. This instructive easy-to-read book is a practical guide written from the patient's perspective. It is designed to help you through one of the most challenging journeys you can experience - surgery. The witty title, courtesy of comedian Jackie Mason, illustrates the style of the book - a good-humored approach to a potentially harrowing experience. Rosann Argenti, an accomplished social worker, Tai Chi Master-instructor, and Licensed Massage therapist, relates her personal saga about her operation. Argenti provides a wealth of information for patients and their families to use both before and after surgery. Through a series of carefully designed questionnaires, you will gain the confidence that you are making appropriate decisions. You will also derive emotional sustenance to help you as you venture through the medical arena. This book offers an abundance of useful and effective recommendations on exercise, breathing and relaxation, music therapy, self-massage, aromatherapy, drug dependency, depression, diet, and nutrition. Furthermore, you are provided with a complete 'survival kit' for your hospital stay. There are also very useful sections on "Helpful Hints for Family and Friends', 'Living Will/Advance Directive', and 'Helpful Hints Regarding Your Hospital Bill'. Rosann offers unique and creative guidelines to make healing at home a comfortable experience and an opportunity to develop self-confidence. "Surgery - How to Rehearse Before You See the Nurse is accurate, up-to-date, entertaining, and informative. I heartily recommend it as useful reading for patients, families, and.
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