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The Performing Life

Author : Sharon Mabry
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810884097
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Performing Life written by Sharon Mabry and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Performing Life: A Singer’s Guide to Survival is the first-hand account of the 35-year career of singer, music professor, and recording artist Sharon Mabry, who draws on personal experience to explore how professional singers survive in the face of personal and professional pressures, exorbitant expectations, illness, and the demands of their public. She details the factors that can change the course of a particular performance or an entire career. Mabry offers sage advice for how singers can bolster themselves mentally, physically, and emotionally in order to maintain their powers of performance. Divided into two parts The Performing Life focuses first on such basics as the need for extensive preparation, discovering your performance niche, acquiring mentors, determining your “maintenance level,” finding a strong support system, learning how and what to organize, and discovering how to groom body and mind. In the second half, Mabry draws on her wealth of personal stories to dig more deeply into such seemingly mundane but absolutely critical matters as personal health (illness, food allergies, insomnia), logistical challenges presented by venue location and performance dynamics, and the difficulties off-stage organized by the recording studio. In all instances, Mabry illustrates how perseverance, organization, attention to detail, excellent training, strong planning, a resilient support system, and a good sense of humor can lead to a successful and satisfying career during even the most difficult times.

Life of the Party

Author : Olivia Gatwood
Publisher : Dial Press
ISBN 13 : 1984801910
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Life of the Party written by Olivia Gatwood and published by Dial Press. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dazzling debut collection of raw and explosive poems about growing up in a sexist, sensationalized world, from a thrilling new feminist voice. i’m a good girl, bad girl, dream girl, sad girl girl next door sunbathing in the driveway i wanna be them all at once, i wanna be all the girls I’ve ever loved —from “Girl” Lauded for the power of her writing and having attracted an online fan base of millions for her extraordinary spoken-word performances, Olivia Gatwood now weaves together her own coming-of-age with an investigation into our culture’s romanticization of violence against women. At times blistering and riotous, at times soulful and exuberant, Life of the Party explores the boundary between what is real and what is imagined in a life saturated with fear. Gatwood asks, How does a girl grow into a woman in a world racked by violence? Where is the line between perpetrator and victim? In precise, searing language, she illustrates how what happens to our bodies can make us who we are. Praise for Life of the Party “Delicately devastating, this book will make us all ‘feel less alone in the dark.’ ”—Miel Bredouw, writer and comedian, Punch Up the Jam “Gatwood writes about the women who were forgotten and the men who got off too easy with an effortlessness and empathy and anger that yanked every emotion on the spectrum out of me. Imagine, we get to live in the age of Olivia Gatwood. Goddamn.”—Jamie Loftus, writer and comedian, Boss Whom Is Girl and The Bechdel Cast “I’ve read every poem in Life of the Party. I’ve read each of them more than once. In some parts of the book the spine is already breaking because I’ve spent so much time poring over it and losing hours in this world Olivia Gatwood has partly created, but partly just invited the reader to enter on their own, caution signs be damned. This book is enlightening, inspiring, igniting, and f***ing scary. I loved every word on every page with a ferocity that frightened me.”—Madeline Brewer, actress, The Handmaid’s Tale, Orange Is the New Black, and Cam

Performing Life Lessons: 20 Plays For Young Minds

Author : Dr Ankush Mittal
Publisher : PAPER2PUBLISH (www.paper2publish.com)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Performing Life Lessons: 20 Plays For Young Minds written by Dr Ankush Mittal and published by PAPER2PUBLISH (www.paper2publish.com). This book was released on 2023-05-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collection of plays in this book is not only entertaining but also offers valuable life lessons. Whether you're a parent, teacher, or individual seeking personal growth and reflection, this book has something for everyone. With exercises and questions to enhance understanding, this book is a valuable tool for imparting moral lessons and inspiring personal growth.

Super Performing At Work and At Home

Author : Robert J. Cerfolio
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
ISBN 13 : 1938416813
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Super Performing At Work and At Home written by Robert J. Cerfolio and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2014-05-27 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book about how to become a super performer in everything you do—and how to find the real reason for wanting to super perform How do you handle a “no-win” situation? According to world-renowned cardiothoracic surgeon Robert J. Cerfolio—“the Michael Jordan of lung surgery”—there’s often no such thing. Sharing his own remarkable feats as a collegiate first-team academic all-American baseball player, his rise from a surgical resident at the Mayo Clinic to the recognized world authority in chest and robotic thoracic surgery, and anecdotes from his long career as a Little League coach and father, Cerfolio shows you how to think like a super performer in everything you do. Revealing the techniques, lessons, and strategies he himself learned through playing sports, he teaches you to attain what he calls “the athleticism of life”: the practice that elevates the mind and body of the good to the great and makes a star performer into a super performer. Yet, as Dr. Cerfolio learns when his wife tests positive for breast cancer, this isn’t the entire story—and what ultimately defines us is how well we can meet our obligations when placed under the most crushing pressure. In this provocative memoir/guidebook, Cerfolio sets you on your path to super performing—but teaches you, through his story, that your path is not complete without an honorable cause to steer toward and give your all.

Essays on the Blurring of Art and Life

Author : Allan Kaprow
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520240797
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Essays on the Blurring of Art and Life written by Allan Kaprow and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-12-15 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allan Kaprow's sustained enquiry into the paradoxical relationship of art to life and into the nature of meaning itself is brought into life in this expanded collection of his most significant writings.

Storytelling In Daily Life

Author : Kristin Langellier
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 1592138519
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (921 download)

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Download or read book Storytelling In Daily Life written by Kristin Langellier and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-07 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to understanding storytelling in context.

Performed Ethnography and Communication

Author : D Soyini Madison
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317656199
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book Performed Ethnography and Communication written by D Soyini Madison and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-27 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Performed Ethnography and Communication explores the relationships between these three key terms, addressing the impact of ethnography and communication on the cutting edge of performance studies. Ranging from digital performance, improvisation and the body, to fieldwork and staged collaboration, this volume is divided into two main sections: "Embodied technique and practice," which addresses improvisation, devised theatre-making, and body work to consider what makes bodies move, sound, behave, mean, or appear differently, and the effects of these differences on performance; "Oral history and personal narrative performance," which is concerned with the ways personal stories and histories might be transformed into public events, looking at questions of perspective, ownership, and reception. Including specific historical and theoretical case studies, exercises and activities, and practical applications for improvisation, ethnography, and devised and digital performance, Performed Ethnography and Communication represents an invaluable resource for today’s student of performance studies, communication studies or cultural studies.

Theories of Performance

Author : Elizabeth Bell
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412926386
Total Pages : 641 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Theories of Performance written by Elizabeth Bell and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2008-02-11 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theories of Performance invites students to explore the possibilities of performance for creating, knowing, and staking claims to the world. Each chapter surveys, explains, and illustrates classic, modern, and postmodern theories that answer the questions, "What is performance?" "Why do people perform?" and "How does performance constitute our social and political worlds?" The chapters feature performance as the entry point for understanding texts, drama, culture, social roles, identity, resistance, and technologies.

A Wellness Handbook for the Performing Artist

Author : Alena Gerst LCSW RYT
Publisher : Balboa Press
ISBN 13 : 1452595526
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (525 download)

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Book Synopsis A Wellness Handbook for the Performing Artist by : Alena Gerst LCSW RYT

Download or read book A Wellness Handbook for the Performing Artist written by Alena Gerst LCSW RYT and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2014-04-17 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrity, fame, wealth, the big timefor many people, these are some of the images conjured by thoughts of a career as a professional performing artist. But for the hundreds of thousands of active professional performing artists in the United States, the big time matters far less than all the time. In other words, your health needs as a performerusing your body, voice, and emotions in your workfar outweigh mainstream recommendations for optimal health. In A Wellness Handbook for the Performing Artist: The Performers Essential Guide to Staying Healthy in Body, Mind, and Spirit, Alena Gerst examines issues that go beyond the importance of training or navigating the business of performing. It is the first book to prioritize the performers well-being, your ultimate key to a long and satisfying career.

Collected Thoughts on Teaching and Learning, Creativity and Horn Performance

Author : Douglas Hill
Publisher : Alfred Music
ISBN 13 : 9781457402777
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Collected Thoughts on Teaching and Learning, Creativity and Horn Performance written by Douglas Hill and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2000 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Douglas Hill is professor of music and horn at the University of Wisconsin at Madison as well as a past President of the International Horn Society, and a respected teacher and clinician. The 27 chapters of Collected Thoughts cover topics ranging from getting started to preparing for college and professional auditions, and include other subjects such as composing and improvising. There are seven chapters on repertoire that include reviews of music and texts that are the most comprehensive of any horn (or other instrumental) text to date. The process of learning and teaching is extremely insightful for everyone, from the serious student to the most experienced instructor. This book is a must for anyone interested in the horn. It is invaluable!!

Power Performance for Singers

Author : Shirlee Emmons
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199761787
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Power Performance for Singers written by Shirlee Emmons and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1998-08-20 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To perform well in today's highly competitive world where technical skills have been advanced to an unprecedented degree, a singer must be able to handle incredible pressure within the performing arena; his or her ability to deal with this stress will often determine whether he or she will succeed. Why, then, do singers with less technical skill sometimes out-perform stars? Why do some stars suddenly stop performing? What is that mysterious factor that makes an electric performance? Consistent, competent performances do not depend solely upon superior vocal skills, nor are they a matter of luck. On the contrary, the best performances result from a combination of mental attitude, concrete performing skills, and excellent technical skills in that order. Yet most singers have never had the opportunity to acquire the essential skills that make for a successful career. Written as a self-help manual for singers at all levels of expertise, Power Performance for Singers is designed to teach performing artists, and especially singers, how to experience elite performance at their level. The skills outlined in this book will help singers use what they have, to enjoy their voices during performance, and to perform consistently to the best of their present ability.

Francis of Assisi

Author : Lawrence Cunningham
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802827623
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (276 download)

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Download or read book Francis of Assisi written by Lawrence Cunningham and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2004-05-11 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this new biography of St. Francis, Cunningham follows the saint's life in chronological order, placing him within his culture, exploring official developments within the Catholic Church, and highlighting the many conversions of Francis as his life played out.

Popular Performance

Author : Adam Ainsworth
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1474247350
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book Popular Performance written by Adam Ainsworth and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-04-20 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no fourth wall in popular performance. The show is firmly rooted in the here and now, and the performers address the audience directly, while the audience answer back with laughter, applause or heckling. Performer and role are interlaced, so that we are left uncertain about just how the persona we see onstage might relate to the private person who presents it to us. Popular Performance defines and surveys varieties of performance where the main purpose is to entertain, and where there is no shame in being trivial, frivolous or nonsensical as long as people go home happy at the end of the show. Contributions by new and established scholars focus particularly on how it is made, explaining the techniques of performance and production that make it so appealing to audiences. With sections examining how popular performance works in a range of historical and contemporary examples, readers will gain insights into: * performance forms associated with the variety tradition: music hall, vaudeville, cabaret, variety * performance forms associated with circus: wild west shows, clowning * issues relating to the identity of the performer in relation to magic, burlesque, pantomime in contemporary performance * issues relating to venue and audience in relation to contemporary street theatre, stand-up, and live sketch comedy.

Your Performing Edge

Author : JoAnn Dahlkoetter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780970407962
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Your Performing Edge written by JoAnn Dahlkoetter and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sports psychologist and athlete JoAnn Dahlkoetter has created a step- by-step training program based on 50 proven training exercises. Athletes who want to train to become more effective will find practical information on breathing, dealing with pain, overcoming performance anxiety, More...rebounding from defeat, and handling slumps, injuries, and burnout. Especially helpful is Dahlkoetter's advice on how athletes stay healthy by creating balance in their lives, while training hard and competing successfully. Includes personal interviews with Lance Armstrong, Bill Rodgers, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Dan O'Brien, and more.

Theatres of Immanence

Author : Laura Cull Ó Maoilearca
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137291915
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (372 download)

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Download or read book Theatres of Immanence written by Laura Cull Ó Maoilearca and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-10-10 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theatres of Immanence: Deleuze and the Ethics of Performance is the first monograph to provide an in-depth study of the implications of Deleuze's philosophy for theatre and performance. Drawing from Goat Island, Butoh, Artaud and Kaprow, as well from Deleuze, Bergson and Laruelle, the book conceives performance as a way of thinking immanence.

Into the World: The Movement of Patočka's Phenomenology

Author : Martin Ritter
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030236579
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Into the World: The Movement of Patočka's Phenomenology written by Martin Ritter and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critically evaluating and synthesizing all the previous research on the phenomenology of Czech philosopher Jan Patočka, the book brings a new voice into contemporary philosophical discussions. It elucidates the development of Patočka’s phenomenology and offers a critical appropriation of his work by connecting it with non-phenomenological approaches. The first half of the book offers a succinct, and systematizing, overview of Patočka’s phenomenology throughout its development to help readers appreciate the motives behind and grounds for its transformations. The second half systematically explicates, critically examines and creatively develops Patočka’s concept of the movement of existence as the most promising part of his asubjective phenomenology. The book appeals to new readers of Patočka as well as his scholars, and to students and researchers of contemporary philosophy concerned with topics such as embodiment, personal identity, intersubjectivity, sociality, or historicity. By re-assessing Patočka’s philosophy of history and his civilizational analysis, it also helps to better articulate the question of the place of Europe in the post-European world.

The Life of a Text

Author : Philip Lutgendorf
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520909348
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book The Life of a Text written by Philip Lutgendorf and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1991-07-23 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Life of a Text offers a vivid portrait of one community's interaction with its favorite text—the epic Ramcaritmanas—and the way in which performances of the epic function as a flexible and evolving medium for cultural expression. Anthropologists, historians of religion, and readers interested in the culture of North India and the performance arts will find breadth of subject, careful scholarship, and engaging presentation in this unique and beautifully illustrated examination of Hindi culture. The most popular and influential text of Hindi-speaking North India, the epic Ramcaritmanas is a sixteenth century retelling of the Ramayana story by the poet Tulsidas. This masterpiece of pre-modern Hindi literature has always reached its largely illiterate audiences primarily through oral performance including ceremonial recitation, folksinging, oral exegesis, and theatrical representation. Drawing on fieldwork in Banaras, Lutgendorf breaks new ground by capturing the range of performance techniques in vivid detail and tracing the impact of the epic in its contemporary cultural context.