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  American Diva - Extraordinary...

  Deborah Paredez

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  What does it mean to be a "diva"? A shifting, increasingly loaded term, it has been used to both deride and celebrate charismatic and unapologetically fierce performers like Aretha Franklin, Divine, and the women of Labelle. In this brilliant, powerful blend of incisive criticism and electric memoir, Deborah Paredez—scholar, cultural critic, and lifelong diva devotee—unravels our enduring fascination with these icons and explores how divas have challenged American ideas about feminism, performance, and freedom.American Diva journeys into Tina Turner's scintillating performances, Celia Cruz's command of the male-dominated salsa world, the transcendent revival of Jomama Jones after a period of exile, and the unparalleled excellence of Venus and Serena Williams. Recounting how she and her mother endlessly watched Rita Moreno's powerhouse portrayal of Anita in West Side Story and how she learned much about being bigger than life from her fabulous Tía Lucia, Paredez chronicles the celebrated and skilled performers who not only shaped her life but boldly expressed the aspiration for freedom among brown, Black, and gay communities. Paredez also traces the evolution of the diva through the decades.Filled with sharp insights and great heart, American Diva is a spirited tribute to the power of performance and the joys of fandom.

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  So You Want To Go To Drama School?

  Helen Freeman

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  The essential guide to getting into drama school.
  Packed with sound advice and essential information for young people who want to train as actors and performers (including musical theatre), this clear and honest guide is written by a teacher and audition panellist with a lifetime's experience of the audition process. It will help all aspiring actors develop the self-confidence, motivation and skills required to get into the drama school of their choice.
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  - Researching and selecting the appropriate drama school
  - Making yourself the best prepared candidate
  - Choosing and preparing your speeches and songs
  - Developing your working process and your self-awareness
  - Coping with the audition day itself
  - Considering your next steps if you do (or don't) get in.Also includes suggestions of speeches and songs to look at (as well as those you should avoid), information about the major UK drama schools, how to obtain funding, suggested further reading, and an introduction to the theatrical terms and genres that every prospective student should know.
  'provides precisely the information and advice aspirant actors need... if you are a potential drama student, or the parent of one, buy this book' The Stage

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  The Tradition - A New History of...

  Peter Lord

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  Peter Lord, considered to be the greatest living scholar on Welsh visual art and culture, surveys the evolution of the visual culture of Wales from the Renaissance to the end of the twentieth century in this new, single-volume history. Written for everyone with an interest in the art and history of Wales, the volume illustrates some 400 landscapes and portrait paintings, prints and sculptures from artists such as Augustus John, Ceri Richards, Christopher Williams and many more. The author describes both how the work emerged from its Welsh historical context and was related to the art of other cultures. Revealing the many discoveries made since its first publication of the Visual Culture of Wales series in 1998, The Tradition is the only study now in print that encompasses the whole field of Welsh visual art. It is published with the support of the National Museum of Wales, The Paul Mellon Foundation, the National Library of Wales, the Marc Fitch Fund, Swansea University and the Welsh Book Council.
  Includes new and expanded material not originally featured within Lord's Visual Culture of Wales series.

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  Simply Beethoven

  Leon Plantinga

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  Born in Bonn, Germany, Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) showed musical talent from an early age and was first taught by his musician father, Johann, an alcoholic who often beat his son. At the age of 21, Beethoven moved to Vienna, where he studied with composer Joseph Haydn and quickly became renowned as a pianist and conductor, as well as a composer. He continued to perform until 1811 when increasing deafness made it impossible, but until his death in 1827, he continued to create timeless works, including such masterpieces as the Ninth Symphony and the late string quartets. Plagued by illness and repeatedly thwarted in love, Beethoven rarely achieved personal happiness; yet he transcended the many setbacks and disappointments in his life to produce some of the greatest music ever written, which has come to be identified with the indomitableness of the human spirit. 
  In Simply Beethoven, Professor Leon Plantinga offers the lay reader a fascinating account of Beethoven’s life and music in its singular historical context, a time that saw the upheaval of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic conquests, as well as the rise of the European middle class. It was in this milieu that Beethoven composed the groundbreaking, highly individual works that changed the course of music and have continued to inspire and delight listeners for more than two centuries. 
  For anyone who is interested in knowing more about the extraordinary music that has become an integral part of Western culture, as well as the troubled genius who created it, Simply Beethoven is a perfect introduction to the man and his work.

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  Percy Faith

  Wink Martindale

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  Though his work was often classified as just “arrangements,” Percy Faith’s work went well beyond that and could be more accurately described as “recompositions.”  He got his start as a child studying piano and eventually made his mark as an instrumental stylist, importing elements of jazz and rock into mood music.In a conversation with host Wink Martindale, Faith discusses the work it takes to find and keep fans, his lengthy music career and his focus on creating music that makes him happy versus music that might sell well.

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  The Brothers Karamazov and The...

  Fyodor Dostoyevsky, David Fishelson

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  Dostoyevsky’s titanic novels are transformed into spellbinding full cast drama by playwright David Fishelson. In The Brothers Karamazov, the passionate Karamazov brothers spring to life, led by their rogue of a father, who entertains himself by drinking, womanizing, and pitting his three sons against one another. In The Idiot, we meet the childlike Prince Myshkin as he returns to the decadent social whirl of St. Petersburg. The two most beautiful women in town compete for his affections in a duel that grows increasingly dangerous.
  
  Two L.A. Theatre Works full cast performances featuring:
  
  The Brothers Karamazov
  John de Lancie as Ivan Karamazov
  Sharon Gless as Grushenka
  Arye Gross as Alyosha Karamazov
  Harry Hamlin as Dmitry Karamazov
  Kaitlin Hopkins as Katerina
  Joseph Mascolo as Fyodor
  Richard Hoyt Miller as Miusov/Waiter/Mussyalovich/Judge Sergeant
  John Randolph as Zossima/Visitor
  John Rubinstein as Smerdyakov
  Tom Virtue as Father Joseph/Pawnbroker/Vrublevsky/Prosecutor/Coachman
  Ping Wu as Rakitin/Father Paissy/Innkeeper/Defense Attorney
  
  Directed by David Fishelson. Recorded before a live audience at the Guest Quarters Suite Hotel, Santa Monica in June of 1994.
  
  The Idiot
  Edward Asner as General Yepanchin
  Kate Asner as Nastasya Filipovna
  Angela Bettis as Aglaya
  Arye Gross as Ganya Ivolgin
  John Kapelos as Lebedev
  Robert Machray as General Ivolgin/Totsky
  Jon Matthews as Parfyon Rogozhin
  Johanna McKayas Varya/Daeya
  Paul Mercier as Prince Sherbatsky/Denisov
  Laurel Moglen as Adelaida
  Michael Rivkin as Eugene Radomsky
  Peggy Roeder as Mrs. Yepanchin/Mrs. Ivolgin/Princess Belokonsky
  Douglas Weston as Prince Myshkin
  
  Directed by David Fishelson. Recorded before a live audience at the DoubleTree Suites, Santa Monica in February of 1997.

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