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Reframing the Musical
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 277

Reframing the Musical

"Challenging established narratives and calling for a radical and inclusive approach, this edited collection offers a timely overview of musical theatre history in relation to race, culture and identity. Reframing the Musical: provides fresh and diverse insights into a range of both historical and contemporary musicals, including Hair, Hamilton and The Lion King; brings together contributions from Cultural, American and Theatre Studies to unravel the musical for the first time; questions ideas about who musicals are for, by and about, in order to retell the story of musical theatre and recognise the neglected cultural perspectives that have shaped our understanding of the form. Engaging and important, this is required reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Musical Theatre. Its intersectional approach and interdisciplinary scope also make Reframing the Musical an invaluable resource for practitioners seeking to understand the political underpinnings of the musical." --

Reframing the Musical
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 277

Reframing the Musical

This critical and inclusive edited collection offers an overview of the musical in relation to issues of race, culture and identity. Bringing together contributions from cultural, American and theatre studies for the first time, the chapters offer fresh perspectives on musical theatre history, calling for a radical and inclusive new approach. By questioning ideas about what the musical is about and who it for, this groundbreaking book retells the story of the musical, prioritising previously neglected voices to reshape our understanding of the form. Timely and engaging, this is required reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of musical theatre. It offers an intersectional approach which will also be invaluable for theatre practitioners.

An Inconvenient Black History of British Musical Theatre
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 305

An Inconvenient Black History of British Musical Theatre

  • Categories: Art

A radically urgent intervention, An Inconvenient Black History of British Musical Theatre: 1900 - 1950 uncovers the hidden Black history of this most influential of artforms. Drawing on lost archive material and digitised newspapers from the turn of the century onwards, this exciting story has been re-traced and restored to its rightful place. A vital and significant part of British cultural history between 1900 and 1950, Black performance practice was fundamental to resisting and challenging racism in the UK. Join Mayes (a Broadway- and Toronto-based Music Director) and Whitfield (a musical theatre historian and researcher) as they take readers on a journey through a historically-inconvenie...

An Inconvenient Black History of British Musical Theatre
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 305

An Inconvenient Black History of British Musical Theatre

A radically urgent intervention, An Inconvenient Black History of British Musical Theatre: 1900 - 1950 uncovers the hidden Black history of this most influential of artforms. Drawing on lost archive material and digitised newspapers from the turn of the century onwards, this exciting story has been re-traced and restored to its rightful place. A vital and significant part of British cultural history between 1900 and 1950, Black performance practice was fundamental to resisting and challenging racism in the UK. Join Mayes (a Broadway- and Toronto-based Music Director) and Whitfield (a musical theatre historian and researcher) as they take readers on a journey through a historically-inconvenie...

Queer Dramaturgies
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 503

Queer Dramaturgies

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2016-01-26
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  • Publisher: Springer

This international collection of essays forms a vibrant picture of the scope and diversity of contemporary queer performance. Ranging across cabaret, performance art, the performativity of film, drag and script-based theatre it unravels the dynamic relationship performance has with queerness as it is presented in local and transnational contexts.

Ecology and Conservation of Estuarine Ecosystems
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 515

Ecology and Conservation of Estuarine Ecosystems

St Lucia is the world's oldest protected estuary and Africa's largest estuarine system. It is also the centerpiece of South Africa's first UNESCO World Heritage Site, the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, and has been a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance since 1986. Knowledge of its biodiversity, geological origins, hydrology, hydrodynamics and the long history of management is unique in the world. However, the impact of global change has culminated in unprecedented challenges for the conservation and management of the St Lucia system, leading to the recent initiation of a project in support of its rehabilitation and long-term sustainability. This timely volume provides a unique source of information on the functioning and management of the estuary for researchers, students and environmental managers. The insights and experiences described build on over 60 years of study and management at the site and will serve as a valuable model for similar estuaries around the world.

Lies You Wanted to Hear
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 411

Lies You Wanted to Hear

Alone in an empty house, Lucy tries to imagine the lives of her two young children. They have been gone for seven years, and she is tormented by the role she played in that heartbreaking loss. You can hardly see a glimpse of the sexy, edgy woman she used to be. Back then, she was a magnet for men like Matt, who loved her beyond reason, and Griffin, who wouldn't let go but always left her wanting more. Now the lies they told and the choices they made have come to haunt all three of them. With shattering turns, Lies You Wanted to Hear explores the way good people talk themselves into doing terrible, unthinkable things. What happens when we come to believe our own lies? And what price must we pay for our mistakes? A searing story that will leave you wondering what choices you would make, Lies You Wanted to Hear is a stunning debut.

Tate British Artists: William Scott
  • Language: en

Tate British Artists: William Scott

  • Categories: Art
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-04-30
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  • Publisher: Tate

This book is a comprehensive introduction to the life and work of the important British abstract painter William Scott (1913-1989). After studying at Belfast College of Art and the Royal Academy of Arts in London, Scott began his painting career in 1946 while teaching at Bath Academy of Art, concentrating on still lifes of household objects. By 1951, the forms had begun to take on a life of their own, sometimes as metaphors of erotic encounters between male and female. Moving back and forth between abstract and representational styles, Scott gained international renown and has been the subject of exhibitions around the world, including a major retrospective at Tate in 1972.

Elgar Introduction to Theories of Human Resources and Employment Relations
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 387

Elgar Introduction to Theories of Human Resources and Employment Relations

This Elgar Introduction provides an overview of some of the key theories that inform human resource management and employment relations as a field of study.

Building Sensorimotor Systems in Children with Developmental Trauma
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 274

Building Sensorimotor Systems in Children with Developmental Trauma

Babies and young children who have experienced early adversity miss out on good, nurturing relationships, and the sensorimotor development that goes along with them. Their bodies therefore lack a solid foundation for sensory integration. This book lays out a practice model - the Building Underdeveloped Sensorimotor Systems (BUSS) model - to help identify and assess whether these gaps are present in a child's sensorimotor systems. It also advocates the potential of rebuilding the gaps in these systems - using games and activities that take place within loving parent-child relationships - to offer the child a healthy, attuned base from which to develop sensorimotor skills. Also included is a section on parents' experiences of using these activities with their children. With a positive view of approaching sensorimotor underdevelopment, these strategies and case studies all demonstrate that, with the right kind of attention, these children's systems can be rebuilt.