Living Drama

Author : David J. Harding
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226316666

Get Book

Living the Drama by David J. Harding Pdf

For the middle class and the affluent, local ties seem to matter less and less these days, but in the inner city, your life can be irrevocably shaped by what block you live on. Living the Drama takes a close look at three neighborhoods in Boston to analyze the many complex ways that the context of community shapes the daily lives and long-term prospects of inner-city boys. David J. Harding studied sixty adolescent boys growing up in two very poor areas and one working-class area. In the first two, violence and neighborhood identification are inextricably linked as rivalries divide the city into spaces safe, neutral, or dangerous. Consequently, Harding discovers, social relationships are determined by residential space. Older boys who can navigate the dangers of the streets serve as role models, and friendships between peers grow out of mutual protection. The impact of community goes beyond the realm of same-sex bonding, Harding reveals, affecting the boys’ experiences in school and with the opposite sex. A unique glimpse into the world of urban adolescent boys, Living the Drama paints a detailed, insightful portrait of life in the inner city.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0170419983

Get Book

Living Drama by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nellie Burget Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1924
Category : Drama
ISBN : UCAL:$B276066

Get Book

The Living Drama by Nellie Burget Miller Pdf

This study will endeavor to present, in simple and concise form, a survey of this continuous dramatic movement from its earliest recorded expression to contemporary moments under a single cover. Since to know thoroughly the dramatic output of any one period might command the industry of a lifetime, the task is a colossal one and precludes any pretense at completeness; the treatment is suggestive rather than informative, and should be supplemented by a study of the plays indicated under each section. After all, the important thing is not the painful piling of fact upon fact but gaining an intelligent working knowledge of the whole and knowing exactly where to turn for detail when it is needed. The information has been gathered from many works upon the various phases, to which the writer is deeply indebted, all of which are indicated in the bibliographies. We purpose, then, to take a sort of ''Cook's Tour'' over the whole domain of the drama, touching the main points of interest, and leaving the reader to return and explore at leisure.

Author : Deborah Geis
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781472567895

Get Book

Beat Drama by Deborah Geis Pdf

Readers and acolytes of the vital early 1950s-mid 1960s writers known as the Beat Generation tend to be familiar with the prose and poetry by the seminal authors of this period: Jack Kerouac, Gregory Corso, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Diane Di Prima, and many others. Yet all of these authors, as well as other less well-known Beat figures, also wrote plays-and these, together with their countercultural approaches to what could or should happen in the theatre-shaped the dramatic experiments of the playwrights who came after them, from Sam Shepard to Maria Irene Fornes, to the many vanguard performance artists of the seventies. This volume, the first of its kind, gathers essays about the exciting work in drama and performance by and about the Beat Generation, ranging from the well-known Beat figures such as Kerouac, Ginsberg and Burroughs, to the "Afro-Beats†? - LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka), Bob Kaufman, and others. It offers original studies of the women Beats - Di Prima, Bunny Lang - as well as groups like the Living Theater who in this era first challenged the literal and physical boundaries of the performance space itself.

Author : C. W. E. Bigsby
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1982-07-29
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521271169

Get Book

A Critical Introduction to Twentieth-Century American Drama: Volume 1, 1900-1940 by C. W. E. Bigsby Pdf

Eugene O'Neill - Clifford Odets - Left-wing theatre - Black drama - Thornton Wilder - Lillian Hellman - Luigi Pirandello - Arthur Miller.

Author : Wendy Smith
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780307830982

Get Book

Real Life Drama by Wendy Smith Pdf

Real Life Drama is the classic history of the remarkable group that revitalized American theater in the 1930s by engaging urgent social and moral issues that still resonate today. Born in the turbulent decade of the Depression, the Group Theatre revolutionized American arts. Wendy Smith's dramatic narrative brings the influential troupe and its founders to life once again, capturing their joys and pains, their triumphs and defeats. Filled with fresh insights into the towering personalities of Harold Clurman, Lee Strasberg, Cheryl Crawford, Elia Kazan, Clifford Odets, Stella and Luther Adler, Karl Malden, and Lee J. Cobb, among many others, Real Life Drama chronicles a passionate community of idealists as they opened a new frontier in theater.

Author : Dr Wesley Vander Lugt
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781472419439

Get Book

Living Theodrama by Dr Wesley Vander Lugt Pdf

A fresh, creative introduction to theological ethics. Offering an imaginative approach through dialogue with theatrical theory and practice, Vander Lugt demonstrates a new way to integrate actor-oriented and action-oriented approaches to Christian ethics within a comprehensive theodramatic model. This model affirms that life is a drama performed in the company of God and others, providing rich metaphors for relating theology to everyday formation and performance in this drama. This book contains not only a fruitful exchange between theological ethics and theatre, but it also presents a promising method for interdisciplinary dialogue between theology and the arts that will be valuable for students and practitioners across many different fields.

Author : John Holmes Agnew,Walter Hilliard Bidwell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 880 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : American periodicals
ISBN : CORNELL:31924066333364

Get Book

Eclectic Magazine, and Monthly Edition of the Living Age by John Holmes Agnew,Walter Hilliard Bidwell Pdf

Author : Michael Mangan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781350315914

Get Book

The Drama, Theatre and Performance Companion by Michael Mangan Pdf

This complete companion to the study of drama, theatre and performance studies is an essential reference point for students undertaking or preparing to undertake a course either at university or at drama school. Designed as a single reference resource, it introduces the main components of the subject, the key theories and thinkers, as well as vital study skills. Written by a highly regarded academic and practitioner with a wealth of expertise and experience in teaching, Mangan takes students from studio to stage, from lecture theatre to workshop, covering practice as well as theory and history. Reliable and comprehensive, this guide is invaluable throughout a degree or course at various levels. It is essential reading for undergraduate students of Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies at universities, drama schools and conservatoires, as well as AS and A Level students studying Drama and Theatre who are considering studying the subject at degree level.

Author : Sally Mackey,Simon Cooper
Publisher : Nelson Thornes
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0748751688

Get Book

Drama and Theatre Studies by Sally Mackey,Simon Cooper Pdf

Revised and expanded edition for use with all Drama and Theatre Studies A & AS specifications.

Author : Phil Jones
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0415099692

Get Book

Drama as Therapy by Phil Jones Pdf

Drama as Therapydescribes and defines dramatherapy, providing in one volume a definition of the core processes at work in dramatherapy, a clear description of how to structure sessions, a thorough review of techniques and a wide range of examples from clinical practice. At the heart of the book is a definition of the nine core processes which define how and why dramatherapy can offer the opportunity for change. Also included are step-by-step breakdowns of the ways of working with a broad range of clients. Dramatherapy's approach to role, play, mask, ritual, performance and script are all described. The book includes extensive historical material from the 1920s to the present day, covering work in the US, the UK, Russia and the Netherlands. It challenges previous accounts of dramatherapy's history with details of Evreinov's Theatrotherapy, Iljine's work in Russia and interviews with innovators in the field, including Peter Slade, Sue Jennings and Marion Lindquvist.

Author : Cindi McMenamin
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780736969871

Get Book

Drama Free by Cindi McMenamin Pdf

"All the World's a Stage"— What Part Will You Play? You know what drama is...in your circle of friends, your workplace, your extended family, and in the unexpected circumstances of life. But has it gotten to be too much? Truth is, we've all been both actor and audience when it comes to life's dramas. But here's another truth: You don't have to let it sweep you away. Discover a biblical script for a more peaceful life as you learn how to... dial down the drama in your own life respond appropriately to situations that would otherwise escalate incorporate "scene changes" to eliminate inevitable drama view high-maintenance individuals through the eyes of Christ become an anchor in the storms that swirl around you The world may be a stage—but you can find freedom from the drama.

Author : Guerin Moorman
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781452574622

Get Book

Drop the Drama! by Guerin Moorman Pdf

We all experience drama in one form or another. Whether it's relational conflicts, financial stress, addiction, anger, overeating, or any number of problems; drama is not something that happens to us, but something that happens within us. In whatever form we experience it, drama is ultimately the internal dialogue of wrestling against 'what is'. Drop the Drama! From Drama Addiction to Simply Inspired Living asserts that we become drama addicts, emotionally reacting to life, recreating life stories based on a limited understanding of who we really are. In an approach that transcends all spiritual paths, Drop the Drama! takes an alternative view of the ancient story of Adam and Eve challenging our traditional ways of viewing God, self, the nature of reality, and ultimately revealing a new way of Simply Inspired Living for all humanity. Explore the root cause of suffering; The Drama Mind. Expose the symptoms of the Drama Mind and how it cloaks itself from our awareness. Drop the cycles of Shame, Blame, and The Drama Game. Discover 'The Quest', questions found in the story of Adam and Eve leading us out of drama and back to Simply Inspired Living. Drop the Drama! is not about providing more factual knowledge for the mind, or getting motivated to achieve certain results in life. It is about uncovering the stories we create, the discovery of who we really are, and unleashing a life that is simply inspiring. Are you ready to Drop the Drama?

Author : Christopher Innes,Peter Paul Schnierer,Martin Middeke,Matthew C. Roudané
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781408134818

Get Book

The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights by Christopher Innes,Peter Paul Schnierer,Martin Middeke,Matthew C. Roudané Pdf

Unrivalled in its coverage of recent work and writers, The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights surveys and analyses the breadth, vitality and development of theatrical work to emerge from America over the last fifty years. This authoritative guide leads you through the work of 25 major contemporary American playwrights, discussing more than 140 plays in detail. Written by a team of 25 eminent international scholars, each chapter provides: · a biographical introduction to the playwright's work; · a survey and concise analysis of the writer's most important plays; · a discussion of their style, dramaturgical concerns and critical reception; · a bibliography of published plays and a select list of critical works. Among the many Tony, Obie and Pulitzer prize-winning playwrights included are Sam Shepard, Tony Kushner, Suzan-Lori Parks, August Wilson, Paula Vogel and Neil LaBute. The abundance of work analysed enables fresh, illuminating conclusions to be drawn about the development of contemporary American playwriting.

Author : Richard Gilman
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780300133035

Get Book

The Drama Is Coming Now by Richard Gilman Pdf

This engrossing book presents the first collection in more than three decades of one of America’s finest drama critics. Richard Gilman chronicles a major period in American theater history, one that witnessed the birth or spread of Off-Broadway, regional theater, nonprofit companies, and avant-garde performance, as well as growing interest in plays by women and minorities and in world drama. His writing, however, is more than a revealing look at an era. It is criticism for the ages. Insightful, provocative, and impassioned, the articles represent the full range of Gilman’s interests. There are essays, profiles, and book reviews dealing with such topics as the “new naturalism” in theater, Brecht’s collected plays, and the legacy of Stanislavski. There is also a generous sampling of Gilman’s comments on plays by O’Neill, Miller, Chekhov, Albee, Ibsen, Anouilh, Beckett, Ionesco, Pinter, Fugard, and many others.