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Acting, Archetype and Neuroscience Superscenes for Rehearsal and Performance
Jane Drake Brody · 2017
<p>"How do we move actors into the less accessible regions of themselves and release hotter, more dangerous, and less literal means of approaching a role?"</p> <p>Superscenes are a revolutionary new mode of teaching and rehearsal, allowing the actor to discover and utilize the primal energies underlying dramatic texts. In <i>Acting, Archetype, and Neuroscience</i> Jane Drake Brody draws upon a lifetime's experience in the theatre, alongside the best insights into pedagogical practice in the field, the work of philosophers and writers who have focused on myth and archetype, and the latest insights of neuroscience.</p> <p>The resulting interdisciplinary, exciting volume works to:</p> <ul> <li>Mine the essentials of accepted acting theory while finding ways to access more primally-based human behavior in actors</li> <li>Restore a focus on storytelling that has been lost in the rush to create complex characters with arresting physical and vocal lives</li> <li>Uncover the mythical bones buried within every piece of dramatic writing; the skeletal framework upon which hangs the language and drama of the play itself</li> <li>Focus on the actor's body as the only place where the conflict inherent in drama can be animated.</li> </ul> <p>Acting, Archetype, and Neuroscience weaves together a wealth of seemingly disparate performance methods, exciting actors to imaginatively and playfully take risks they might otherwise avoid. A radical new mixture of theory and practice by a highly respected teacher of acting, this volume is a must-read for students and performance practitioners alike.</p>
The Bluest Eye (Vintage International)
Toni Morrison • 2007
A Certain Hunger
Chelsea G. Summers • 2019
Finished
Cleopatra and Frankenstein
Coco Mellors · 2022
Thérèse Raquin
Émile Zola · 2005
Conspiracy Girl
Sarah Alderson • 2015
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
Harlan Ellison • 1967
Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree • 2022
An Instant New York Times Bestseller A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2022 A Library Reads Pick An Indie Next Pick A Goodreads Best Fantasy Choice Award Nominee The much-beloved BookTok sensation, Travis Baldree's novel of high fantasy and low stakes. *This new edition includes a very special, never-before-seen bonus story, 'Pages to Fill.'* After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time. The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old and new rivals stand in the way of success — not to mention the fact that no one has the faintest idea what coffee actually is. If Viv wants to put the blade behind her and make her plans a reality, she won't be able to go it alone. But the true rewards of the uncharted path are the travelers you meet along the way. And whether drawn together by ancient magic, flaky pastry, or a freshly brewed cup, they may become partners, family, and something deeper than she ever could have dreamed. “Take a break from epic battles and saving the world. Legends & Lattes is a low-stakes fantasy that delivers exactly what's advertised: a wholesome, cozy novel that feels like a warm hug. This is my new comfort read.”—Genevieve Gornichec, author of The Witch's Heart At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Born Palestinian, Born Black
Suheir Hammad • 1996
White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color
Ruby Hamad • 2020
Babel
R. F. Kuang • 2022
Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Poppy War “Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant, razor-sharp books I've had the pleasure of reading that isn't just an alternative fantastical history, but an interrogative one; one that grabs colonial history and the Industrial Revolution, turns it over, and shakes it out.” -- Shannon Chakraborty, bestselling author of The City of Brass From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel. Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization. For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide… Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?
Death and the Maiden
Ariel Dorfman • 1994
Years after she was blindfolded and tortured by Pinochet's police force, Chilean woman Paulina marries Gerardo and through him meets, Roberto, whose voice she is certain was that of the man who tortured her years before.
My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels Book 1)
Elena Ferrante (Ann Goldstein) • 2012
Clytemnestra: A Novel
Costanza Casati • 2023
"Fans of Circe and Elektra should pick up this powerful Greek myth retelling." ―Cosmopolitan<br/>For fans of Madeline Miller, a stunning debut following Clytemnestra, the most notorious villainess of the ancient world and the events that forged her into the legendary queen.<br/>As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. She already knows which option suits her best…<br/>You were born to a king, but you marry a tyrant. You stand by helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore, and you comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own. Because this was not the first offence against you. This was not the life you ever deserved. And this will not be your undoing. Slowly, you plot.<br/>But when your husband returns in triumph, you become a woman with a choice.<br/>Acceptance or vengeance, infamy follows both. So, you bide your time and force the gods' hands in the game of retribution. For you understood something long ago that the others never did.<br/>If power isn't given to you, you have to take it for yourself.<br/>A blazing novel set in the world of Ancient Greece, this is a thrilling tale of power and prophecies, of hatred, love, and of an unforgettable Queen who fiercely dealt out death to those who wronged her.<br/>"Crackles with vivid fury, passion, and strength." ―Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Elektra and Ariadne
Skellig
David Almond • 2001
David Almond’s Printz Honor–winning novel celebrates its 10th anniversary!<br/><br/>Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage. . . . What is this thing beneath the spiders' webs and dead flies? A human being, or a strange kind of beast never before seen? The only person Michael can confide in is his new friend, Mina. Together, they carry the creature out into the light, and Michael's world changes forever. . . .
Beloved
Toni Morrison • 2004
Dune
Frank Herbert • 1965
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I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman • 2022
<p><b>SISTERHOOD. SECRETS. SURVIVAL.</b><br> <br> <b>Discover the haunting, heart-breaking post-apocalyptic TikTok sensation.</b><br> <br> Deep underground, thirty-nine women are kept in isolation in a cage. Above ground, a world awaits. Has it been abandoned? Devastated by a virus?<br> <br> Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only vague recollection of their lives before. But, as the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl - the fortieth prisoner - sits alone an outcast in the corner.<br> <br> Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others' escape and survival in the strange world that awaits them above ground. The woman who will never know men.<br> <br> <b>WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY SOPHIE MACKINTOSH, BOOKER PRIZE-LONGLISTED AUTHOR OF THE <i>WATER CURE</i><br> <br> **<i>Orlanda</i>, the next sensation from Jacquline Harpman, is available now**</b></p>
The Courage to Be Disliked
Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga • 2019
The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley
Malcolm X & Alex Haley • 2015
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A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle · 1962
