Cantonese Opera: Stage Initiation Po Toi Ritual    by Pinky Toky
Price: $4.99 USD. 1720 words. Language: Commonwealth English. Published on June 14, 2013. Nonfiction » Social Science » Customs & Traditions.
When performing on a new stage, the Cantonese opera troupe will have to stage a short ritual playlet to initiate the stage, before the actual performance on the first night. The ritual is commonly known as Po Toi or Zae Baak Fu (White Tiger Ritual). The purpose of the ritual is to purge the stage of evil spirits and to pray for the safety of the troupe members.

Filmmaking, the Hard Way    by Josh Folan
Price: $5.99 USD. 38850 words. Language: English. Published on May 26, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.
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A cynical case study of the feature film production of All God’s Creatures written by multi-hyphenate writer/producer/director/actor Josh Folan, "Filmmaking, the Hard Way" puts low budget filmmaking under the microscope by analyzing the process of making a film from top to bottom with an honesty and transparency rarely found in writings of its kind.

Carpenter. Suspense, Schock, Terror    by Frank Schnelle
Price: $3.85 USD. 52730 words. Language: German. Published on May 17, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.
John Carpenter schuf Klassiker wie “Halloween”, “Die Klapperschlange” und “Das Ding aus einer anderen Welt”. Danach folgte eine Achterbahnkarriere zwischen Independent-Horror und Big-Budget-Flops. Frank Schnelle erweitert hier seine Print-Monografie über Hollywoods “Prince of Darkness” um ein ausführliches Karriere-Interview und diverse neue Texte, die Carpenters gesamtes Schaffen würdigen.

Kathy Griffin Raw: Stand-Up Comedian and Reality TV Star    by Cindy Vincent
Price: $2.99 USD. 4430 words. Language: English. Published on May 12, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.
Essential Information Kathleen Mary Griffin was born in Oak Park, Illinois on November 4, 1960. Her mom, Mary Margaret "Maggie" (nee Corbally), and her father, John Patrick Griffin, were first-generation Irish Americans. Maggie worked as a cashier in the Oak Park Medical facility. The last of 5 youngsters, her brother or sisters are Kenny, Joyce, Gary, and John.

Peking Opera - Traditional Classic Operas    by Deedee Moore
Price: $5.99 USD. 6140 words. Language: English. Published on April 21, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.
Peking Opera has a great repertoire. Many fine operas in the repertoires have been loved by the audience. Of them, some are classics which have been continuously performed over the past centuries. The ebook with vivid descriptions and excellent pictures, strives to give readers a basic knowledge of the ancient performing art, and to enable them to better appreciate its unique artistic charm.

Acting    by Peter Everhart
Price: $1.00 USD. 15040 words. Language: English. Published on April 18, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.
Renowned Talent Agent Peter Everhart writes about the craft of acting. Peter Everhart gives insight into the methods, techniques, and skills it takes to be an actor. He gives several tips and advice on how to make it in the Entertainment industry.

A magyar színháztudomány kortárs irányai    by Balassa Zsófia, P. Müller Péter, Rosner Krisztina
Price: $4.99 USD. 48310 words. Language: Hungarian. Agented by Publio Kiadó  on April 17, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.
A kötet a 25 éves a színházi képzés a Pécsi Tudományegyetemen: A magyar színháztudomány kortárs irányai címmel 2012. március 23–24-én Pécsett megrendezett konferencián elhangzott előadások válogatott, szerkesztett változatait tartalmazzák. A konferencián a kortárs színháztudomány magyar képviselői tekintették át a szakterület időszerű kérdéseit.

The Mask Dance of the Drums from Drametse    by Pinky Toky
Price: $4.99 USD. 2070 words. Language: Commonwealth English. Published on April 10, 2013. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
The Mask Dance of the Drums from Drametse is also known as Drametse Ngacham (also spelled Drametse Ngachham). It is a well-known sacred dance of the Bhutanese, whose cultural heritage has largely remained intact due to isolation from the rest of the world until the early 1960s.

TARDIS Eruditorum An Unofficial Critical History of Doctor Who Volume 3: Jon Pertwee    by Philip Sandifer
Price: $4.99 USD. 134260 words. Language: English. Published on April 3, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.
A critical history of the Jon Pertwee era of Doctor Who, starting with Spearhead From Space in 1970 and ending with Planet of Spiders in 1974.

Super Simplified Ventriloquism    by Joe Gandelman
Price: $4.99 USD. 13100 words. Language: American English. Published on March 17, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.
Get motivated and learn ventriloquism quickly using Joe Gandelman's super simplified ventriloquism technique. Since 1990, Joe has taught thousands of people of all ages how to learn ventriloquism quickly. This includes employees of corporations and comedian Margaret Cho on her VH1 reality show (The Cho Show).