This volume is the first authoritative historical textbook to look at the origins, development and evolution of seaside Pierrot troupes and concert parties and their popular performance heritage.

100 LESSONS IN CLASS BALLET

429 tasks, 17 champions, 300 rubber ducks, 1 Taskmaster: 10 years of comedic chaos

Highlighted in this volume is the detective play The Inspector and the Hero by Femi Osofisan, one of Africa's leading playwrights. The play has until now only been published in Nigeria.

This volume provides scholars and non-specialists alike, with a roadmap for effectively conducting culturally aware, historically relevant research on African dance and on any dance style that contains African elements.

In his inspirational new memoir Big Beacon, Alan tells two stunning stories of triumph over mild adversity: somehow managing to rebuild both his TV career and an abandoned lighthouse in Kent.

Helps readers develop a connection between dance and the anatomy and kinesiology of the human body. With a better understanding of the human physiology, dancers are able to lower their risk of injury. The information and principles presented should be able to be integrated into dance technique classes and rehearsals.

This book offers an inside view of ballet as the art form we see on stages today, how expressive movement is initiated and controlled, and the importance of embedding creativity and expressivity within ballet technique from the dancer's first lesson to their final performance.