Author: Publisher: Časopis Disk a edice Disk
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Disk I/2005 - Selections from the czech journal for the study of dramatic art
Author: Publisher: Časopis Disk a edice Disk
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Disk II/2006 - Selections from the czech journal for the study of dramatic art
Author: Publisher: Časopis Disk a edice Disk
ISBN: 8086970388
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Transdisciplinary Digital Art
Author: Randy AdamsPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540794867
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 499
Book Description
This volume collects selected papers from the past two instances of Digital Art Weeks (Zurich, Switzerland) and Interactive Futures (Victoria, BC, Canada), two parallel festivals of digital media art. The work represented in Transdisciplinary Digital Art is a confirmation of the vitality and breadth of the digital arts. Collecting essays that broadly encompass the digital arts, Transdisciplinary Digital Art gives a clear overview of the on-going strength of scientific, philosophical, aesthetic and artistic research that makes digital art perhaps the defining medium of the 21st Century.
American Universities and Colleges
Author: Praeger PublishersPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 031336608X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1661
Book Description
For well over a half century, American Universities and Colleges has been the most comprehensive and highly respected directory of four-year institutions of higher education in the United States. A two-volume set that Choice magazine hailed as a most important resource in its November 2006 issue, this revised edition features the most up-to-date statistical data available to guide students in making a smart yet practical decision in choosing the university or college of their dreams. In addition, the set serves as an indispensable reference source for parents, college advisors, educators, and public, academic, and high school librarians. These two volumes provide extensive information on 1,900 institutions of higher education, including all accredited colleges and universities that offer at least the baccalaureate degree. This essential resource offers pertinent, statistical data on such topics as tuition, room and board; admission requirements; financial aid; enrollments; student life; library holdings; accelerated and study abroad programs; departments and teaching staff; buildings and grounds; and degrees conferred. Volume two of the set provides four indexes, including an institutional Index, a subject accreditation index, a levels of degrees offered index, and a tabular index of summary data by state. These helpful indexes allow readers to find information easily and to make comparisons among institutions effectively. Also contained within the text are charts and tables that provide easy access to comparative data on relevant topics.
To Read Or Not to Read: A Question of National Consequence
Author: Dana GioiaPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781422399965
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Executive Summary for a report which gathers & collates the best national data available to provide a reliable & comprehensive overview of American reading today. This report relies on large, nat. studies conducted on a regular basis by U.S. fed. agencies, supplemented by academic, foundation, & business surveys. Although there has been measurable progress in recent years in reading ability at the elementary school level, all progress appears to halt as children enter their teenage years. There is a general decline in reading among teenage & adult Americans. Both reading ability & the habit of regular reading have greatly declined among college grad. The declines have demonstrable social, economic, cultural, & civic implications. Charts & tables.
Music and Traditions of the Arabian Peninsula
Author: Lisa UrkevichPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135628165
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
Music and Traditions of the Arabian Peninsula provides a pioneering overview of folk and traditional urban music, along with dance and rituals, of Saudi Arabia and the Upper Gulf States of Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. The nineteen chapters introduce variegated regions and subcultures and their rich and dynamic musical arts, many of which heretofore have been unknown beyond local communities. The book contains insightful descriptions of genres, instruments, poetry, and performance practices of the desert heartland (Najd), the Arabian/Persian Gulf shores, the great western cities including Makkah and Medinah, the southwestern mountains, and the hot Red Sea coast. Musical customs of distinctive groups such as Bedouin, seafarers, and regional women are explored. The book is packaged with downloadable resources and almost 200 images including a full color photo essay, numerous music transcriptions, a glossary with over 400 specialized terms, and original Arabic script alongside key words to assist with further research. This book provides a much-needed introduction and organizational structure for the diverse and complex musical arts of the region.
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory 2005
Author: R. R. Bowker LLCPublisher:
ISBN: 9780835246682
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 3170
Book Description
American Universities and Colleges
Author: Rent
Author: Jonathan LarsonPublisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9781557837370
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
(Applause Libretto Library). Finally, an authorized libretto to this modern day classic! Rent won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, as well as four Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book, and Best Score for Jonathan Larson. The story of Mark, Roger, Maureen, Tom Collins, Angel, Mimi, JoAnne, and their friends on the Lower East Side of New York City will live on, along with the affirmation that there is "no day but today." Includes 16 color photographs of productions of Rent from around the world, plus an introduction ("Rent Is Real") by Victoria Leacock Hoffman.
Watteau, Music, and Theater
Author: Antoine WatteauPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588393356
Category : Artists and theater
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
"Accompanying an exhibition in honor of Philippe de Montebello, Director Emeritus of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, this engaging book examines the influence of music and theater on the art of Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721). Fifteen major paintings and a number of drawings by Watteau that illustrate the connections between painting and the performing arts in Paris are explored. In addition, drawings and prints by other 18th-century artists featuring musical or theatrical subjects and objects and musical instruments are included."--Publisher description.