Articles in the Textbooks category
Routledge publishes quality textbooks in a variety of disciplines and course subjects. We are committed to providing course materials to instructors and students that are both engaging and innovative. You can learn more about our textbooks by viewing our featured selections below in Theatre & Performance Studies. You can also browse textbooks in all subjects or check out our companion websites.
By Erika Fischer-Lichte
Edited by Minou Arjomand and Ramona Mosse
Is everything theater? Erika Fischer-Lichte's new introductory title explores the central concepts of theater and performance offering a broad guide to the study.
Read our interview with author Robert Cohen, in which he reveals some interesting facts and background to his groundbreaking work in acting theory.
Learn more about his latest book Acting Power: The 21st Century Edition.
What is a director’s job in a musical? And how do they begin to prepare for such a collaborative process?
Want to know the key to creating a successful musical production? Then read on…
Learn to understand the dancer’s body and dynamic alignment.
The perfect textbook for students studying dance anatomy, kinesiology or dance health.
By Rose Whyman
Series: The Basics
Stanislavski: The Basics is an engaging introduction to the life, thought and impact of Konstantin Stanislavski.
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A Student's Handbook
By Nick O'Brien and Annie Sutton
Now Available
Theatre in Practice provides students with all of the ‘must have’ Drama skills required for A-Level, International Baccalaureate, BTEC and beyond.
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Michael Lugering's The Expressive Actor presents a foundational, preparatory training method, using movement to unlock the entire acting process. Its action-based perspective integrates voice, movement and basic acting training into a unified approach. Learn more..
Beyond Words presents a range of illuminating approaches to examining every day social interactions, to help the reader understand human movement in new ways. This fully-revised, extensively illustrated second edition includes a new introduction by the authors.
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Ed Hooks' indispensable acting guidebook for animators has been fully updated and improved! Contact your Routledge Rep for more information.
"This is an urgently needed book – as the question of choreographing behavior enters into realms outside of the aesthetic domains of theatrical dance, Susan Foster writes a thoroughly compelling argument." – André Lepecki, New York University, US
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