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Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) es para muchos la figura emblemática del dandi inglés. Pero esa imagen del artista del esteticismo extremado también se vincula a la figura perseguida por la hipócrita moral dominante de su tiempo. Durante decadas despues de su muerte, Wilde fue objeto de controversia y, a pesar de la condena judicial y moral a la que fue sometido, el interes del publico por su obra no decrecio. Su produccion abarca casi todos los generos literarios (novela, cuento, ensayo, poesia), pero es en sus obras teatrales donde despliega todo su talento artistico, como lo demuestran La importancia de llamarse Ernesto y El abanico de lady Windermere. Wilde se sirvio en ellas de las convenciones y temas del teatro de su tiempo, especialmente del melodrama y de la comedia de costumbres del teatro clasico ingles, pero, gracias al ingenio verbal que le caracterizaba y a su singular capacidad para reirse de la realidad circundante sin causar la reaccion negativa del publico, logro trascender sus modelos y dignificar un genero que se hallaba en decadencia artistica.

From bestselling author and Strictly Come Dancing s Head Judge Shirley Ballas a sparkling toolkit for living your best life and new stories from Shirley s life on and off the dance floor After twenty years of shiny floors sambas and sequins we re more captivated than ever by the Strictly Journey a contestant s inspirational roller coaster ride of personal growth as they learn each new routine It s a process that requires stamina resilience and an openness to total self expression and it teaches you as much about yourself as it does the dance No one knows this journey more deeply than Strictly s Head Judge Shirley Ballas In Best Foot Forward she takes you on her own personal journey sharing the tools she s developed to live life to the fullest Grounded in the world of dance Shirley s life lessons offer a unique toolkit for navigating everyday challenges Each chapter is anchored by a key principle that Shirley has learned from both personal and professional experiences collecting fascinating stories of open mindedness Listen to the Music self confidence Dress the Part managing change Learn to Pivot working with others Trust Your Partner and more Written with her trademark unguarded and nurturing style Best Foot Forward takes

Fab u lous Craig Revel Horwood Uplifting Fleur East Brilliant Sara Davies Feel good Gemma AtkinsonChange your life for the better starting today with this primer on positivity from Strictly star and It Takes Two host Janette Manrara Whether you re looking to boost your happiness advance your career or manifest your big life goals Janette s delightful blend of advice inspiration and life lessons from her time on stage and screen is just what you need Divided into four key pillars Acceptance Reflection The Work and Discovery her tried and true life advice centres around learning to love yourself Each chapter offers hard won wisdom alongside practical techniques to apply that wisdom to your own life complete with all the steps to take to make your goals a reality Janette is here to motivate you empower you spark joy and remind you that you are amazing Along the way Janette shares her own poignant stories from her childhood in a large Cuban family in Florida and her decision to pursue a career in dance to her big break on So You Think You Can Dance and finally Strictly Come Dancing Full of magic and glitter and joy Tiny Dancer Big World is a fun and practical guide for learning to embrace self love and ambition and how to be your best self

An inspiring and heartfelt reminder to never give up by Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Amy Dowden

Discover the dazzling new historical novel from the author of That Green Eyed Girl and 73 Dove Street Perfect for fans of City of Girls Cabaret and Sunday Times bestseller The Whalebone Theatre available to pre order in paperback Sexy electrically stylish and beautiful a gorgeous story about sisterhood and a glamorous evocative passport to a period we all long to get lost in Daisy Buchanan award winning author of Insatiable Julie s best novel yet Georgina Moore bestselling author of The Garnett Girls Ladies and gentlemen welcome to the Babylon Circus Berlin 1926 young Leni finds work as a cigarette girl wide eyed dodging stray hands as the painted dancers and revellers party the nights away It s all for her little sister Annette to put a roof over their heads food in their bellies Because the two sisters have no one but each other Then Leni meets pianist Paul and embarks on a passionate all consuming love affair But for Paul Berlin is a dangerous place to be If he and Leni are to have a future together they must flee the city For Leni it s an impossible choice her sister or the love of her life The consequences of her decision will ripple through the next four decades Immersive tender simmering with sec

How did Lin Manuel Miranda become the preeminent musical storyteller of the 21st century Daniel Pollack Pelzner traces Miranda s path from a friendly but isolated child to the winner of multiple Tonys and Grammys for his Broadway hits Hamilton and In the Heights and his songs in Disney s Moana and Encanto Miranda s journey is a testament to the power of creativity collaboration and cultural synthesis His insatiable drive to create art and learn from those around him propelled him to synthesize his Latino heritage with the pop hip hop and Broadway musical styles of New York City The unique blend allowed him to craft a new way of telling American stories Drawing on over 150 interviews with Miranda s family friends and mentors and Miranda himself Pollack Pelzner delves into the formative experiences that shaped Miranda s artistic vision From his early musicals in high school to the creation of his professional masterpieces this book reveals the sources of Miranda s creativity not as innate genius but as a result of exceptional openness and collaboration With full access to Miranda s inner circle this behind the scenes origin story is sure to captivate his legions of fans and more

Explore behind the scenes of the greatest monster movies ever made What makes a great movie monster Academy Award winning make up effects artist Howard Berger and acclaimed journalist Marshall Julius have spoken to dozens of film industry legends to find out A celebration of monsters monster movies and monster movie makers Making Monsters delivers an illuminating entertaining and accessible oral history of the genre gathering an enviable array of A list talent from make up and digital effects legends Tom Savini Phil Tippett to directors John Carpenter Ti West actors Simon Pegg Barbara Crampton composers Michael Giacchino and writers Russell T Davies Packed with hundreds of images from film stills to personal behind the scenes pictures from dozens of interview subjects many never before published Making Monsters is a treasure trove of monstrous creations and the stories behind them that is sure to make fans jump scream and howl with delight

A journey through human festivity told through colourful travel narratives set at some of the world s most eye catching festivals and interweaved with insights from the fields of anthropology history psychology and folklore examining why we celebrate festivals in the ways we do Fiesta explores the vibrant tapestry of human festivity delving into the extraordinary lengths to which we go to express our cultures and commemorate life s milestones From drunken pilgrimages to sacrificial funerals national days to neo pagan necromancy festivals represent human culture at its most vivid and varied and the resulting account is both a rich collection of travel writing and an anthropological exploration of the roles that festivals play in society Through colourful characters vibrant sights and varied locales Daniel Stables takes a curious humanistic look at festivals across the world unravelling the universal threads that run through our diverse global celebrations

Tremendous DAVID HARE An absorbing necessary book AHAD AKHTAR Fascinating and energising FINANCIAL TIMES From the Winner of Winners of the Baillie Gifford Prize a timely and dramatic story of a utopian American experiment and the self serving politicians that engineered its downfall In 1935 the American public was presented with a radical opportunity Established under President Franklin D Roosevelt s New Deal the Federal Theatre Project would employ 12 000 artists writers and actors stage more than 1 000 productions and reach over 30 million people Its output included Orson Welles directorial debut a landmark modern dance programme and shows that sought to shed light on the reality of racism inequality and the dangers of fascism But within three years an opportunistic Texas congressman had embarked on a campaign to destroy it inventing a playbook that echoes into the culture wars of today From one of the world s great storytellers The Playbook is an illuminating account of a terrifyingly prescient moment in twentieth century American cultural history

How does the world of theatre and the performing arts intersect with the climate and environmental crisis This timely book is the first comprehensive account of the sector s response to the defining issue of our time The book documents a sector in transition and presents theatre professionals practitioners and organizations with a synthesis of information knowledge and expertise to guide them to their own endorsement of sustainable thinking and practice It is illustrated with inspiring case studies and interviews from London s National Theatre to Sydney Theatre Company to the Goteborg Opera and the American Repertory Theatre These foreground the work of pioneering institutions and individual practitioners whose artistic ingenuity creative activism and sense of public mission have given shape content and purpose to what we can now call sustainable theatre Spanning almost three decades the book approaches the topic from multiple angles and through an international perspective recording how climate and environmental concerns have been expressed in cultural policy arts leadership and organizational ethics in the greening of infrastructure and daily operations in the individual and institutional practice of sustainable theatre making in performing arts e

How gallows humor can bolster us to confront global warming We ve all seen the headlines oceans rising historic heat waves mass extinctions climate refugees It feels overwhelming like nothing can make a difference in combating this ongoing global catastrophe How can we mobilize to save the world when we feel this depressed Stay Cool enjoins us to laugh our way forward Human beings have used comedy to cope with difficult realities since the beginning of recorded time the more dismal the news the darker the humor Using this rich tradition of dark comedy to investigate climate change Aaron Sachs makes the case that gallows humor a mainstay of African Americans and Jews facing extraordinary oppression can cultivate endurance persistence and solidarity in the face of calamity Sachs surveys the macabre tradition of laughing during great suffering from the Black Plague to the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 and offers some of the earliest examples of superlative dark comedy He also explores how a new generation of activists and comedians are deploying dark humor to great effect by poking fun at older people s apathy about climate catastrophes lambasting oil corporations eco rebranding and even producing an off Broadway dystopian comedy called Sea Le