Performing Arts

The Director's Handbook is a new, practical guide for board directors and other senior decision-makers, providing authoritative information and advice.Readable and accessible, it explains the duties, responsibilities and liabilities of directors and covers the issues they face in their daily working... More

A collection of classic essays by French scholars in what has come to be known as New History. A departure was made, almost six decades ago, from the established historiography of the time which focused on the documented achievements and failings of the ruling dynasties. The new history took cognisa... More

A collection of classic essays by French scholars in what has come to be known as New History. A departure was made, almost six decades ago, from the established historiography of the time which focused on the documented achievements and failings of the ruling dynasties. The new history took cognisa... More

All You Need Is Five Minutes to Teach Children Essential Skills Jam-packed with games, songs and learning-fun activities perfectly suited for small hands and lively minds. Quick & easy ideas, organised by theme and designed to capture the energetic enthusiasm for learning of young children. Alphabet... More

Antony and Cleopatra is one of Shakespeare's best known later tragedies. The most geographically sweeping of the Bard's plays, its setting is the entire Roman Empire, and its backdrop, the well-documented history of Octavius Caesar, Mark Antony, and Cleopatra.William Shakespeare, perhaps the greates... More

The evolution of classical Indian dances, the different techniques and forms that took shape and developed over centuries is the story this book relates. All the major dance forms in India have been elaborated on in intricate and interesting detail from their origin till the present.The evolution of... More

Raja Roychowdhury or ‘Kakababu’ is a name that strikes fear in the hearts of all who live in the shadowy world of crime. The ex-bureaucrat’s razor sharp intelligence and feats of breathtaking daring rushes the readers through a maze of spine-chilling mysteries and fearful adventure... More

George Bernard Shaw was the greatest British dramatist after Shakespeare, a satirist equal to Jonathan Swift, and a playwright whose most profound gift was his ability to make audiences think by provoking them to laughter. In one of his best-loved plays, "Pygmalion," which later became the basis for... More

Great pains have been taken to follow Shakespeare's intentions with regard to the act and scene division and the exact form of speech. The editing has been done from the quarto or folio texts, depending on which is considered more authoritative, and the ideal has been to reproduce the chosen texts w... More

What does globalization mean for the television audience? Becoming a Global Audience examines concerns of cultural imperialism in relation to the actual experience of television reception in a postcolonial context. The rise of satellite television in India in the context of economic liberalization i... More

This book describes Ismail Merchant's extraordinary journey from his start as an aspiring filmmaker in Bombay to his triumphant arrival at the Oscar podium. Hardbound... More

Drawing on Indian mask-making and performance traditions, this book suggests how children (and educators working with children) can imaginatively engage with and adapt from different cultures. It contains practical instructions on mask-making and detailed suggestions on how to put up a performance-i... More

Though many books--academic and historical--have been written about this amazing woman, Begum Sumroo remained just another fleeting character in the shadows of history till the phenomenal success of the play... More

When scorned by Banobiharai Maiti who said that Oriyas didn't know how to dance Kelucharan remarked'It got into my heart that I will do more for the dance of Orissa; learn, study, and if I'm born in Orissa and have Oriya blood, I will definitely show what Odissi is. I have always considered Banobiha... More

New Page 2 One fabulous diamond whose value could 'feed the entire world for two-and-a-half days' coveted by four races: Indian, Afghan, Persian and English, whose destinies are inextricably linked with this gem. Only an Indian or a Persian could tell this great story with all its nuances. ... More