Decades before the PBS documentaries, before Bill Clinton, Al Hirschfeld went to Harlem. No artist ever captured Harlem's dangerous highs and bluesy lows like this Master of the Performing Curve. Hirschfeld began his artistic Harlem odyssey six decades ago, charting that legendary New York neighborhood's special rhythms and moods in splashy feverish hues. Hirschfeld's Harlem opens onto a special portfolio of these full-color works, a pictorial essay of the Swing Era. Wynton Marsalis, Quincy Jones, Lena Horne and Harry Belafonte, among a dozen other Harlem artists and critics, supply accompanying commentary, reminiscences and analysis – each voice focusing on one portrait. Then it's back to Hirschfeld in his signature black and white takes on forty Harlem artists and public figures: Gregory Hines, Duke Ellington, James Earl Jones, Ethel Waters and dozens more – all have been caught in the creative act by one of our greatest artists. Each drawing is accompanied by a thumbnail narrative by Hirschfeld about the most famous inhabitants and transients of these fabled streets. Hirschfeld's Harlem opens a picture window into nearly a century of Black American artistry and life.

Hirschfeld's Harlem: Manhattan's Legendary Artist Illustrates This Legendary City Within a City (Applause Books)

Arts & Photography

HIRSCHFELD, Al.

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Glenn Young Books

Introduction by Pete Hamill. When Manhattan joints were hung out to dry, the Booze-oizie sniveled, then pirouetted on their stools to find reasonably palatable Speakeasy facsimiles. These Prohibition hangouts each had their own flavor, decorum, décor and formula for ducking the law. Each found its own alcoholic substratum: its own inimitable characters behind, at and under the bar. Fear not – all has not been lost to the repeal of the 18th Amendment, Starbucks corporate latte, and the wrecking ball. One intoxicating artifact remains, a book of lustrous vintage – Al Hirschfeld's The Speakeasies of 1932, wherein Hirschfeld nails these dipsomaniacal outposts with his pen and brush in the manner of a dour Irish bartender sizing up a troublesome souse. Provided as well is the recipe for each of the speakeasy's cocktail claim to fame. The resulting concoction is the perfect antidote to the Cappuccino Grande Malaise, a book that will make everyone yearn for a Manhattan, old fashioned, and straight up. “His comments are as swooping and witty as his lines.” – The New Yorker

The Speakeasies of 1932

Al Hirschfeld

Gordon Kahn

Individual Artists

This four audio CD program covers material not included in either of Chekhov's books ÊOn the Technique of ActingÊ or the new edition of ÊTo the ActorÊ. The highlights include: The Art of Characterization; Short Cuts to Role Preparation; How to Awaken Artistic Feelings and Emotions; Avoiding Monotony in Performance; Overcoming Inhibitions and Building Self-Confidence; Psycho-Physical Exercises; and Development of the Ensemble Spirit.

Michael Chekhov: On Theatre and the Art of Acting: The Five-Hour Master Class (Applause Acting Series)

Music

(Applause Books). How do we enter the heightened, extravagant language of Shakespeare and yet feel truthful in our contemporary world? How do performers excite the audience with Shakespeare's rich imagery and dynamic rhythm, yet make it real for the twenty-first century? We assume that a sophisticated intellectual background is required to grapple with Shakespeare. But there is a much deeper, almost primal response as available to inner-city students as to their counterparts in the private school to the sound and rhythm in Shakespeare's language which arouses our emotions: feelings of anger and sorrow, of passion and laughter. This landmark five-part video series gives voice to Shakespeare's most beloved and widely known speeches and sonnets, performed by a powerhouse ensemble of American and British actors, as they delve into the structure, meaning and power of Shakespeare's language. Each DVD explores a different aspect of Shakespeare's work.

Working Shakespeare: The Ultimate Actor's Workshop (Applause Books)

Berry, Cicely

Humor & Entertainment

Working ShakespeareWorkshop 1: Muscularity of Language: Motion & RhythmSeries: Applause BooksPublisher: The Working Arts Library/ApplauseMedium: DVDAuthor: Cicely BerryArtist: Jeremy IronsAuthor: William ShakespeareCicely Berry introduces us to the fundamentals of meter and rhythm in Shakespeare. The actors discover how that underlying beat, the iambic pentameter, responds to the different thoughts of a character. The actors explore the length of vowels and consonants to feel the muscularity of the language.

Working Shakespeare Video Library

Shakespeare., William

Featuring Samuel L. Jackson, Emily Watson, Robert Sean Leonard, Helen Hunt, Blythe Danner, Toby Stephens, Kate Burton, Victor Garber, Clare Danes and other fine actors. Type: Software and Sheet Music

Working Shakespeare: Workshop 2: Subtext and the World of the Play

Working Shakespeare: Workshop 3: Prose & Verse Texts: Language & Imagery Reveal the Character's Inner Landscape

Featuring Samuel L. Jackson, Emily Watson, Robert Sean Leonard, Helen Hunt, Blythe Danner, Toby Stephens, Kate Burton, Victor Garber, Clare Danes and other fine actors.

Working Shakespeare: Workshop 4: The Whole Voice: Its Sound and Range

“A screwball comedy, human, heartfelt and passionate!” – Showbusiness “Sinatra fans will not want to miss this play.” – The Atlanta Journal Constitution An American Critics Association New Play nominee.

If It Was Easy: A New Comedy (Applause Books)

Literature & Fiction

Ward Morehouse III

Dramas & Plays

The Working Shakespeare Collection: A Workbook for Teachers Applause Books Softcover by Cicely Berry Print music.

The Working Shakespeare Collection: A Workbook for Teachers: A Workbook for Teachers (Applause Books)

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