Showing titles in Performing Arts

Se a scuola sei così sfigato che non ti nota nessuno, diventi praticamente invisibile. Ma per gli aspiranti investigatori Edoardo, Matteo, Lucia e Matilde non c'è un'arma migliore dell'invisibilità - e delle loro nerdissime capacità! - per indagare sull'omicidio della signorina Lolli: la prof di teatro che per la recita scolastica aveva riesumato un vecchio testo andato in scena una sola volta, sessant'anni prima, e da allora considerato maledetto...

Das Mädchen Alina wird von ihrer Familie auf eine unbekannte Reise geschickt, um weiterhin Tanzen zu können. Wird Alinas Traum wahr, eine Ballerina zu werden? In diesem Buch geht es um Angst und Hoffnung, Ungewissheit und Träume, Flucht und Vertrauen, sowie um Familie und Freundschaften.

Aufregung in der Royal Ballet-School: Luna Avens, die weltberühmte Primaballerina, wird Aprils Klasse in den nächsten Monaten in Spitzentanz unterrichten. Ausgerechnet jetzt verletzt April sich am Knöchel und kann nicht mitmachen. Ihre Enttäuschung ist umso größer, nachdem sie erfährt, dass Mrs Avens ein Vortanzen in der Royal Opera organisiert hat. Vier Nachwuchs-Tänzerinnen werden für die Rolle der kleinen Schwäne im Nussknacker gesucht.

Colette, Violet e Pam scoprono di essere state ammesse alla Stars Academy, la prestigiosa scuola di New York dedicata al ballo, al canto e alla recitazione. Qui studiano i giovani più talentuosi di tutto il mondo e da qui emergono le star di domani. Le tre ragazze raggiungono l'accademia piene di entusiasmo. Appena arrivano, però, si rendono conto che la scuola richiederà loro il massimo impegno: Colette, Violet e Pam dovranno essere pronte a mettersi in gioco fino in fondo, per diventare delle vere star!

This box set brings the Bard's timeless tales to life for a younger generation, with wit and panache. Samantha Newman's cleverly reworked text retains many of Shakespeare's own inimitable turns of phrase, while simplifying and clarifying the language and plots to make stories accessible to children. Perfect for children aged 7+.

Irene grew up traveling around Germany with her family’s circus, surrounded by her loved ones and thrilling the crowds with her performance on the high wire…until one day, the audience boos. The Lorch family is Jewish, and the increasing power of Adolf Hitler’s Nazis has put them all in grave danger.

"Little People, Big Dreams" erzählt von den Lebensgeschichten beeindruckender Persönlichkeiten: Ob rebellische Schriftstellerin, genialer Musiker, mutiger Bürgerrechtler oder visionäre Architektin, sie alle haben Großes vollbracht. Dabei begann alles, als sie noch klein waren – mit Mut und großen Träumen.

Learn about the showstopping life of one of the most famous entertainers of all time in this book about Frank Sinatra from the #1 New York Times Bestselling Series! Before Frank Sinatra became the international superstar that we remember him as today, he was just a young boy singing for spare...

Raphaël rêve de devenir cascadeur. C'est à la suite de la séparation de ses parents qu'il s'inscrit au karaté et en gymnastique, deux disciplines qui vont contribuer à perfectionner son art. Adepte su skate et de la planche à neige. Raphaël est un casse-cou invétéré qui a l'habitude des visites à l'urgence de l'hôpital. Il a créé, avec son meilleur ami Maverick, Les productions 100 dangers, une chaîne YouTube sur laquelle il publie des vidéos de ses prouesses.

On Halloween eve 1938, people across America gathered around the radio to listen to their favorite Sunday evening program. Expecting to hear the latest drama from Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre, many were alarmed when news bulletins interrupted the show. New Jersey had been rocked by mysterious explosions. The announcements continued, each more frantic than the last. An invading army's strange and powerful weapons had killed thousands. Listeners feared the worst. Was America under attack by the Germans? Could this be the start of another world war?

When Billy receives a book from his mother, he quickly discovers something very magical about it. The clown on the first page of the story comes to life and invites Billy to come inside the book. Discover all the wonderful things that Billy experiences once inside the story and all the circus friends that he meets.

Meet Willam, Harold, and Lew Christensen, three small-town Utah boys who caught the ballet bug from an uncle in the early 1900s. They performed alongside elephants on vaudeville and even put on a ballet featuring gangsters at a gas station. Russian immigrants shared the story of The Nutcracker with them, and during World War II, they staged their own Christmastime production. It was the beginning of a delightful holiday tradition. Follow along and learn how The Nutcracker came to be performed all across the United States from these truly humble beginnings.

Twelve-year-old Maren is sure theater camp isn’t for her. Theater camp is for loud, confident, artsy people: people like her older sister, Hadley and her cinema-obsessed, nonbinary bunkmate, Theo. But when a prank goes wrong, Maren gets drawn into the hunt for a diamond ring that, legend has it, is linked to the camp’s namesake, Charlotte “Charlie” Goodman, a promising director in blacklist-era Hollywood. But they’re not the only ones searching for the ring, and with the growing threat of camp closing forever, they're almost out of time.

There’s no accounting for Miracles, at least that’s what the folks of Glimmer Creek say. Every year, one lucky inhabitant survives danger, and bits of magic cling to them for a lifetime. Rosie Flynn doesn’t know how to get a Miracle but knows for sure they’re real. It’s the same way she’s certain she’ll always have her two best friends, Henry and Cam, that she’ll be a famous film director someday, and that she and her Mama are the perfect team of two.

Tag med i cirkus! Bamse redder dagen, da et omrejsende cirkus bliver ramt af sygdom, og sørger for, at publikum får noget for pengene. Det bliver en storslået forestilling, men noget lurer i kulissen, for cirkusdirektøren har ikke helt rent mel i posen. Velkommen til Bamses verden!

Zadie loves Tae Kwon Do, comic books, and outer space. She also loves visiting the community theater that her mom runs, especially the lighting grid over the stage and the stage manager’s booth, which is filled with levers and buttons like a spaceship control panel. So when the family’s finances suffer a blow and Zadie has to give up her usual activities to spend the summer at the theater, she doesn’t mind too much. After all, she’s always wanted to tech a show. She knows she’d be great at it, but her mom and the new stage manager are totally opposed to having a kid do tech.

Fascinating facts and first-person accounts highlight some of the most interesting jobs that take place behind the scenes in the entertainment industry. Get a glimpse at what it takes to make it as a talent agent, location scout, casting director, and more and find out what goes on behind the glamour

Fascinating facts and first-person accounts highlight some of the most interesting jobs that take place behind the scenes in the music industry. Get a glimpse at what it takes to make it as a songwriter, producer, manager, and more and find out what goes on behind the glamour.

Harry Houdini never met a lock he didn’t like. Handcuffs, leg irons, and thumbscrews were child’s play for the world’s greatest escape artist. During his stunning career he invented some of the most mind-boggling escapes of all time. Join Houdini as he attempts his most dangerous stunts and unlock the secrets of the illusionist’s lasting legacy.

Jazz, ballet, tap, and hip hop—there are so many different sides to dance. Learn the ins and outs of dancing all sorts of styles like a pro!