Richard Schechner explores the nature of ritualised behaviour and its relationship to performance and politics. A brilliant and uncontainable examination of cultural expression and communal action, The Future of Ritual asks pertinent questions about art, theatre, and the changin…
Introduction : Jayaganesh and the avant-garde -- Playing -- The street is the stage -- Waehma : space, time, identity, and theater at New Pascua, Arizona -- Striding through the cosmos : movement, belief, politics, and place in the Ramlila of Ramnagar -- Wayang kulit in the colo…
Filled with brilliant wisdom and insights, Beyond Boredom and Anxiety offers a timeless introduction to the concept of flow and the scientific basis behind it-all through the work of one of the field's great scientists, Mihaly Csikzentmihalyi. Through real-life examples, discove…
[This book]: express and understand complex emotions; break through shyness, anger, and fear; empower themselves and respect diversity; play their way through sibling rivalry; cooperate without power struggles. [It] is a ... guide to using play to raise confident children. Writi…
Explains how to use play in raising children at all ages, discussing such aspects as sibling rivalry, confidence, discipline, and empowerment.
Explains how to use play in raising children at all ages, discussing such aspects as sibling rivalry, confidence, discipline, and empowerment.