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Includes eight full-length, award-winning plays: * Streamers by David Rabe * Marco Polo Sings a Solo by John Guare * Wings by Arthur Kopit * Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You by ChristopherDurang * Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley * The Dining Room by A.R. Gurney * Painting Churches by Tina Howe * Ma Rainey's Black Bottom byAugust Wilson Edited and with an introduction by Brooks McNamara.

Nikolai Roerich was born on October 9th, 1874 inSaint-Petersburg. After studying law and attending the Academy ofArt, Roerich developed a passionate interest in archaeology, hiscontribution to which was acknowledged when he became a lecturer atthe Russian Archaeological Society in 1900. His extensive travelsin Europe, Russia, Asia, and especially India were a source ofinspiration wholly original and unique. The prolific creator ofover 7000 paintings, Roerich belonged to the great creative artmovement which took place in Russia before the Bolshevikrevolution. Besides his enormous artistic talent, Roerich was theauthor of the Pact which bears his name and which was designed toprotect the cultural heritage in time of war. After living a veryfull life, he died in the Kulu valley in India in 1947. Recognizedin 1923, there is a museum in New York devoted to him. He wrotenumerous books and collections of poetry, and contributed toartistic and archaeological journals. Roerich, with his huge andversatile talent

100s of carefully selected cardboard display designs created from one or more die-cuts. An essential source of reference for all design professionals searching for a surprising format and originality within the technical resolution. please feel free to use any of the die-cuts included in the CD.

If the opera world is full of " intrigue, double meanings, anddevious dramatics, " then no place exemplifies this more than theworld-famous Metropolitan Opera, where politics, ambition, andoversized egos have traditionally taken center stage along withsome of the world' s richest music. Drawing on her fifteen years asits press representative, Johanna Fiedler explodes the traditionalsecrecy that surrounds the Met in this wonderfully entertainingaccount of its tumuluous history. Fiedler chronicles the Met' searly days as a home for legends like Toscanini, Mahler, andCaruso, and gives a fascinating account of the middle years whenhaughty blue-bloods battled stubborn adminstrators for control of acompany that would emerge as America' s premiere opera house. Shetakes us behind the grand gold-curtain stage in more recent yearsas well, showing how musical superstars like Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, and Kathleen Battle have electrified performances andscandalized the public. But most revelatory are Fiedler'

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Zaha Hadid (born 1950 in Baghdad) has always been in search ofa visionary aesthetic covering all areas from urban planning tointerior and furn Zaha Hadid (born 1950 in Baghdad) has always been in search ofa visionary aesthetic covering all areas from urban planning tointerior and furniture design. This publication contains numerouscolour illustrations of designs, models and - as yet mostlyunpublished - major paintings by Hadid as well as photographs ofbuildings both realised and under construction, granting profoundinsights into all stages of project development from the abstractconcept to its technical implementation. The texts by thearchitecture critic Andreas Ruby and Patrik Schuhmacher, areintegral parts of the book shedding profound light onto thearchitect' s oeuvre. Another special feature is the documentationof the installation "Ice-Storm" especially developed for the MAKexhibition, a "space experiment" with a surface area of 300 m2, aweight of eight tons and height of seven metres, provi

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“Dozens of examples of successful signage at variousplaces—like public spaces, museums, and businesses—around theglobe. . . . Each featured work is accompanied by text written bythe firm that authored the signage.”—Step Inside Design A signagesystem is much more than just a set of symbols. As well as itspractical application, it helps to create an identity for a spaceand can add decorative flair to any built environment. Andreas Uebele draws on his own design experience to exploresignage as a point where graphic design and architecture cometogether. He first describes the basic rules of signage design:signs must be visible but not distracting, informative but notunwieldy, and concise but not confusing. Striking the right balanceis crucial. Color, typography, pictograms, and icons are allelements that can be varied and exploited to encapsulate as muchinformation as possible and fit the job’s requirements: the signagefor a hospital, an airport, or a conference center may have littlein c

Since it opened on the Place Vendome inParis in 1906, renowned jeweler Van Cleef Arpels has played aleading rote in setting style and design trends in luxury jewelry.Its timeless pieces have been worn by such style ico as the Duchessof Windsor, Princess Grace of Monaco, Elizabeth Taylor, MariaCallas and Jackie Kennedy, and the company's prestige has spreadthanks to an unending list of prominent commissio issued by royaland imperial courts and the world's rich and famous. Set in Style:The Jewelry of Van Cleef Arpels explores the historicalsignificance of the firm's innovatio and many contributio tojewelry design in the twentieth century. It features more than 350of Van Cleef Arpels' most celebrated works from museum andprivate collectio worldwide, including jewels, timepieces, fashionaccessories and objets d'art. Six accessible essays accompanied by400 photographs, including previously unpublished design drawingsfrom the Van Cleef Arpets Archives, examine the preciouspieces through the lees of i

"The Inner Game of Music," the breakout hit that became astandard primer in the music world, has taught thousands ofmusicians--professionals and amateurs alike--how to overcomeself-consciousness and stage fright and to recapture a youthful,almost effortless capacity to learn. Now, in his follow-up book,"The Mastery of Music," Barry Green turns his expert hand to theartistic qualities that make an extraordinary musician. Cullingadvice from dozens of interviews with legends including Bell, Dave Brubeck, Jeffrey Kahane, Bobby McFerrin, ChristopherParkening, Doc Severinsen, Frederica von Stade, the Harlem BoysChoir, and the Turtle Island String Quartet, he reveals that it'snot enough to have a cerebral and emotional connection to thenotes. Green hows how musical excellence, exhibited by truevirtuosos, requires a mastery of ten unique qualities of the souland the human spirit, such as confidence, passion, discipline,creativity, and relaxed concentration, and he discusses specificways in which all musicians,

A company's logo is the most important component of its brandidentity. So why would a company ever change its logo? Becausethings change -- the competition, the times, even the companyitself. And the company whose logo does not reflect presentrealities is at a marketing disadvantage. In this comprehensively illustrated compendium, David E.Carter shows 200 corporate logo changes, and then discusses each.You'll see everything from minor "evolutionary" changes to complete"revolutionary" changes where the old logo has been discarded and atotally new one designed. Examples of the ultimate logo changes --where a new corporate name has been adopted -- are also included inthis book. Packed with case studies on logo redesign, it featurescompanies both large and small, and from a diverse array ofindustries -- global firms such as Apple Computer, UPS, and TimeWarner, as well as small firms who compete, no less vigorously, intheir own arenas. This essential resource will be invaluable todesigners, ad creati

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Cartier epitomizes creativity and individuality in jewelrydesign. The 175 objects featured in this book exemplify Cartier’sinimitable talent and represent milestones in twentieth-centurydesign. These archetypes of excellence are important benchmarks inthe history of world jewelry, and their relevance continues intothe twenty-first century. The jeweled objects in this book arereproduced at actual size, and are accompanied by illustrations anddetailed de*ions from Cartier’s vast archives in London, NewYork, and Paris. Six essays cover a broad range of topics fromCartier’s colorful history, including the influence of the BalletsRusses on Cartier’s forward-looking designs of 1910, the jeweler’sextraordinary technical and design prowess, and the importantclients and collectors who wore Cartier’s most exquisite creations.This book features ingenious pieces that reveal how Cartier—bysetting new aesthetic, ornamental, technical, and stylistictrends—is a pioneer in the field of jewelry design. T

Asian Resorts is conceived to be the most comprehensivecollection on Asian resorts. Written and shot by the region'sbest known Asian architecture specialist, TanHock Beng, who has already put together five books on the designand aesthetics of tropical architecture, Asian Resorts promises toshow its readers the biggest variety of Asian resorts that no otherbook has ever shown. With its beautifully' shot images and relevantinformation, this book will certainly serve and entertain youbeyond just the coffee table. In fact, it is a must-have for everyarchitectural office and every home.

You hold in your hands the firstin-world exptoration of Christopher Nol.an's Batman. Thisfascinating manual, contains key sketches, diagrams, notes, casefiles, and other top-secret documents gathered by Bruce Wayne as hecame to embody and serve as Gotham's Oark Knight. Every definingmoment is detaited here, from his collborations with Lucius Fox, tohis affiance with James Gordon at the GPD, to his handwritten memosto and from faithful, butl,er Al,fred Pennyworth. Featured are more than two dozen removabledocuments, inctuding the design and capabitities of thefamedBatsuit, btueprints reveating the inner workings of theBatcave, the specifications for Batman's amazing arsenal.ofweapon.s and gadgets, and much more. Look for hidden bonus contentand excl,usive images from the finalfilim in Notan's The DarkKnight Trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises.