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The Family Fang The Family Fang (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as performance-art)
avg rating 3.62 — 33,422 ratings — published 2011
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Performance Art: From Futurism to the Present (World of Art) Performance Art: From Futurism to the Present (World of Art)
by (shelved 5 times as performance-art)
avg rating 3.96 — 474 ratings — published 1979
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Walk Through Walls: A Memoir Walk Through Walls: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as performance-art)
avg rating 4.54 — 22,889 ratings — published 2016
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Disordered Attention: How We Look at Art and Performance Today Disordered Attention: How We Look at Art and Performance Today (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as performance-art)
avg rating 3.97 — 255 ratings — published 2024
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as performance-art)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,643,124 ratings — published 2022
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Activities of Daily Living Activities of Daily Living (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as performance-art)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,005 ratings — published 2022
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Psychoanalyst Meets Marina Abramovic: Jeannette Fischer Meets Artist Psychoanalyst Meets Marina Abramovic: Jeannette Fischer Meets Artist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as performance-art)
avg rating 3.60 — 1,078 ratings — published 2019
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Unmarked: The Politics of Performance Unmarked: The Politics of Performance (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as performance-art)
avg rating 4.09 — 142 ratings — published 1993
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On Edge: Performance at the End of the Twentieth Century On Edge: Performance at the End of the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as performance-art)
avg rating 4.21 — 42 ratings — published 1994
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Sanford Meisner on Acting Sanford Meisner on Acting (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as performance-art)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,343 ratings — published 1987
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Contract With The Skin: Masochism, Performance Art, and the 1970s Contract With The Skin: Masochism, Performance Art, and the 1970s (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as performance-art)
avg rating 3.78 — 36 ratings — published 1998
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Angry Women Angry Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as performance-art)
avg rating 4.15 — 820 ratings — published 1991
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The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as performance-art)
avg rating 3.97 — 127,787 ratings — published 2002
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When Marina Abramović Dies: A Biography When Marina Abramović Dies: A Biography (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as performance-art)
avg rating 4.44 — 278 ratings — published 2008
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Performance: Live Art Since the '60s Performance: Live Art Since the '60s (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as performance-art)
avg rating 4.06 — 62 ratings — published 2004
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Postdramatic Theatre Postdramatic Theatre (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as performance-art)
avg rating 3.97 — 322 ratings — published 1999
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Hollow Bones Hollow Bones (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 3.76 — 152 ratings — published
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Ask an Agent: Brutally Answered Questions for Actors of All Stages Ask an Agent: Brutally Answered Questions for Actors of All Stages (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.40 — 20 ratings — published
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Klimt (Basic Art) Klimt (Basic Art)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.17 — 26,740 ratings — published 1992
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Northanger Abbey: An Audible Original Drama Northanger Abbey: An Audible Original Drama (Audible Audio)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.19 — 819 ratings — published 2017
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Angels in America Angels in America (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.30 — 24,810 ratings — published 1991
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This Modern Love Now: On Dating, Relationships and Love - From the #1 Bestselling Author This Modern Love Now: On Dating, Relationships and Love - From the #1 Bestselling Author (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.12 — 47 ratings — published
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The Lovers The Lovers (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.17 — 12 ratings — published 1989
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Andre Cadere : all walks of life. Andre Cadere : all walks of life. (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 1992
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Piero Manzoni Piero Manzoni (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.00 — 6 ratings — published 1989
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Mujeres Artistas de Los Siglos XX y XXI Mujeres Artistas de Los Siglos XX y XXI (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published
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Trapped Trapped (Audible Audio)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,747 ratings — published
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Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.25 — 2,019 ratings — published 1989
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Being and Doing: A Workbook for Actors Being and Doing: A Workbook for Actors (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.11 — 28 ratings — published 1979
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Audition for Your Career, Not the Job: Mastering the On-camera Audition Audition for Your Career, Not the Job: Mastering the On-camera Audition (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.40 — 57 ratings — published 2011
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Improvisation for the Theater Improvisation for the Theater (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.27 — 716 ratings — published 1963
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The Creative Act: A Way of Being The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 3.94 — 102,538 ratings — published 2023
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Acting for the Camera Acting for the Camera (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.04 — 448 ratings — published 1986
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True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,733 ratings — published 1997
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The Actor and the Target The Actor and the Target (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,184 ratings — published 2000
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The Empty Space The Empty Space (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.18 — 5,057 ratings — published 1968
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How to Improvise a Full-Length Play: The Art of Spontaneous Theater How to Improvise a Full-Length Play: The Art of Spontaneous Theater (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.17 — 65 ratings — published 2007
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An Actor Prepares An Actor Prepares (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.09 — 5,336 ratings — published 1936
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Playwriting with Purpose: A Guide and Workbook for New Playwrights Playwriting with Purpose: A Guide and Workbook for New Playwrights (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 3.91 — 11 ratings — published
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Respect for Acting Respect for Acting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.21 — 3,624 ratings — published 1973
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The Playwright's Process: Learning the Craft from Today's Leading Dramatists The Playwright's Process: Learning the Craft from Today's Leading Dramatists (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.02 — 57 ratings — published 1997
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Spoon River Anthology Spoon River Anthology (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.00 — 14,938 ratings — published 1915
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Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.37 — 774 ratings — published 2003
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Self-Management for Actors: Getting Down to (Show) Business Self-Management for Actors: Getting Down to (Show) Business
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.40 — 281 ratings — published 2003
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The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.17 — 9,753 ratings — published 2017
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The Actor's Art and Craft: William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique The Actor's Art and Craft: William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.50 — 959 ratings — published 2008
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Winston and the Windsors: How Churchill Shaped a Royal Dynasty Winston and the Windsors: How Churchill Shaped a Royal Dynasty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.36 — 474 ratings — published
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With Her Own Hands: Women Weaving Their Stories With Her Own Hands: Women Weaving Their Stories (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,751 ratings — published 2025
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Canticle Canticle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 3.86 — 7,762 ratings — published 2025
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Moriarty: The Great Chaos Moriarty: The Great Chaos (Audible Audio)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 3.81 — 368 ratings — published
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“Where words end, eyes begin, and hands weave timeless stories, that's the art of Kathakali.”
― Raigon Stanley

“I'm like a circus standing on two legs.”
― Nuno Roque

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