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The Family Fang The Family Fang (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as performance-art)
avg rating 3.62 — 33,568 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 — 22,909 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 — 1,643,863 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 — 127,938 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 — 26,753 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 — 24,822 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 — 3,761 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 — 102,615 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 3.94 — 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 — 1,186 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 — 5,058 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 — 5,338 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 — 3,626 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 — 14,944 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 — 1,756 ratings — published 2025
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Canticle Canticle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 3.86 — 7,782 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 — 370 ratings — published
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Kamand Kojouri
“I became an artist because I wanted to be an active participant in the conversation about art.”
― Kamand Kojouri

Laurence Galian
“Aliens (intermediate programmers) are not creating computer games in the ordinary sense of the term. These games are more like works of art, improvisational theater, performance art, scientific and philosophic investigation and historical novels.”
― Laurence Galian, Alien Parasites: 40 Gnostic Truths to Defeat the Archon Invasion!

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