Performance Art Books

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The Family Fang The Family Fang (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as performance-art)
avg rating 3.62 — 33,222 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 3.97 — 469 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 4.55 — 22,021 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 — 224 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 4.43 — 1,591,377 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 — 992 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 — 1,054 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 — 141 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 — 3,304 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 3.80 — 35 ratings — published 1998
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Angry Women Angry Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as performance-art)
avg rating 4.15 — 819 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 3.96 — 123,064 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 — 275 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 3.98 — 316 ratings — published 1999
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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 3.69 — 2,995 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 4.24 — 1,972 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 4.41 — 56 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 — 713 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 — 95,747 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 — 444 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 — 2,715 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 — 1,151 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 — 5,002 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 — 63 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 — 5,281 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 3.80 — 10 ratings — published
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Respect for Acting Respect for Acting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.21 — 3,575 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 4.01 — 14,584 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 4.36 — 770 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 — 9,687 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 4.51 — 942 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 4.34 — 401 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 3.96 — 1,551 ratings — published 2025
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Canticle Canticle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 3.87 — 6,617 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 3.82 — 264 ratings — published
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The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.03 — 211,816 ratings — published 1936
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Daddy Plays a Mean Guitar Daddy Plays a Mean Guitar (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 3.47 — 36 ratings — published 2026
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The World According to Patrick White The World According to Patrick White
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.10 — 10 ratings — published
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Lolly on the Ice Lolly on the Ice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 3.80 — 44 ratings — published
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Sync or Swarm: Improvising Music in a Complex Age Sync or Swarm: Improvising Music in a Complex Age (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 3.61 — 23 ratings — published 2005
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Bound (Bound and Unbound, #1) Bound (Bound and Unbound, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 3.63 — 42,423 ratings — published 2025
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On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 3.77 — 1,678 ratings — published 2025
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Nature (Whitechapel: Documents of Contemporary Art) Nature (Whitechapel: Documents of Contemporary Art)
by (shelved 1 time as performance-art)
avg rating 4.10 — 49 ratings — published 2012
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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.”
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William Gibson
“Was it Laurie Anderson who said that VR would never look real until they learned how to put some dirt in it?”
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