At the intersection of the classical and the avant-garde.

 

 

 

 

Libraries

 

 

 

 

Books: General Categories
Video Tapes: General Categories
Spoken and Sung Word: Records, Audio Tapes, CDs

 

 

 

Lissa Tyler Renaud maintains extensive professional libraries of books and journals, records and CDs, and audio and video tapes. These include materials ranging from first editions and other rare materials to the most up-to-date.

The libraries are an important part of the InterArts Training "experience." Students are asked to read, watch and listen in conjunction with the classes at all times. Ms. Renaud's students participate freely in the libraries; they borrow from them, request and recommend materials to be added, and occasionally donate things. Some have helped catalogue. Students also set up "lending trees" among themselves, sharing from their own—often growing—libraries.

 

New additions:

Proudly announcing the purchase of an important part of Sir John Gielgud’s historic private library: an extraordinary collection of sixty-one of his theatre books--mostly scarce, all signed by himself and/or with his bookplate, many signed by their authors. From London bookseller Peter Ellis (http://www.peter-ellis.co.uk/), who purchased them from the sale of Gielgud's estate at Sotheby's in May 2001. A significant part of Sir Gielgud’s library is now with the British Library.

 

 

BOOKS: GENERAL CATAGORIES

 

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Acting Technique

Actors and Acting

 

From the sublime (autobiographies, biographies, interviews, diaries, letters, etc.) to the ridiculous (gossip, humor)

Alternative Medicine

Artists and Art

 

Theory, criticism, memoirs, diaries, correspondence. Emphasis on modern art and artists who work in more than one medium (e.g. poet/playwright, painter/designer)

Dance and Movement

 

History and instruction. Also anatomy, physiology, movement analysis. Sports medicine.

Fashion/Design

Film

 

History and scripts

First Editions

 

Overnight borrowing only, and only after I've know you for awhile

General History

General Interest

 

Philosophy, popular science, miscellaneous

General Reference

 

Dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc

Literature

Masters

 

Major modern teachers of acting

Music

 

Theory, criticism, memoirs, diaries, correspondence

Oversized Books

 

Mostly art and art history, with a concentration on modern art, especially Russian and German (Kandinsky and the Bauhaus teachers)

Photography

 

Emphases: 1) photographs by painters and writers, and 2) photographs from the turn of the century and earlier

Play Texts

 

Greek drama to contemporary; single plays and anthologies

Poetry

Russian History

Spiritual and Religious History

Theatre History

 

Ancient to contemporary, criticism

Twentieth Century History

Twentieth Century Writing

 

Fiction, diaries, correspondence, memoirs

Voice and Speech

 

Theory and practice

 

 

 

VIDEO TAPES

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"Inside the Actor's Studio" series

More on Actors and Acting

 

Famous and rare filmed productions, documentaries, interviews, tributes

Great Performances in films for children

 

Excellent for character creation and voice-over study

Film History

 

Early films and footage

Master Class Series

 

Archive of classes led by distinguished visitors to Actors' Training Project

Related Topics

 

Documentaries on art, history, war, classical and popular music, politics

Voice and Movement

 

Breath re-education, physical alignment, master classes, dance, singing

 

 

 

SPOKEN and SUNG WORD: RECORDS, AUDIO TAPES, CDs

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Many Angel and Caedmon recordings. Rare poetry, sound poetry, speech and drama recordings from the early 20th century. Lots of classical and modern plays performed by interesting and unexpected actors, in several languages. Lots of anthologies of readings from prose and poetry, especially those read by their authors. Some interviews, live readings. Lots of singing, classical to contemporary experimental. Some Actors' Training Project private classes with visitors from the Master Class Series.