The most popular performing arts books of 2025

Performing arts books are about the stage. Theater, dance, opera, circus and stand-up comedy are covered through histories, biographies and practical guides to acting, directing and performing. For people who work in the wings and for audiences who love a night out. This list shows the ones first published in 2025.

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Screening Adult Cinema
Cover of Screening Adult Cinema

Screening Adult Cinema

Finley Freibert, Peter Alilunas, Desirae Embree

Published 2025

448 pages

Adell's Dance Class
Cover of Adell's Dance Class

Adell's Dance Class

Elizabeth Scully, Andreana Boatta

Published 2025

15 pages

English cinema
Cover of English cinema

English cinema

Ricardo Luiz de Souza

Published 2025

52 pages

Post-Cinema
Cover of Post-Cinema

Post-Cinema

Scott Billups

Published 2025

230 pages

South Asia in Alternative Cinema(s)
Cover of South Asia in Alternative Cinema(s)

South Asia in Alternative Cinema(s)

Vivek Sachdeva, Hariprasad Athanickal, Chandrakant Langare, Chandrakant A. Langare

Published 2025

300 pages