The Rise of Performance Studies

HENRY BIAL, STEPHEN BOTTOMS, MARVIN CARLSON, PETER ECKERSALL, ELIZABETH LECOMPTE, JOAN MACINTOSH, DR. PENG YONGWEN, PAUL RAE, JOESEPH ROACH, REBECCA SCHNEIDER, ANNA DEAVERE SMITH, DIANA TAYLOR, DR. YU JIACUN, PHILLIP ZARRILLI,

Few individuals have positioned their work more controversially or consequently than Richard Schechner within the pivotal debates that define Performance Studies. The Rise of Performance Studies is the first collection of essays to critically examine the profound contributions that Schechner has made to Performance Studies as a discipline.Few individuals have positioned their work more controversially or consequently than Richard Schechner within the pivotal debates that define Performance Studies. The Rise of Performance Studies is the first collection of essays to critically examine the profound contributions that Schechner has made to Performance Studies as a discipline.