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European Theatre Performance Practice, 1900 to the Present

Geoff Willcocks author Nadine Holdsworth editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:21st Mar '14

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This volume captures the rich diversity of European performance practice evident in the twentieth and early part of the twenty-first century. Written by leading directors, actors, dancers, scenographers and academics from across Europe, the collection spans a broad range of subject areas including dance, theatre, live art, multimedia performance and street protest. The essays are divided into three sections on: performers and performing; staging performance; representation and reception, and document innovations in acting, performance and stagecraft by key practitioners. Articles also explore the ways that performance has been used to stage debates around major preoccupations of the age such as war, the human condition, globalization, the impact of new technologies and identity politics. This volume, which features previously published performance manifestoes, articles, and book chapters on the most frequently discussed and debated topics in the field, is an indispensable reference work for both academics and students.

ISBN: 9781409418757

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 2900g

570 pages