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The Theatrical Event
University of Iowa Press 1753; US$ 29.95The Theatrical Event discusses the objectives of theatre studies by focusing on the communicative encounter between performer and spectator—the theatrical event. A theatrical event includes the presentation of a performance and the attention of an audience; in this sense, every performance—on stage or in the street, historical... more...
Getting Directions
Nick Hern Books 2013; US$ 18.94The theatre rehearsal room is a sacred place. What goes on there is mysterious, alchemical and closely guarded. So how are aspiring theatre directors supposed to learn their craft? In Getting Directions , Russ Hope gives us the benefit of unprecedented, fly-on-the-wall access to eight rehearsal rooms. He has shadowed some of the UK's most exciting... more...
Early Modern Encounters with the Islamic East
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2012; US$ 99.95An exploration of early modern encounters between Christian Europe and the (Islamic) East from the perspective of performance studies and performativity theories, this collection offers new perspectives on how these cultural contacts were acted out on the real and metaphorical stages of theatre, literature, music, diplomacy and travel. more...
Comedy and the Public Sphere
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 125.00The book aims at reframing the discussion on the "public sphere," usually understood as the place where the public opinion is formed, through rational discussion. The aim of this book is to give an account of this rationality, and its serious shortcomings, examining the role of the media and the confusing of public roles and personal identity. It... more...
National Theatres in a Changing Europe
Palgrave Macmillan 2008; US$ 95.00Examining the ways in which national theatres have formed and evolved over time, this new collection highlights the difficulties these institutions encounter today, in an environment where nationalism and national identity are increasingly contested by global, transnational and local agendas, and where economic forces create conflicting demands. more...
Contemporary European Theatre Directors
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 36.95'An invaluable book that we shall all be using for a long time to come' - Michael Billington Contemporary European Theatre Directors is an ambitious and unprecedented overview of many of the key directors working in European theatre over the past fifty years. It is a vivid account of the vast range of work undertaken in European theatre during... more...
Global Changes - Local Stages
Editions Rodopi 2009; US$ 148.40Global Changes - Local Stages investigates the relationships between what happened the last twenty years on the world stage and how theatre life developed on the local level. The subject has been approached from three different angles, each covered by one part of the book: The Effects of Social Changes on Theatre Fields, Values... more...
Performing Otherness
Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 95.00A far-reaching examination of exoticism, cultural internationalism and modernism's encounters with Indonesian tradition, Performing Otherness examines how Indonesia entered world stages through imperialism as an antimodern phantasm and through nationalism became a means of intercultural communication and cultural diplomacy. more...
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