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Cover of Theatre Symposium, Vol. 17

Theatre Symposium, Vol. 17

Outdoor Performance

by Charlotte J. Headrick, Martha S. LoMonaco, Jane Barnette
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2011

Outdoor drama takes many forms: ancient Greek theatre, open-air performances of Shakespeare at summer festivals, and re-enactments of landmark historical events. The essays gathered in "Outdoor Performance," Volume 17 of the annual journal Theatre Symposium, address outdoor theatre's many...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2018

The Routledge Companion to Theatre, Performance and Cognitive Science integrates key findings from the cognitive sciences (cognitive psychology, neuroscience, evolutionary studies and relevant social sciences) with insights from theatre and performance studies. This rapidly expanding interdisciplinary...
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The Illuminated Theatre

Studies on the Suffering of Images

by Joe Kelleher
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2015

What sort of thing is a theatre image? How is it produced and consumed? Who is responsible for the images? Why do the images stay with us when the performance is over? How do we learn to speak of what we see and imagine? And how do we relate what we experience in the theatre to what we share with...
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Immersive Theatre and Audience Experience

Space, Game and Story in the Work of Punchdrunk

by Rose Biggin
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2017

This book is the first full-length monograph to focus on Punchdrunk, the internationally-renowned theatre company known for its pioneering approach to immersive theatre. With its promises of empowerment, freedom and experiential joy, immersive theatre continues to gain popularity - this study brings...
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Moscow Performances II

The 1996-1997 Season

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Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2005

This is a collection of John Freedman's reviews and articles, most originally written for the Moscow Times, in which he focuses his expert critical eye on the directors, writers and actors who held centre stage during the 1996-97 theatre season in Moscow. The book looks at the debut of promising new...
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by Joan Littlewood, Joan Littlewood, Theatre Workshop
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2014

Oh What a Lovely War is a theatrical chronicle of the First World War, told through the songs and documents of the period. Devised and first performed by Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London in 1963, it received the acclaim of London audiences and critics....
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by John Ramsey Holloway
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2014

Illustrated Theatre Production Guide delivers a step-by-step approach to the most prevalent and established theatreproduction practices, focusing on essential issues related to the construction of wooden, fabric, plastic, and metal scenery used on the stage. A must-have resource for both the community...
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In the Studio with Joyce Piven

Theatre Games, Story Theatre and Text Work for Actors

by Joyce Piven, Susan Applebaum
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2012

In the Studio with Joyce Piven takes you directly inside the creative process of the renowned Piven Workshop led by Joyce and Byrne Piven. The Piven Theatre Workshop in Chicago has nurtured theatre artists celebrated in the US, Ireland and Britain including Joan Cusack, John Cusack, Jeremy...
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Directing Shakespeare

Matthew Dunster on Troilus and Cressida; Natalie Abrahami on A Midsummer Night's Dream

by Russ Hope
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2015

Follow acclaimed theatre directors Matthew Dunster and Natalie Abrahami throughout preparation and rehearsals for their respective Shakespeare productions: Dunster’s ‘intelligent production’ (Guardian) of Troilus and Cressida at Shakespeare’s Globe, and Abrahami’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream...
Cover of Palestinians and Israelis in the Theatre
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Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2006

The Jewish-Israeli theatre is a complex and developed system in which the dispute with the Palestinians constitutes just one of the important components in its repertoire; while the Palestinian theatre, both within and outside of Israel, is being consolidated. This work brings together these two approaches...
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Teaching Postdramatic Theatre

Anxieties, Aporias and Disclosures

by Glenn D'Cruz
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2018

This book explores the concept and vocabulary of postdramatic theatre from a pedagogical perspective. It identifies some of the major anxieties and paradoxes generated by teaching postdramatic theatre through practice, with reference to the aesthetic, cultural and institutional pressures that shape...
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by Rush Rehm
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003

Emphasizing the political nature of Greek tragedy, as theatre of, by and for the polis, Rush Rehm characterizes Athens as a performance culture; one in which the theatre stood alongside other public forums as a place to confront matters of import. In treating the various social, religious and practical...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2017

Theatre and Dictatorship in the Luso-Hispanic World explores the discourses that have linked theatrical performance and prevailing dictatorial regimes across Spain, Portugal and their former colonies. These are divided into three different approaches to theatre itself - as cultural practice, as...
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The World of Theatre

Edition 2000

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Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2014

The World of Theatre is an on-the-spot account of current theatre activity across six continents. The year 2000 edition covers the three seasons from 1996-97 to 1998-99, in over sixty countries - more than ever before. The content of the book is as varied as the theatre scene it describes, from magisterial...
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