Theatre and Event
Staging the European Century
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Theatre, History & Criticism
| Author: | A. Kear | ISBN: | 9781137372376 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | October 23, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | A. Kear |
| ISBN: | 9781137372376 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | October 23, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
In the beginning of the 21st century, European theatre-makers have sought to consider the disastrous events of the 20th century as the unfinished business of the contemporary. In this book, Kear argues that by thinking through the logic of the event, contemporary performance offers an affective interrogation of 'the event' of the European century.
In the beginning of the 21st century, European theatre-makers have sought to consider the disastrous events of the 20th century as the unfinished business of the contemporary. In this book, Kear argues that by thinking through the logic of the event, contemporary performance offers an affective interrogation of 'the event' of the European century.
