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201. Process of the Soviet/British

     By Knight

     Published September 7th 1997 by Routledge
202. Queens of Comedy

     Lucille Ball, Phyllis Diller, Carol Burnett, Joan Rivers, and the New Generation of Funny Women

     By Susan Horowitz

     Through candid personal interviews with Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, and other visionary performers, Queens of Comedy explores how comediennes have redefined the roles of women in not only the entertainment business, but society as a whole. Detailing both their public and private lives - as well as...

     Published June 12th 1997 by Routledge
203. Mourning Sex

     Performing Public Memories

     By Peggy Phelan

     This is a book about the exhilaration and the catastrophe of embodiment. Analyzing different instances of injured bodies, Peggy Phelan considers what sustained attention to the affective force of trauma might yield for critical theory. Advocating what she calls "performative writing", she creates...

     Published February 26th 1997 by Routledge
204. The Explicit Body in Performance

     By Rebecca Schneider

     The Explicit Body in Performance interrogates the avant-garde precedents and theoretical terrain that combined to produce feminist performance art. Among the many artists discussed are: * Carolle Schneemann * Annie Sprinkle * Karen Finley * Robbie McCauley * Ana Mendieta * Ann Magnuson * Sandra...

     Published January 22nd 1997 by Routledge
205. Reflections

     Performers/Audiences/Recordings

     Edited by Jon Tolansky, Basil Tschaikov

     Published November 30th 1996 by Routledge
206. A Sourcebook on Feminist Theatre and Performance

     On and Beyond the Stage

     Edited by Carol Martin

     Series: Worlds of Performance

     This work is a unique collection of key articles on feminist theatre and performance form The Drama Review (TDR). Carol Martin juxtaposes theory and practice to provide an exceptionally comprehensive overview of the development of feminist theatre. This outstanding collection includes key texts by...

     Published November 6th 1996 by Routledge
207. Devising Theatre

     A Practical and Theoretical Handbook

     By Alison Oddey

     Devising Theatre is a practical handbook that combines a critical analysis of contemporary devised theatre practice with descriptions of selected companies, and suggestions for any group devising theatre from scratch. It is the first book to propose a general theory of devised theatre. After...

     Published October 9th 1996 by Routledge
208. Performing Brecht

     By Margaret Eddershaw

     Performing Brecht is an unprecedented history of the productions of Brecht's plays in Britain over forty years. Margaret Eddershaw surveys all aspects of Brecht in performance, from his methodologies to his place in postmodernist theatre and beyond.She focuses on key productions by directors...

     Published July 31st 1996 by Routledge
209. The Intercultural Performance Reader

     Edited by Patrice Pavis

     What can performers in the West learn from the technical performance traditions of Africa and Asia?The Intercultural Performance Handbook opens up a new world of technique for performers. The first ever full-length, fully illustrated manual for practitioners, it provides:A guide to the physical,...

     Published July 3rd 1996 by Routledge
210. Sergei Radlov: The Shakespearian Fate of a Soviet Director

     By David Zolotnistky

     First published in 1996...

     Published February 8th 1996 by Routledge