Performance Genres Books

New and Published Books – Page 4

31. 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
32. 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
33. 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
34. Performance and Cultural Politics

    Edited by Elin Diamond

    Performance and Cultural Politics is a groundbreaking collection of essays which explore the historical and cultural territories of performance, written by the foremost scholars in the field. The essays, exploring performance art, theatre, music and dance, range from Oscar Wilde to Eric Clapton;...

    Published January 3rd 1996 by Routledge
35. Performing Nostalgia

    Shifting Shakespeare and the Contemporary Past

    By Susan Bennett

    In this trenchant work, Susan Bennett examines the authority of the past in modern cultural experience and the parameters for the reproduction of the plays. She addresses these issues from both the viewpoints of literary theory and theatre studies, shifting Shakespeare out of straightforward...

    Published December 6th 1995 by Routledge
36. Happenings and Other Acts

    Edited by Mariellen Sandford

    Series: Worlds of Performance

    Articles, statements, interviews and essays by and about some of the most influential avantgarde artists and performers are presented here for the first time since they were originally published....

    Published February 22nd 1995 by Routledge
37. Unmarked

    The Politics of Performance

    By Peggy Phelan

    Unmarked is a controversial analysis of the fraught relation between political and representational visibility in contemporary culture. Written from and for the Left, Unmarked rethinks the claims of visibility politics through a feminist psychoanalytic examination of specific performance texts -...

    Published January 6th 1993 by Routledge