Contemporary French Theatre and Performance
. Ed(S): Finburgh, Clare; Lavery, Carl
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Paperback. "This is the first book to explore the relationship between experimental theatre and performance making in France. Reflecting the recent return to aesthetics and politics in French theory, it focuses on how a variety of theatre and performance practitioners use their art work to contest reality as it is currently configured in France"-- Editor(s): Finburgh, Clare; Lavery, Carl. Series: Performance Interventions. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
This is the first book to explore the relationship between experimental theatre and performance making in France. Reflecting the recent return to aesthetics and politics in French theory, it focuses on how a variety of theatre and performance practitioners use their art work to contest reality as it is currently configured in France.
This is the first book to explore the relationship between experimental theatre and performance making in France. Reflecting the recent return to aesthetics and politics in French theory, it focuses on how a variety of theatre and performance practitioners use their art work to contest reality as it is currently configured in France.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
Series
Performance Interventions
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349368501
SKU
V9781349368501
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Finburgh, Clare; Lavery, Carl
ELAINE ASTON Professor of Contemporary Performance, Lancaster University, UK DAVID BRADBY Emeritus Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK ROBERT CANTARELLA independent scholar, France AUGUSTO CORRIERI independent scholar, UK MICHEL CORVIN Emeritus Professor of Theatre Studies, Université Paris-III Sorbonne nouvelle, France LAURA CULL Lecturer in Performing Arts, Northumbria University, UK BOJANA CVEJIC Lecturer ... Read more
Reviews for Contemporary French Theatre and Performance
'The collection is an excellent guide for readers who want to get to grips with the complexity and mixity of genres, processes and environments involved in contemporary French theatre.' - David Whitton, Emeritus Professor, Department of European Languages and Cultures, Lancaster University, UK 'Finburgh and Lavery state their twofold purpose: to examine recent experimental theater ... Read more