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Richard Schechner - Performance Theory - 9780415314558 - V9780415314558
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Performance Theory

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Description for Performance Theory Paperback. This cogent and provocative compilation of essays is now a classic text for students of the emergent discipline of performance studies. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 60 illustrations, references, index. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 476.
Few have had quite as much impact in both the academy and in the world of theatre production as Richard Schechner. For more than four decades his work has challenged conventional definitions of theatre, ritual and performance. When this seminal collection first appeared, Schechner's approach was not only novel, it was revolutionary: drama is not just something that occurs on stage, but something that happens in everyday life, full of meaning, and on many different levels. Within these pages he examines the connections between Western and non-Western cultures, theatre and dance, anthropology, ritual, performance in everyday life, rites of passage, ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Series
Routledge Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415314558
SKU
V9780415314558
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About Richard Schechner
One of contemporary theatre's most celebrated directors, he is also a world-renowned artist and scholar.

Reviews for Performance Theory
'Reading Performance Theory by Richard Schechner again, three decades after its first edition, is like meeting an old friend and finding out how much of him/her has been with you all along this way.' – Augusto Boal 'Richard Schechner has defined the parameters of contemporary performance with an originality and insight that make him indispensable to contemporary theatrical thought. For ... Read more

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