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Performance Studies in Motion: International Perspectives and Practices in the Twenty-First Century
Atay Et Al Citron
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Description for Performance Studies in Motion: International Perspectives and Practices in the Twenty-First Century
Paperback. "Bloomsbury methuen drama"--Titlle page verso. Editor(s): Citron, Atay; Aronson-Lehavi, Sharon; Zerbib, David. Num Pages: 416 pages, 23 halftone illus. BIC Classification: AN; ASZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
Performance Studies in Motion offers multiple perspectives on the current field of performance studies and suggests its future directions. Featuring new essays by pioneers Richard Schechner and Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, and by international scholars and practitioners, it shows how performance can offer a new way of seeing the world, and testifies to the dynamism of this discipline. Beginning with an overview of the development of performance studies, the essays offer new insights into: contemporary experimental and postdramatic theatre; participatory performance and museum exhibitions; the performance of politicians, political institutions and grassroots protest movements; theatricality at war and in ... Read more
Performance Studies in Motion offers multiple perspectives on the current field of performance studies and suggests its future directions. Featuring new essays by pioneers Richard Schechner and Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, and by international scholars and practitioners, it shows how performance can offer a new way of seeing the world, and testifies to the dynamism of this discipline. Beginning with an overview of the development of performance studies, the essays offer new insights into: contemporary experimental and postdramatic theatre; participatory performance and museum exhibitions; the performance of politicians, political institutions and grassroots protest movements; theatricality at war and in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408184073
SKU
V9781408184073
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About Atay Et Al Citron
Atay Citron is Associate Professor, Department of Theatre, University of Haifa, Israel. Sharon Aronson-Lehavi is Senior Lecturer of theatre and performance studies, Department of Comparative Literature, Bar-Ilan University, Israel. David Zerbib is Professor in the Philosophy of Art, Geneva University of Art and Design, Switzerland; Lecturer, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France. ... Read more
Reviews for Performance Studies in Motion: International Perspectives and Practices in the Twenty-First Century
Stimulated by the pioneering work of Richard Schechner, this book does, as the saying goes, ‘exactly what it says on the tin’ ... [It] should appeal to a wide audience of under -graduate and postgraduate readers, particularly researchers and teachers of performance studies, whose academic palate savours the varied taste of international research cuisine, captured in a stimulating menu of ... Read more