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14%OFFUlrike Garde - Theatre of Real People: Diverse Encounters at Berlin´s Hebbel am Ufer and Beyond - 9781472580214 - V9781472580214
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Theatre of Real People: Diverse Encounters at Berlin´s Hebbel am Ufer and Beyond

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Description for Theatre of Real People: Diverse Encounters at Berlin´s Hebbel am Ufer and Beyond Paperback. Series: Methuen Drama Engage. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 bw illus. BIC Classification: AN; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Theatre of Real People offers fresh perspectives on the current fascination with putting people on stage who present aspects of their own lives and who are not usually trained actors. After providing a history of this mode of performance, and theoretical frameworks for its analysis, the book focuses on work developed by seminal practitioners at Berlin's Hebbel am Ufer (HAU) production house. It invites the reader to explore the HAU's innovative approach to Theatre of Real People, authenticity and cultural diversity during the period of Matthias Lilienthal's leadership (2003-12). Garde and Mumford also elucidate how Theatre ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Methuen Drama Engage
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472580214
SKU
V9781472580214
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About Ulrike Garde
Dr Ulrike Garde is Senior Lecturer in German Studies at Macquarie University, Australia. Her research interests range across Intercultural German Studies, German literature and the performing arts. Her publications include Brecht & Co: German-speaking Playwrights on the Australian Stage (2007). Dr Meg Mumford is Senior Lecturer in Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of New South Wales, ... Read more

Reviews for Theatre of Real People: Diverse Encounters at Berlin´s Hebbel am Ufer and Beyond
With this book, Garde and Mumford notably advance the study of Theatre of the Real and of the performer in documentary theatre ... The notion of a skeptical approach to Authenticity-Effects and the impact that this can have on willing audiences is a thrilling step forward in the field and one that can have a wide impact among both scholars ... Read more

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