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Theatre, Globalization and the Cold War
. Ed(S): Balme, Christopher; Szymanski-Dull, Berenika
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Hardback. Editor(s): Balme, Christopher; Szymanski-Dull, Berenika. Series: Transnational Theatre Histories. Num Pages: 350 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book examines how the Cold War had a far-reaching impact on theatre by presenting a range of current scholarship on the topic from scholars from a dozen countries. They represent in turn a variety of perspectives, methodologies and theatrical genres, including not only Bertolt Brecht, Jerzy Grotowski and Peter Brook, but also Polish folk-dancing, documentary theatre and opera production. The contributions demonstrate that there was much more at stake and a much larger investment of ideological and economic capital than a simple dichotomy between East versus West or socialism versus capitalism might suggest. Culture, and theatrical culture in particular ... Read more
This book examines how the Cold War had a far-reaching impact on theatre by presenting a range of current scholarship on the topic from scholars from a dozen countries. They represent in turn a variety of perspectives, methodologies and theatrical genres, including not only Bertolt Brecht, Jerzy Grotowski and Peter Brook, but also Polish folk-dancing, documentary theatre and opera production. The contributions demonstrate that there was much more at stake and a much larger investment of ideological and economic capital than a simple dichotomy between East versus West or socialism versus capitalism might suggest. Culture, and theatrical culture in particular ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Series
Transnational Theatre Histories
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319480831
SKU
V9783319480831
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Balme, Christopher; Szymanski-Dull, Berenika
Christopher Balme holds the Chair in Theatre Studies at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany. His current research interests focus on the legacy of modernism in the globalization of the arts; theatre and the public sphere; and the relationship between media and performance. He is director of the Global Theatre Histories project. Berenika Szymanski-Düll is Lecturer in Theatre Studies at the ... Read more
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