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Modern Popular Theatre

Author : Jason Price
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1137550627
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book Modern Popular Theatre written by Jason Price and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a concise history of popular theatre since the early twentieth century. Using key popular culture theories and critical perspectives, Jason Price analyses popular theatres across different cultural and political contexts, drawing on a diverse range of international artists and theatre-makers who have worked with popular forms, including Vsevolod Meyerhold, Blue Blouse, Bertolt Brecht, Erwin Piscator, the San Francisco Mime Troupe, the Bread and Puppet Theatre and more. As well as defining what 'popular' means in relation to performance and the audiences who watch it, the book considers some of the political frameworks and causes that popular theatre has been placed in service of, such as socialism, the New Left and the gay rights movement. It also addresses the uses of cabaret, puppetry and circus outside their native popular contexts, examining the role they play in avant-garde and experimental theatre practices. In doing so, Price encourages readers to look beyond popular theatre as a simple form of entertainment and to consider its potential as a form of political activism, as a community-builder, and as a valuable tool for artistic experimentation.

The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre

Author : Don Rubin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780415260879
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre written by Don Rubin and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2001 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new in paperback edition of World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre covers the Americas, from Canada to Argentina, including the United States. Volume 5 covers Asia/Pacific. Entries are preceded by specialist introductions on Theatre in Post-Colonial Latin America, Theatres of North America, Puppet Theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences, Music Theatre and Dance Theatre. The essays follow the series format, allowing for cross-referring across subjects, both within the volume and between volumes. Each country entry is written by specialists in the particular country and the volume has its own teams of regional editors, overseen by the main editorial team based at the University of York in Canada headed by Don Rubin.

World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre

Author : Arthur Holmberg
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136118446
Total Pages : 1199 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre written by Arthur Holmberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 1199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second volume of the World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre covers the Americas, from Canada to Argentina, including the United States. Entries on twenty-six countries are preceded by specialist introductions on Theatre in Post-Colonial Latin America, Theatres of North America, Puppet Theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences, Music Theatre and Dance Theatre. The essays follow the series format, allowing for cross-referring across subjects, both within the volume and between volumes. Each country entry is written by specialists in the particular country and the volume has its own teams of regional editors, overseen by the main editorial team based at the University of York in Canada headed by Don Rubin. Each entry covers all aspects of theatre genres, practitioners, writers, critics and styles, with bibliographies, over 200 black & white photographs and a substantial index. This is a unique volume in its own right; in conjunction with the other volumes in this series it forms a reference resource of unparalleled value.

The Twentieth Century Theatre

Author : William Lyon Phelps
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Twentieth Century Theatre written by William Lyon Phelps and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre

Author : Don Rubin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136359214
Total Pages : 641 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (363 download)

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Download or read book World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre written by Don Rubin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new in paperback edition of World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre covers the Americas, from Canada to Argentina, including the United States. Entries on twenty six countries are preceded by specialist introductions on Theatre in Post-Colonial Latin America, Theatres of North America, Puppet Theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences, Music Theatre and Dance Theatre. The essays follow the series format, allowing for cross-referring across subjects, both within the volume and between volumes. Each country entry is written by specialists in the particular country and the volume has its own teams of regional editors, overseen by the main editorial team based at the University of York in Canada headed by Don Rubin. Each entry covers all aspects of theatre genres, practitioners, writers, critics and styles, with bibliographies, over 200 black & white photographs and a substantial index. This Encyclopedia is indispensable for anyone interested in the cultures of the Americas or in modern theatre. It is also an invaluable reference tool for students and scholars of a wide range of disciplines including history, performance studies, anthropology and cultural studies.

Modern Theatre

Author : Oscar Gross Brockett
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Theatre written by Oscar Gross Brockett and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 1982 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Popular Theatre

Author : Joel Schechter
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136412131
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (364 download)

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Download or read book Popular Theatre written by Joel Schechter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-11 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bertolt Brecht turned to cabaret; Ariane Mnouchkine went to the circus; Joan Littlewood wanted to open a palace of fun. These were a few of the directors who turned to popular theatre forms in the last century, and this sourcebook accounts for their attraction. Popular theatre forms introduced in this sourcebook include cabaret, circus, puppetry, vaudeville, Indian jatra, political satire, and physical comedy. These entertainments are highly visual, itinerant, and readily understood by audiences. Popular Theatre: A Sourcebook follows them around the world, from the bunraku puppetry of Japan to the masked topeng theatre of Bali to South African political satire, the San Francisco Mime Troupe's comic melodramas, and a 'Fun Palace' proposed for London. The book features essays from the archives of The Drama Review and other research. Contributions by Roland Barthes, Hovey Burgess, Marvin Carlson, John Emigh, Dario Fo, Ron Jenkins, Joan Littlewood, Brooks McNamara, Richard Schechner, and others, offer some of the most important, informative, and lively writing available on popular theatre. Introducing both Western and non-Western popular theatre practices, the sourcebook provides access to theatrical forms which have delighted audiences and attracted stage artists around the world.

The Emergence of the Modern American Theater, 1914-1929

Author : Ronald Harold Wainscott
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300067767
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (677 download)

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Download or read book The Emergence of the Modern American Theater, 1914-1929 written by Ronald Harold Wainscott and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the emergence of the modern American theatre in New York during a period of immense creative output and experimentation and against a backdrop of conflicting cultural, economic and political events, this text draws upon material from plays and productions in between 1914-1929.

World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre

Author : Ousmane Diakhate
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136359494
Total Pages : 439 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (363 download)

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Download or read book World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre written by Ousmane Diakhate and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in paperback for the first time this edition of the World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre series examines theatrical developments in Africa since 1945. Entries on thirty-two African countries are featured in this volume, preceded by specialist introductory essays on Anglophone Africa, Francophone Africa, History and Culture, Cosmology, Music, Dance, Theatre for Young Audiences and Puppetry. There are also special introductory general essays on African theatre written by Nobel Prize Laureate Wole Soyinka and the outstanding Congolese playwright, Sony Labou Tansi, before his untimely death in 1995. More up-to-date and more wide-ranging than any other publication, this is undoubtedly a major ground-breaking survey of contemporary African theatre.

Staging Modern American Life

Author : T. Fahy
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 023033959X
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Staging Modern American Life written by T. Fahy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Fahy examines the integration of and challenges to popular culture found in the theatrical works of Millay, Cummings, and Dos Passos, which have largely been marginalized in discussions of theatre history and literary studies, despite offering a hybrid theatre that integrates popular with formal, and mainstream with experimental

West African Popular Theatre

Author : Karin Barber
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253028078
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book West African Popular Theatre written by Karin Barber and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1997-06-22 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " . . . a ground-breaking contribution to the field of African literature . . . " —Research in African Literatures "Anyone with the slightest interest in West African cultures, performance or theatre should immediately rush out and buy this book." —Leeds African Studies Bulletin "A seminal contribution to the fields of performance studies, cultural studies, and popular culture. " —Margaret Drewal "A fine book. The play texts are treasures." —Richard Bauman African popular culture is an arena where the tensions and transformations of colonial and post-colonial society are played out, offering us a glimpse of the view from below in Africa. This book offers a comparative overview of the history, social context, and style of three major West African popular theatre genres: the concert party of Ghana, the concert party of Togo, and the traveling popular theatre of western Nigeria.

Elizabethan Popular Theatre

Author : Michael Hattaway
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135032661
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Elizabethan Popular Theatre written by Michael Hattaway and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elizabethan Popular Theatre surveys the Golden Age of English popular theatre: the 1590s, the age of Marlowe and the young Shakespeare. The book describes the staging practices, performance conditions and acting techniques of the period, focusing on five popular dramas: The Spanish Tragedy, Mucedorus, Edward II, Doctor Faustus and Titus Andronicus, as well as providing a comprehensive history of a variety of contemporary playhouse stages, performances, and players.

Art, Glitter, and Glitz

Author : Arthur Gewirtz
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Art, Glitter, and Glitz written by Arthur Gewirtz and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2004-10-30 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of contents

Dictionary of the Theatre

Author : Patrice Pavis
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802081636
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (816 download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of the Theatre written by Patrice Pavis and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An encyclopedic dictionary of technical and theoretical terms, the book covers all aspects of a semiotic approach to the theatre, with cross-referenced alphabetical entries ranging from absurd to word scenery.

A Cultural History of Theatre in the Modern Age

Author : Kim Solga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350135496
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book A Cultural History of Theatre in the Modern Age written by Kim Solga and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To call something modern is to assert something fundamental about the social, cultural, economic and technical sophistication of that thing, over and against what has come before. A Cultural History of Theatre in the Modern Age provides an interdisciplinary overview of theatre and performance in their social and material contexts from the late 19th century through the early 2000s, emphasizing key developments and trends that both exemplify and trouble the various meanings of the term 'modern', and the identity of modernist theatre and performance. Highly illustrated with 40 images, the ten chapters each take a different theme as their focus: institutional frameworks; social functions; sexuality and gender; the environment of theatre; circulation; interpretations; communities of production; repertoire and genres; technologies of performance; and knowledge transmission.

Stage Directors in Modern France

Author : David Whitton
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719024689
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (246 download)

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Download or read book Stage Directors in Modern France written by David Whitton and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book offers an introduction to seventeen key figures in French stagecraft. It is not a systematic study of mise en scène. Readers can consult the sections on individual directors who most interest them. But those who take the study as a whole will also ... find a guide to the changing attitudes and assumptions, the new ideas and controversies, that have shaped the French stage during the last hundred years."--Preface.

Latin American Popular Theatre

Author : Judith A. Weiss
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Latin American Popular Theatre written by Judith A. Weiss and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is little about the evolution of Latin American popular theatre, especially New Popular Theatre, that goes unexplored in this interdisciplinary study. The authors re-examine the history of Latin American theatre to focus on the ruse of the Nuevo Teatro Popular, a radical movement of the mid-1960's that combines dormant forms of Latin America theatre with classical European, pre-Columbian and African theatre, modern experimental theatre, and popular culture. Weiss and her colleagues use detailed social, political, and historical information to show the syncretism and contradictory consciousness that has existed in this form of expression in Latin America since the first encounters between Europeans and indigenous Americans.