
The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance
Routledge (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 9. October 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
324 pages
978-1-032-22272-1 (ISBN)
Description
What is theatre? What is performance? What connects them and how are they different? How have they been shaped by events, people, companies, practices and ideas in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries? And where are they heading next? The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance offers some answers to these big questions. This third edition has been updated to now include over 160 entries, with all entries brought up to date and new topics added, including Caryl Churchill, Black Lives Matter and Hamilton, among others.
This book provides an accessible, informative and engaging introduction to important people and companies, events, concepts and practices that have defined the complementary fields of theatre and performance studies. Three easy-to-use alphabetized sections include entries on topics and people ranging from performance artists Marina Abramovic and Pope.L to directors Vsevolod Meyerhold and Robert Wilson, the haka, Taking the Knee and disability, theatre and performance. Each entry includes important historical and contextual information, extensive cross-referencing, detailed analysis and an annotated bibliography.
The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance is a perfect reference guide for the keen student and the passionate theatre-goer alike.
This book provides an accessible, informative and engaging introduction to important people and companies, events, concepts and practices that have defined the complementary fields of theatre and performance studies. Three easy-to-use alphabetized sections include entries on topics and people ranging from performance artists Marina Abramovic and Pope.L to directors Vsevolod Meyerhold and Robert Wilson, the haka, Taking the Knee and disability, theatre and performance. Each entry includes important historical and contextual information, extensive cross-referencing, detailed analysis and an annotated bibliography.
The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance is a perfect reference guide for the keen student and the passionate theatre-goer alike.
More details
Series
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate and Undergraduate
Illustrations
1 s/w Tabelle
1 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
515 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-22272-1 (9781032222721)
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Paul Allain | Jen Harvie
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10/2024
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The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance
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Paul Allain | Jen Harvie
The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance
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Paul Allain | Jen Harvie
The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance
Book
05/2014
2nd Edition
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Persons
Paul Allain, Professor of Theatre and Performance at the University of Kent, United Kingdom, has published extensively on actor training and contemporary Polish theatre, especially Jerzy Grotowski.
Jen Harvie, Professor of Contemporary Theatre and Performance at Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom, has published widely on relationships between contemporary theatre and performance and cultural identities and on how theatre and performance artists make their work. She is the co-founder of the Theatre & series and was its co-editor for 17 years.
Jen Harvie, Professor of Contemporary Theatre and Performance at Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom, has published widely on relationships between contemporary theatre and performance and cultural identities and on how theatre and performance artists make their work. She is the co-founder of the Theatre & series and was its co-editor for 17 years.
Content
Introduction
Part I People and Companies
Part II Events
Part III Concepts and Practices
Part I People and Companies
Part II Events
Part III Concepts and Practices