Theatre and War
Published on 12. January 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
120 pages
978-1-137-58425-0 (ISBN)
Description
Theatre and war have long been bedfellows. This brief study looks beyond theatre that is about war, and instead focuses on the relationship between theatre and war: how they feed into and inform one another, from rehearsal to post-production analysis. The study builds on the premise that theatre and war share a deep kinship that finds its consummate expression in the very phrase 'theatre of war.'
This critical look at the entangled history of theatre and war asks pressing questions that remain pertinent to our current moment: how have the tools of theatre been used in the waging of war? How have the tools of waging war been used in the making of performance? What are the 'shared interests' of theatre and war? And how has performance become a militarized paradigm?
This critical look at the entangled history of theatre and war asks pressing questions that remain pertinent to our current moment: how have the tools of theatre been used in the waging of war? How have the tools of waging war been used in the making of performance? What are the 'shared interests' of theatre and war? And how has performance become a militarized paradigm?
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 111 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
106 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-58425-0 (9781137584250)
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Natalie Alvarez is Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies and Associate Dean of Scholarly, Research, and Creative Activities in The Creative School at Toronto Metropolitan University. She is the author, editor, and co-editor of four award-winning books including Sustainable Tools for Precarious Times: Performance Actions in the Americas (2019) and Immersions in Cultural Difference: Tourism, War, Performance (2018).
Content
Series editors' preface
Foreword
Theatres for war
Theatres of war
Rehearsals
Body as Battlefield
Spectacle and spectatorship
Hearts and minds
Postmortem
Conclusion
Further reading
Index
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Theatres for war
Theatres of war
Rehearsals
Body as Battlefield
Spectacle and spectatorship
Hearts and minds
Postmortem
Conclusion
Further reading
Index
Acknowledgements