Women in Theatre 2#3
1st Edition
Published on 1. March 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
134 pages
978-3-7186-5598-4 (ISBN)
Description
Inspired by a series of debates at the Conference of Women Theatre Directors and Administrators, the articles in this issue record the history of women in the theatre and honour their accomplishments. It also aims to establish role models for women and enrich creativity in this domain.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chur
Switzerland
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
279 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-7186-5598-4 (9783718655984)
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Person
Julia Pascal
Content
Introduction, Julia Pascal; Chapter 1 Shakespeare's Cleopatra, the Male Gaze, and Madonna: Performance Dilemmas, Elizabeth Schafer; Chapter 2 Uncovering Heroines: Some Theatrical Perspectives on the French Revolution, Celita Lamar; Chapter 3 Dialogues of the Heart: Norodom Sihanouk and Mahatma Ghandi as Portrayed by Helene Cixous, Celita Lamar; Chapter 4 On Creativity and Anger, Julia Pascal; Chapter 5 Revolution and Poetry in Feyder's Le Chant du retour, Patricia Lancaster; Chapter 6 Laughing All the Way to the Ghetto: Lesbian Farce, Jackie Clune; Chapter 7 Women, Theatre, and Territory: The Omaha Magic Theatre and the Boundaries of Theatrical Performance, Susan Lynn Carlson; Chapter 8 Songs of the Twentieth Century: The Plays of Ludmila Petrushevskaya, Beatrice Picon-Vallin, Catherine Dale; Chapter 9 Bloody Hard Work: Women in Nontraditional Work in Theatre, Peta Tait; Chapter 10 Mother Tongue: Colonized Bodies and Performing Cultures, Susan Bennett; Chapter 11 Women's Theatre in Italy, Susan Bassnett; Chapter 12 Demeter Beneath the Sand, SERENA SARTORI, RENATA COLUCCINI, TEATRO COOPERATIVO DEL SOLE;