
Rachel's Brain and Other Storms
The Performance Scripts of Rachel Rosenthal
Rachel Rosenthal(Author)
Una Chaudhuri(Editor)
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Published on 1. September 2001
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-0-8264-4896-5 (ISBN)
Description
In the field of feminist and ecological performance art, Rachel Rosenthal's performance techniques integrate text, movement, voice, choreography, improvisation, inventive costuming, dramatic lighting and imaginative sets into the theatre experience. This work contains some of her scripts.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
15 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 146 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8264-4896-5 (9780826448965)
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Persons
Rachel Rosenthal is Director and Founder of The Rachel Rosenthal Company. In the last 20 years she has presented over 35 full-scale pieces and has developed a revolutionary performance technique that integrates text, movement, voice, choreography, improvisation, inventive costuming, dramatic lighting and wildly imaginative sets. She is an NEA, J Paul Getty Foundation and California Arts Fellow and recipient of numerous awards. Una Chaudhuri is Professor of English and Chair of the Department of Drama at New York University.Una Chaudhuri is Professor of English and Chair of the Department of Drama at New York University.
Content
Instant Rachel - Charm (1977), The Death Show (1978), My Brazil (1979); the presence of the past - Grand Canyon (1978), Leave her in Naxos (1981), Rachel's Brain (1987); Rachel's Body - Soldier of Fortune (1981), Traps (1982), L.O.W. in Gaia (1986); Mindscape and Escapes from Mind - Gaia, Mon Amour (1983), Amazonia (1990), Pangaean Dreams (1990); Freaks of Nature - Futurefax (1992); Performing Futurehope.