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Book Cover for: European Theatre Performance Practice, 1900 to the Present, Geoff Willcocks

European Theatre Performance Practice, 1900 to the Present

Geoff Willcocks

This volume captures the rich diversity of European performance practice evident in the twentieth and early part of the twenty-first century. Written by leading directors, actors, dancers, scenographers and academics from across Europe, the collection spans a broad range of subject areas including dance, theatre, live art, multimedia performance and street protest. The essays are divided into three sections on: performers and performing; staging performance; representation and reception, and document innovations in acting, performance and stagecraft by key practitioners. Articles also explore the ways that performance has been used to stage debates around major preoccupations of the age such as war, the human condition, globalization, the impact of new technologies and identity politics. This volume, which features previously published performance manifestoes, articles, and book chapters on the most frequently discussed and debated topics in the field, is an indispensable reference work for both academics and students.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Publish Date: Mar 21st, 2014
  • Pages: 570
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00lb
  • EAN: 9781409418757
  • Categories: Modern - 20th Century - GeneralTheater - History & CriticismGeneral

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About the Author

Nadine Holdsworth is Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Warwick and Geoff Willcocks is Head of the Department for Performing Arts at Coventry University, UK.