Making contemporary theatre:international rehearsal processes

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Bibliographic Details
Group Author: Lavender Andy; Harvie Jen
Published: Manchester University Press Distributed in the U.S. exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan,
Publisher Address: Manchester New York
Publication Dates: 2010.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Theatre : theory, practice, performance
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Carrier Form: xx, 252 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780719074912
0719074916
9780719074929 (pbk.)
Index Number: J811
CLC: J811.3
Call Number: J811.3/M235
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. [244]-246) and index.
'Making Contemporary Theatre' reveals how some of the most significant international contemporary theatre is actually made. The book opens with an introductory chapter which contextualizes recent trends in approaches to theatre-making.
Making Contemporary Theatre reveals how some of the most significant international contemporary theatre is actually made. Using eye-witness accounts and over 80 photographs, it offers insights into the innovative methods used by the most influential emerging theatre companies. After the introductory chapter which contextualizes recent trends in approaches to theatre-making, eleven different writer-observers describe, contextualize and analyze the theatre-making practices of eleven different companies and directors.--[book cover]