Screen LibraryCritical perspectives on applied theatre /
As the twenty-first century moves towards its third decade, applied theatre is being shaped by contemporary economic and environmental concerns and is contributing to new conceptual paradigms that influence the ways in which socially engaged art is produced and understood. This collection offers fre...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2016. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
As the twenty-first century moves towards its third decade, applied theatre is being shaped by contemporary economic and environmental concerns and is contributing to new conceptual paradigms that influence the ways in which socially engaged art is produced and understood. This collection offers fresh perspectives on the aesthetics, politics and histories of applied theatre. With contributions from leading scholars in the field, the book illuminates theatre in a diverse range of global contexts and regions. Divided into three sections - histories and cultural memories; place, community and e |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 278 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781107642287 (paperback : alkaline paper) : 1107642280 (paperback : alkaline paper) 9781107065048 (hardback : alkaline paper) 1107065046 (hardback : alkaline paper) |
| Index Number: | PN2049 |
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J80-05 J802.2 |
| Call Number: | J802.2/C934 |
| Contents: | Applied theatre: ecology of practice / Jenny Hughes and Helen Nicholson -- Histories and cultural memories. Toward a historiography of the absent: on the late pasts of applied theatre and community performance / Baz Kershaw -- A pre-history of applied theatre: work, house, perform / Jenny Hughes -- Applied theatre and cultural memory in East and Southeast Asia / Wan-jung Wang -- Dear nise: method, madness and artistic occupation at a psychiatric hospital in Rio de Janeiro / Paul Heritage and Silvia Ramos -- Place, community and environment. Performing location: place and applied theatre / Sa |