Screen LibraryContemporary French theatre and performance
This is the first book to explore the relationship between experimental theatre and performance making in France. Reflecting the recent return to aesthetics and politics in French theory, it focuses on how a variety of theatre and performance practitioners use their art work to contest reality as it...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Performance interventions
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230305663 |
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This is the first book to explore the relationship between experimental theatre and performance making in France. Reflecting the recent return to aesthetics and politics in French theory, it focuses on how a variety of theatre and performance practitioners use their art work to contest reality as it is currently configured in France. 'The collection is an excellent guide for readers who want to get to grips with the complexity and mixity of genres, processes and environments involved in contemporary French theatre.' - David Whitton, Emeritus Professor, Department of European Languages and Cultures, Lancaster University, UK. |
| Item Description: |
Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780230580510. |
| Carrier Form: | 264 p. : 7 b&w, 1 figures, halftones, 8. |
| Audience: | Undergraduate. |
| ISBN: |
9780230580510 9780230305663 : 0230305660 : |
| CLC: | J809.565 |
| Contents: | List of illustrations Acknowledgements Notes on contributors Introduction-- C.Finburgh & C.Lavery PART I: CONTEMPORARY FRENCH THEATRE From Mise en Scene of Texte to Performance of 'Textual Material'-- D.Bradby The Spirit of a Place: Place in Contemporary French Performance-- M.Corvin The Landscaped Narratives of Philippe Minyana and Noelle-- C.Hersant The Politics of Dramaturgy in France-- C.Finburgh An Unlikely Scene: French Theatre in the New Liberal Economy-- J-P.Han The Construction and Production of Performance-- R.Cantarella Performing Presence, Affirming Difference: Deleuze and the Mi |