Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama
|
Buy Now
Avant Garde Theatre - 1892-1992 (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Loot Price: R4,569
Discovery Miles 45 690
|
|
Avant Garde Theatre - 1892-1992 (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
Donate to Against Period Poverty
Total price: R4,589
Discovery Miles: 45 890
|
Examining the development of avant garde theatre from its inception
in the 1890s to the present day, Christopher Innes exposes a
central paradox of modern theatre; that the motivating force of
theatrical experimentation is primitivism. What links the work of
Strindberg, Artaud, Brook and Mnouchkine is an idealization of the
elemental and a desire to find ritual in archaic traditions. This
widespread primitivism, he argues, is the key to understanding both
the political and aesthetic aspects of modern theatre and provides
fresh insights into contemporary social trends.
The original text, first published in 1981 as "Holy Theatre," has
been completely revised to take account of the most recent
theoretical developments in anthropology, critical and
intercultural theory and psychotherapy. Additional sections on
Heiner Muller, Robert Wilson, Eugenio Barba, Ariane Mnouchkine and
Sam Shepard have been added. As a result, the book now deals with
all the major avant garde theatre practitioners.
"Avant Garde Theatre" is essential reading for anyone attempting
to understand contemporary drama. Not only does it provide a
coherent perspective on what is often seen as confusingly diverse,
its analysis of performance and the relationship of staging to
theory will interest a general audience.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.