'Other' Spanish theatres challenges established opinions on modern
Iberian theatre by considering the roles of contrasting figures and
companies who have impacted upon both the practice and the
perception of Spanish and European stages. In questioning the
primacy of the dramatist, this pioneering study offers a new
interpretation of a nation's theatrical culture that has been
viewed primarily through the prisms of a select number of
playwrights. Accordingly many of the conclusions reached are new
ones, and the case, for acknowledging the wide influence of Spanish
practitioners on theatre in Europe and the Americas is made in
persuasive terms. Through a bold documentation and interrogation of
key productions and their reception both at home and abroad,
'Other' Spanish theatres focuses on the doing of performance,
asking provocative questions around how performances are tested
against the texts that remain. In a broad and detailed study
Delgado selects six case studies which map out alternative readings
of a nation's theatrical innovation through the twentieth century:
muse and mentor to Federico Garcia Lorca, Margarita Xirgu;
theatrical innovator and influence on Orson Welles, Enrique Rambal;
tragedienne Maria Casares feted by George Craig Camus, Genet and
Cocteau; actress, producer and director Nuria Espert; international
director Lluis Pasqual and Catalan performance company La Cubana.
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