From acting to performance : essays in modernism and postmodernism / Philip Auslander.
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TextPublication details: London : Routledge, 1997Description: x, 173pISBN: 9780203444269 (ebook)Subject(s): Acting | Postmodernism | Performing Arts | Acting techniques | c 1960 to c 1969 | c 1970 to c 1979 | c 1980 to c 1989 | Theatre studiesGenre/Form: Online access: Click here to access online Also available in printed form ISBN 9780415157872Summary: This collection of essays provide a survey of the changes in acting and performance during the crucial transition from the ecstatic theatre of the 1960s to the ironic postmodernism of the 1980s. From Acting to Performance collects for the first time major essays by performance theorist and critic Philip Auslander. Together these essays provide a survey of the changes in acting and performance during the crucial transition from the ecstatic theatre of the 1960s to the ironic postmodernism of the 1980s. Auslander examines performance genres ranging from theatre and dance to performance art and stand-up comedy. In doing so he discusses an impressive line-up of practitioners including Antonin Artaud, Jerzy Grotowski, Peter Brook, Willem Dafoe, the Wooster Group, Augusto Boal, Kate Bornstein, and Orlan. From Acting to Performance is a must for all students and scholars interested in contemporary theatre and performance.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-162) and index.
This collection of essays provide a survey of the changes in acting and performance during the crucial transition from the ecstatic theatre of the 1960s to the ironic postmodernism of the 1980s. From Acting to Performance collects for the first time major essays by performance theorist and critic Philip Auslander. Together these essays provide a survey of the changes in acting and performance during the crucial transition from the ecstatic theatre of the 1960s to the ironic postmodernism of the 1980s. Auslander examines performance genres ranging from theatre and dance to performance art and stand-up comedy. In doing so he discusses an impressive line-up of practitioners including Antonin Artaud, Jerzy Grotowski, Peter Brook, Willem Dafoe, the Wooster Group, Augusto Boal, Kate Bornstein, and Orlan. From Acting to Performance is a must for all students and scholars interested in contemporary theatre and performance.
Also available in printed form ISBN 9780415157872
Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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