Performance : a critical introduction / Marvin Carlson.
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TextPublisher: London : Routledge, 2018Edition: 3rd editionDescription: xii, 291 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781138281684 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Performance art -- United States | Arts, American -- 20th century | Performance art | Arts, Modern -- 20th century | Art and Design | Art and DesignDDC classification: 700.9'73'09045 Summary: A definitive guide to understanding performance as a theatrical activity. It is an unparalleled exploration of the myriad ways in which performance has been interpreted, its importance to disciplines from anthropology to linguistics, and how it underpins essential concepts of human society. In this comprehensively revised and updated third edition, Carlson tackles the pressing themes and theories of our age, with expanded coverage of: the increasing growth and importance of racial and ethnic performance; the emergence of performance concerned with age and disability; the popularity and significance of participatory and immersive theatre; the crucial relevance of identity politics and cultural performance in the 21st century.
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Previous edition: 2004.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A definitive guide to understanding performance as a theatrical activity. It is an unparalleled exploration of the myriad ways in which performance has been interpreted, its importance to disciplines from anthropology to linguistics, and how it underpins essential concepts of human society. In this comprehensively revised and updated third edition, Carlson tackles the pressing themes and theories of our age, with expanded coverage of: the increasing growth and importance of racial and ethnic performance; the emergence of performance concerned with age and disability; the popularity and significance of participatory and immersive theatre; the crucial relevance of identity politics and cultural performance in the 21st century.
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