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Devising Performance : A Critical History

by Deirdre Heddon, Jane Milling
Devising Performance : A Critical History - Thryft
Devising Performance : A Critical History - Thryft

Evolution of collaborative performance creation.

If you're intrigued by the revolution of theater and enjoy peeling back the layers of its history, "Devising Performance: A Critical History" could serve as your backstage pass. It delves deep into the fabric of collaboratively-created theater, discussing key groups that reshaped the performance landscape. By mapping the evolution of devised theater, this book will illuminate the whys and hows behind some of the most influential and innovative performances across decades. This insight will fascinate anyone passionate about the dynamism of theater and the collective creative process.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Devising Performance : A Critical History

by Deirdre Heddon, Jane Milling
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ISBN: 9781403906632
Authors: Deirdre Heddon, Jane Milling
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Date of Publication: 2005-10-22
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Art, History
Related Topics: Art History, Performing Arts, American History, European History, World History
Goodreads rating: 3.46
(rated by 24 readers)

Description

The book charts the development of collaboratively-created performances from the 1950s to the present day. Companies discussed include the Living Theatre, Open Theatre, Australian Performing Group, People Show, Teatro Campesino, Théâtre de Complicité, Legs on the Wall, Forced Entertainment and Third Angel. Against this background of enormous variety, fundamental questions are posed: "What is devised theatre?"; "Why have theatre-makers chosen to devise performances since the 1950s?" and "How has devised performance changed over the last fifty years?"
 

Evolution of collaborative performance creation.

If you're intrigued by the revolution of theater and enjoy peeling back the layers of its history, "Devising Performance: A Critical History" could serve as your backstage pass. It delves deep into the fabric of collaboratively-created theater, discussing key groups that reshaped the performance landscape. By mapping the evolution of devised theater, this book will illuminate the whys and hows behind some of the most influential and innovative performances across decades. This insight will fascinate anyone passionate about the dynamism of theater and the collective creative process.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.