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  The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance (Routledge Companions (Paperback)) (Paperback) By (author) Paul Allain, By (author) Jen Harvie

  

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  Short Description for The Routledge Companion to Theatre and PerformanceWhat is theatre? What is performance? What are their connections and differences? Discussing some of the pivotal questions relating to the complementary fields of theatre and performance studies, this text is undoubtedly a reference guide for the keen student and passionate theatre-goer alike.
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  • Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
  • Published: 03 November 2005
  • Format: Paperback 240 pages
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  • Categories: Theatre Studies | Dance & Other Performing Arts | Encyclopaedias & Reference Works
  • ISBN 13: 9780415257213 ISBN 10: 0415257212
  • Sales rank: 100,255

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• What is theatre? What is performance? What are their connections and differences? What events, people, practices and ideas have shaped theatre and performance in the twentieth century, and, importantly, where are they heading next? Proposing answers to these big questions, "The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance" provides an informative and engaging introduction to the significant people, events, concepts and practices that have defined the complementary fields of theatre and performance studies. Including over 120 entries in three easy-to-use, alphabetical sections, this fascinating text presents a wide range of individuals and topics, such as: performance artist Marina Abramovic; directors Vsevolod Meyerhold and Robert Wilson; The Living Theatre's "Paradise Now"; the haka; multimedia performance; political protest; visual theatre. With each entry containing crucial historical and contextual information, extensive cross-referencing, detailed analysis, and an annotated bibliography, "The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance" is undoubtedly a perfect reference guide for the keen student and passionate theatre-goer alike.