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1. The Senses in Performance

   Edited by Sally Banes, Andre Lepecki

   Series: Worlds of Performance

   This ground-breaking anthology is the first to be dedicated to assessing critically the role of the human sensorium in performance. Senses in Performance presents a multifaceted approach to the methodological, theoretical, practical and historical challenges facing the scholar and the artist....

   Published December 12th 2006 by Routledge
2. Carnival

   Culture in Action – The Trinidad Experience

   Edited by Milla Cozart Riggio

   Series: Worlds of Performance

   This beautifully illustrated volume features work by leading writers and experts on carnival from around the world, and includes two stunning photo essays by acclaimed photographers Pablo Delano and Jeffrey Chock. Editor Milla Cozart Riggio presents a body of work that takes the reader on a...

   Published October 13th 2004 by Routledge
3. Popular Theatre

   A Sourcebook

   Edited by Joel Schechter

   Series: Worlds of Performance

   Bertolt Brecht turned to cabaret; Ariane Mnouchkine went to the circus; Joan Littlewood wanted to open a palace of fun. These were a few of the directors who turned to popular theatre forms in the last century, and this sourcebook accounts for their attraction.Popular theatre forms introduced in...

   Published November 27th 2002 by Routledge
4. Re: Direction

   A Theoretical and Practical Guide

   Edited by Gabrielle Cody, Rebecca Schneider

   Series: Worlds of Performance

   Re: Direction is an extraordinary resource for practitioners and students on directing. It provides a collection of ground-breaking interviews, primary sources and essays on 20th century directing theories and practices around the world. Helpfully organized into four key areas of the subject, the...

   Published October 24th 2001 by Routledge
5. The Grotowski Sourcebook

   Edited by RICHARD SCHECHNER, Lisa Wolford Wylam

   Series: Worlds of Performance

   This acclaimed volume is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of Jerzy Grotowski's long and multi-faceted career. It is essential reading for anyone interested in Grotowski's life and work.Edited by the two leading experts on Grotowski, the sourcebook features:*essays from the key...

   Published January 24th 2001 by Routledge
6. Brecht Sourcebook

   Edited by Henry Bial, Carol Martin

   Series: Worlds of Performance

   Bertolt Brecht is one of the most prolific and influential writer-directors of the twentieth century. This fascinating anthology brings together in one volume many of the most important articles written about Brecht between 1957 and 1997. The collection explores a wide range of viewpoints about...

   Published December 15th 1999 by Routledge
7. A Sourcebook on African-American Performance

   Plays, People, Movements

   Edited by Annemarie Bean

   Series: Worlds of Performance

   A Sourcebook on African-American Performance is the first volume to consider African-American performance between and beyond the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and the New Black Renaissance of the 1990s.As with all titles in the Worlds of Performance series, the Sourcebook consists of classic...

   Published April 28th 1999 by Routledge
8. A Sourcebook on Feminist Theatre and Performance

   On and Beyond the Stage

   Edited by Carol Martin

   Series: Worlds of Performance

   This work is a unique collection of key articles on feminist theatre and performance form The Drama Review (TDR). Carol Martin juxtaposes theory and practice to provide an exceptionally comprehensive overview of the development of feminist theatre. This outstanding collection includes key texts by...

   Published November 6th 1996 by Routledge
9. Happenings and Other Acts

   Edited by Mariellen Sandford

   Series: Worlds of Performance

   Articles, statements, interviews and essays by and about some of the most influential avantgarde artists and performers are presented here for the first time since they were originally published....

   Published February 22nd 1995 by Routledge