1st Edition
At the Threshold Contemporary Theatre, Art, and Music of Iran
By Rana Esfandiary
Copyright 2023
176 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
176 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
176 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines the performance strategies used by contemporary Iranian artists and activists to reimagine “Iranian-ness” in the context of Iran’s local, regional, and global position.
This study identifies the important social and political interventions made by theatrical and performance pieces, visual art, and electronic music that articulate and reformulate Iranian-ness by breaking away... Read more
1 Monologues of Resistance 2 Bewildered They Stood, Like an Empty Oath, Like a Solemn Kurd: Ali Akbar Alizad and his Plea for Justice 3 Off of the White Light and into a Spiral Pattern 4 Embracing the Liminal rather than Nostalgia 5 Conclusion: Circling in a Cul-de-sac
Biography
Rana Esfandiary is an assistant professor in the Department of Theatre & Dance at the University of Kansas, USA.
