1st Edition

Contemporary Theatres in Europe A Critical Companion

Edited By Joe Kelleher, Nicholas Ridout Copyright 2006
232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

Through specific examples, case studies and essays by specialist writers, academics, and a new generation of theatre researchers, this collection of specially commissioned essays looks at current theatre practices across Europe. From Théatre du Soleil to Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio , the authors reconsider the possibilities of theatre practice, its relation to history and location and its... Read more

List of illustrations  Notes on contributors  Acknowledgements  Foreword Janelle Reinelt  Introduction Joe Kelleher and Nicholas Ridout  1. Human Stuff: Presence, Proximity and Pretend Joe Kelleher  2. Investigating the Entrails: Post-Operatic Music Theatre in Europe Nick Till  3. Encountering Memory: Acco Theatre Center’s Arbeit macht frei MiToitland Europa Heike Roms  4. On the Border as Theatrical Space: Appearance, Dis-location and the Production of the Refugee Sophie Nield  5. Foreign Bodies: Performing Physical and Psychological Harm at the Mladi Levi Festival, August 2003 Sarah Gorman  6. Dying Bodies, Living Corpses: Transition, Nationalism and Resistance in Croatian Theatre Marin Blaževic  7. Desire Amongst the Dodgems: Alain Platel and the Scene of Seduction Adrian Kear  8. ‘Constitutive Ambiguities’: Writing Professional or Expert Performance Practices, and the Théâtre du Soleil, Paris Susan Melrose  9. Marshfield Mummers: The Old Time Paper Boys Mike Pearson  10. The Gift of Play: Übung and the Secret Signal of Gesture Andrew Quick  11. Authority, Empowerment and Fairy Tales: Theatre for Young People Bridget Escolme  12. Make Believe: Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio Do Theatre Nicholas Ridout  13. After the Fall: Dance-Theatre and Dance-Performance Adrian Heathfield  14. What State Am I In? Or, How to be a Spectator Simon Bayly  Index

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Joe Kelleher, Nicholas Ridout