1st Edition

Neoliberalism, Theatre and Performance

Edited By Andy Lavender Copyright 2021
124 Pages
by Routledge

124 Pages
by Routledge

124 Pages
by Routledge

Neoliberalism, Theatre and Performance tackles one of the most slippery but significant topics in culture and politics. Neoliberalism is defined by the contributors as a political-economic system, and the ideas and assumptions (individualism, market forces and globalisation) that it promotes are consequently examined. Readers will gain an insight into how neoliberalism shapes contemporary... Read more

Introduction

Andy Lavender

1. Neoliberalism, theatre, performance, inequality, and alternatives 

Jen Harvie

2. ‘What the hell is water?’ The arts festival and the free market 

Rainer Hofmann in conversation with Liesbeth Groot Nibbelink

3. Neoliberalism and contemporary dance in Brazil

Cristina Rosa

4. Neoliberalism: The Break-up Tour

Sarah Woods and Andrew Simms

Biography

Andy Lavender is Vice Principal and Director of Production Arts at Guildhall School of Music & Drama. He writes on contemporary theatre and performance, and is the series editor of 4x45.