1st Edition
Signs of Performance An Introduction to Twentieth-Century Theatre
By Colin Counsell
Copyright 1996
252 Pages
by
Routledge
250 Pages
by
Routledge
252 Pages
by
Routledge
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Signs of Performance provides the beginning student with working examples of theatrical analysis. Its range covers the whole of twentieth century theatre, from Stanislavski to Brecht and Samuel Beckett to Robert Wilson. Colin Counsell takes an historical look at theatre as a cultural practice, clearly tracing connections between: * Key practitioners' ideas about performance * The theatrical... Read more
. Introduction. 1. Stanislavski's 'System' 2. Strasberg's 'Method' 3. Brecht and Epic Theatre 4. Beckett and the Avant-Garde 5. Peter Brook and Ritual Theatre 6. Robert Wilson and the Theatre of Visions 7. Postmodernism and Performance Art.
Biography
Colin Counsell is a lecturer in English Literature and Theatre Studies at the University of North London. He has worked in the theatre both as a performer and as a director.
