| Theatre, Intimacy & Engagement: The Last Human Venue 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Read, A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230572618 ISBN-13: 9780230572614 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: "Theatre, Intimacy and Engagement "unravels politics from theatre in order to propose a new means to politicize performance. The last human venue is the location where the sense of one's aliveness, ethical associations, and collective potential is kickstarted through the shock of theatrical affects. Performance analyses ranging from child actors, animals and objects to reflections on the innovative theatre work of Societas Raffaello Sanzio, Forced Entertainment and Goat Island combine to offer a radical critique of performance studies: the first social science of appearance. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 306.484 |
| LCCN: 2007052499 |
| Series: Studies in International Performance |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 5.59" W x 8.55" (1.25 lbs) 348 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This title unravels politics from theatre in order to propose a new means to politicize performance. Performance analyses ranging from child actors, animals and objects to reflections on the innovative theatre work of Societas Raffaello Sanzio, Forced Entertainment and Goat Island combine to offer a radical critique of performance studies. |