| Popular Theatre: A Sourcebook Contributor(s): Schechter, Joel (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415258308 ISBN-13: 9780415258302 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $44.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: Bertolt Brecht turned to cabaret; Ariane Mnouchkine went to the circus; Joan Littlewood wanted to open a palace of fun. These were a few of the directors who turned to popular theatre forms in the last century, and this sourcebook accounts for their attraction. Popular theatre forms introduced in this sourcebook include cabaret, circus, puppetry, vaudeville, Indian jatra, political satire, and physical comedy. Introducing both Western and non-Western popular theatre practiced, the sourcebook provides access to theatrical forms which have delighted audiences and attracted stage artists around the world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Theater - Direction & Production |
| Dewey: 792 |
| LCCN: 2002026941 |
| Series: Worlds of Performance |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.86" W x 9.88" (1.31 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bertolt Brecht turned to cabaret; Ariane Mnouchkine went to the circus; Joan Littlewood wanted to open a palace of fun. These were a few of the directors who turned to popular theatre forms in the last century, and this sourcebook accounts for their attraction. Popular theatre forms introduced in this sourcebook include cabaret, circus, puppetry, vaudeville, Indian jatra, political satire, and physical comedy. These entertainments are highly visual, itinerant, and readily understood by audiences. Popular Theatre: A Sourcebook follows them around the world, from the bunraku puppetry of Japan to the masked topeng theatre of Bali to South African political satire, the San Francisco Mime Troupe's comic melodramas, and a 'Fun Palace' proposed for London. The book features essays from the archives of The Drama Review and other research. Contributions by Roland Barthes, Hovey Burgess, Marvin Carlson, John Emigh, Dario Fo, Ron Jenkins, Joan Littlewood, Brooks McNamara, Richard Schechner, and others, offer some of the most important, informative, and lively writing available on popular theatre. Introducing both Western and non-Western popular theatre practices, the sourcebook provides access to theatrical forms which have delighted audiences and attracted stage artists around the world. |