| Description |
x, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Studies in theatre history and culture |
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Studies in theatre history and culture.
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| Contents |
New Beginnings -- Pt. I. Theatrical Event: Foundations -- 1. Approaching the Theatrical Event: The Influence of Semiotics and Hermeneutics on European Theatre Studies -- 2. Theatre or Performance or Untitled Event? Some Comments on the Conceptualization of the Object of Our Studies -- 3. Reacting to Actions: Concepts of Theatricality -- 4. Theatrical Events Revisited: Playing Culture and the Historiography of Early Nordic Theatre -- 5. Culture as Human Encounter: Theatrical Communication as Model of Cultural Events -- Pt. II. Theatrical Event: Applications -- 6. Sarah Bernhardt in Phenomenological Perspective: To Study a Living Legend -- 7. Mistero Buffo, 1999: Dario Fo's Intercultural Transfer to Sweden -- 8. Reflections on Miss Julie, 1992: Sensualism and Memory -- 9. Museum-Stage: The Frames Move into the Exhibition Hall -- 10. Theatre Talks: How to Find Out What the Spectator Thinks -- 11. Fiction, Mainly Fiction: Some Surveys on the Theatrical Experience of Young Audiences -- 12. Strindberg's Words versus the Actor's Actions: The Success of the Actresses at the Intimate Theatre in Stockholm (1907-1910) -- 13. How Long Is a Jewish Nose on Stage? Ethnicity and Nationality in the 1930s -- 14. Text, Performance, Event, 1611: A Historical Play by a Catholic Protestant -- 15. Beyond the Director's Images: Reviews and Views of Robert Lepage's Production of A Dream Play at the Royal Dramatic Theatre |
| Summary |
The Theatrical Event discusses the objectives of theatre studies by focusing on the communicative encounter between performer and spectator - the theatrical event. A theatrical event includes the presentation of a performance and the attention of an audience; in this sense, every performance - on stage or in the street, historical or contemporary - that is watched by an audience is a theatrical event |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-268) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Theater -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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Theater -- Political aspects -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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European drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Theater audiences -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| LC no. |
00034366 |
| ISBN |
087745731X cloth alkaline paper |
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