Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre

Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre

Author: Colin Chambers

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2006-05-14

Total Pages: 892

ISBN-13: 1847140017

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International in scope, this book is designed to be the pre-eminent reference work on the English-speaking theatre in the twentieth century. Arranged alphabetically, it consists of some 2500 entries written by 280 contributors from 20 countries which include not only top-level experts, but, uniquely, leading professionals from the world of theatre. A fascinating resource for anyone interested in theatre, it includes: - Overviews of major concepts, topics and issues; - Surveys of theatre institutions, countries, and genres; - Biographical entries on key performers, playwrights, directors, designers, choreographers and composers; - Articles by leading professionals on crafts, skills and disciplines including acting, design, directing, lighting, sound and voice.


New Theatre Quarterly 49: Volume 13, Part 1

New Theatre Quarterly 49: Volume 13, Part 1

Author: Clive Barker

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1997-08-21

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780521589024

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Provides an international forum where theatrical scholarship and practice can meet to question dramatic assumptions.


New Theatre Quarterly 67: Volume 17, Part 3

New Theatre Quarterly 67: Volume 17, Part 3

Author: Clive Barker

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2001-10-26

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780521002806

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New Theatre Quarterly provides a lively international forum where theatrical scholarship and practice can meet, and where prevailing dramatic assumptions can be subjected to vigorous critical questioning. It shows that theater history has a contemporary relevance, that theater studies need a methodology, and that theater criticism needs a language. The journal publishes news, analysis and debate within the field of theater studies.


New Theatre Quarterly 33: Volume 9, Part 1

New Theatre Quarterly 33: Volume 9, Part 1

Author: Clive Barker

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1993-04

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9780521448123

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One of a series discussing topics of interest in theatre studies from theoretical, methodological, philosophical and historical perspectives.


New Theatre Quarterly 73: Volume 19, Part 1

New Theatre Quarterly 73: Volume 19, Part 1

Author: Simon Trussler

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2003-08-25

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 9780521535885

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New Theatre Quarterly provides a lively international forum where theatrical scholarship and practice can meet, and where prevailing dramatic assumptions can be subjected to vigorous critical questioning. It shows that theatre history has a contemporary relevance, that theatre studies need a methodology, and that theatre criticism needs a language. Articles in volume 73 include: Performance, Embodiment, Voice: the Theatre/Dance Cross-overs of Dodin, Bausch, and Forsythe; The Performative Self: Improvisation for Self and Other; The Events of June 1848: the 'Monte Cristo' Riots and the Politics of Protest; Culture, Memory, and American Performer Training; 'The Maker and the Tool': Charles Parker, Documentary Performance, and the Search for a Popular Culture; Simple Pleasures: the Ten-Minute Play, Overnight Theatre, and the Decline of the Art of Storytelling; Archive or Memory? The Detritus of Live Performance; NTQ Reports and Announcements; NTQ Book Reviews.


Movement Training for the Modern Actor

Movement Training for the Modern Actor

Author: Mark Evans

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2009-01-13

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 1135892946

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Focusing on the cultural history of modern movement training for actors, Evans traces the development of the ‘neutral’ body as a significant area of practice within drama school training and the relationship between movement pedagogy and the operation of discipline and power in shaping the professional identity of the actor.