Andy Lavender

Performance in the Twenty-First Century

Theatres of Engagement

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Produktbeschreibung

This ambitious work addresses the reshaping of theatre and performance after postmodernism. Taking in such varied platforms for performance as social networking, reality television and sport events, Performance in the Twenty-first Century represents a much-needed critical gathering and clarification after a period of significant redefinition, and a unique reflection on contemporary cultural production.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780415592338
• ISBN-10: 041559233X
• Artikelnr.: 34224849

Autorenporträt

Andy Lavender is a Professor of Theatre and Performance and Head of the School of Arts at the University of Surrey.

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS
Figures
Acknowledgements
SCENES OF ENGAGEMENT
0 Introduction
1 Theatres of Engagement: performance after postmodernism
ON MEDIATING PERFORMANCE
2 The Visible Voice (or, the Word made Flesh): political presence and
performative utterance in the public sphere
3 In the Mix: intermedial theatre and hybridity
4 Feeling the Event: from mise en scène to mise en sensibilité
ON (NOT) BEING AN ACTOR
5 Sincerely yours: from the actor to the persona
6 Me Singing and Dancing: YouTube's performing bodies
ON (NOT) BEING A SPECTATOR
7 Viewing and Acting (and points in between): the trouble with spectating
after Rancière
8 Audiences and Affects: theatres of engagement in the experience economy
THEATRE BEYOND THEATRE
9 Performance Engagements across Culture
Notes
Bibliography
Index