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The history of theatre has often been written as a history of great writers, actors, or directors. This book takes a different approach: The contributors examine the history of performance from the perspective of theatre spaces and stage technologies. Art, literature, religion, law, urbanism, architecture, technology - this interdisciplinary book discusses how these fields relate to theatre and performance. Geographically, it covers a significant portion of the globe; chronologically, it ranges from ancient times to the present. This book provides a timely attempt to combine cultural and global history.…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
The history of theatre has often been written as a history of great writers, actors, or directors. This book takes a different approach: The contributors examine the history of performance from the perspective of theatre spaces and stage technologies. Art, literature, religion, law, urbanism, architecture, technology - this interdisciplinary book discusses how these fields relate to theatre and performance. Geographically, it covers a significant portion of the globe; chronologically, it ranges from ancient times to the present. This book provides a timely attempt to combine cultural and global history.
Autorenporträt
Nawata, YujiYuji Nawata, born in 1964, studied German literature at the University of Tokyo, where he completed his PhD in 1994. He was habilitated in culture science at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in 2011. Since 2002, he has been a professor at the Department of German Studies of Chuo University in Tokyo.
Rezensionen
»The book [...] offers an eclectic selection of essays that offer valuable insights into East Asian performance practices alongside interesting intercultural perspectives by Japanese authors who look at European material with a fresh eye.« Pascale Ebischer, Technology and Culture, 64/4 (2023) Besprochen in: bühnentechnische rundschau, 4 (2022)