History of Performing Arts

Works of theatre that depict grievous histories derive their force from making audible voices of the past.

This is the first study of the early formative years of one of Wales's most important cultural organisations - Sianel Pedwar Cymru (S4C).

'A lively picture of multiple operators scrambling to steal a march on the competition .

This book explores the cultural conditions that led to the emergence and proliferation of Saint Hermenegildo as a stage character in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Los Angeles Documentary and the Production of Public History, 19581977explores how documentarians working between the election of John F.

Mortality remains a taboo topic in much of Western society, but death and violence continue to be staples of popular television.

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The first edited volume to examine philosopher Slavoj Zizek's influence on, and his relevance for, theatre and performance studies.

Turning Turk looks at contact between the English and other cultures in the early modern Mediterranean, and analyzes the representation of that experience on the London stage.

This book is a study of English conversion narratives between 1580 and 1660.

Vibratory Modernism is a collection of original essays that show how vibrations provide a means of bridging science and art - two fields that became increasingly separate in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Intermedial Shakespeares argues that intermediality has refashioned performances of Shakespeare's plays over the last two decades in Europe.

“Vitally important, devastatingly thorough, and shockingly revealing….

Fan CULTure explores how present-day fans interact with the films, television shows, books, and pop culture artifacts they love.

This is the first exploration of the performative and theatrical force of Austen's work and its afterlife, from the nineteenth century to the present.

Directors have long been the main figures on Eastern European stages.

Focusing on dramatic criticism, this book explores the self authorizing strategies of writers such as Jonson, Dryden, Aphra Behn, Thomas Rymer, Jeremy Collier and Joseph Addison.

Die Globalisierung stellt die Ethik vor ganz neue Herausforderungen: Einerseits sind alle Menschen in bestimmten Hinsichten gleich und zunehmend voneinander abhängig; andererseits fühlen sie sich aber verschiedenen politischen und kulturellen Gemeinschaften zugehörig.

This book details the Irish socialistic tracks pursued by Bernard Shaw and Sean O'Casey, mostly after 1916, that were arguably impacted by the executed James Connolly.

This book examines the history and influence of the Group Theatre, the most significant acting company in America.

Theatre of the Ridiculous is a significant movement that highlighted the radical possibilities inherent in camp.

Many readers today associate the early modern history play with Shakespeare.

In this study Lei focuses on the notion of 'performing Chinese' in traditional opera in the 'contact zones', where two or more cultures, ethnicities, and/or ideologies meet and clash.

This book adopts a refreshing approach by examining Hokkien theatre in a region connected by maritime networks, notably southern Fujian, Taiwan, Kinmen and Singapore.

Le théâtre autochtone connaît depuis une trentaine d’années une véritable renaissance.

Examining twenty-five years of theatre history, this book covers the major plays that feature representations of the Industrial Workers of the World.

The first comprehensive publication on the subject, this book investigates interactions between racial thinking and the stage in the modern and contemporary world, with 25 essays on case studies that will shed light on areas previously neglected by criticism while providing fresh perspectives on already-investigated contexts.

A Race of Female Patriots argues that public-spirited women proliferated on the eighteenth-century British stage to catalyze an affective experience of political belonging, as dramatists imagined new forms of affiliation, allegiance, and loyalty suitable to the new British constitution established bythe Glorious Revolution of 1688.

This book examines the dramatic work of Dickens, Browning, Collins, and Tennyson, their interaction with the theatrical world, and their attempts to develop their reputations as playwrights.

Das deutsche Nachkriegsdrama neu entdeckt.

American dramas consciously rewrite the past as a means of determined criticism and intentional resistance.

The book reveals how the fantastic is used in modern theatre as a manipulative device to encode the unspeakable and control audience response, challenging conventional readings of all authors who use the fantastic.

This book studies the representation of the body in Beckett's work, focusing on the 'prosthetic' aspect of the organs and senses.

Collaboration between artists has been practised for centuries, yet over recent decades the act of collaborating has taken different meanings.

Aviation extended the horizon of international touring across Asia and the Pacific in the 1950s and 1960s.

In recent years, there has been a rise in diverse racial representation on television.

This book combines the insights of thirteen Shavian scholars as they examine the themes of marriage, relationships and partnerships throughout all of Bernard Shaw's major works.

Premiering the day after the JFK assassination, Doctor Who humbly launched one of the entertainment worlds first super-brands.

The Group Theatre , a groundbreaking ensemble collective, started the careers of many top American theatre artists of the twentieth century and founded what became known as Method Acting.

This book offers a provocative and groundbreaking re-appraisal of the demands of acting ancient tragedy, informed by cutting-edge scholarship in the fields of actor training, theatre history, and classical reception.

Some of the most raucous evenings in the history of theater are chronicled in this lively discussion of occasions when theater-makers changed the course of theatrical, and sometimes world, history.

Zwischen Fiktion und Faktografie.

Aristotle considered it to be the model on which all other tragedies should be based.

In the decades since the Second World War, the teenage witch has emerged as a major American cultural trope.

Theatre Across Oceans: Mediators Of Transatlantic Exchange allows the reader to enter and understand the infrastructural 'backstage area' of global cultural mobility during the years between 1890 and 1925.

Despite years of propaganda attempting to convince us otherwise, popular media is beginning to catch on to the idea that the home is one of the most dangerous and difficult places for a woman to be.

Investigates German religious drama since the 1970s, asking the question whether it develops religious themes or only exploits religious motifs, and exploring how it reflects the changing place of religion and spirituality in theworld.