Alternative Theatre In Poland 1954 1989

Author : Kathleen M. Cioffi
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Art
ISBN : 3718658542

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Alternative Theatre in Poland, 1954-1989 by Kathleen M. Cioffi Pdf

This collection of essays and reviews represents the most significant and comprehensive writing on Shakespeare's A Comedy of Errors. Miola's edited work also features a comprehensive critical history, coupled with a full bibliography and photographs of major productions of the play from around the world. In the collection, there are five previously unpublished essays. The topics covered in these new essays are women in the play, the play's debt to contemporary theater, its critical and performance histories in Germany and Japan, the metrical variety of the play, and the distinctly modern perspective on the play as containing dark and disturbing elements. To compliment these new essays, the collection features significant scholarship and commentary on The Comedy of Errors that is published in obscure and difficulty accessible journals, newspapers, and other sources. This collection brings together these essays for the first time.

Author : Kathleen Cioffi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781134374458

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Alternative Theatre in Poland by Kathleen Cioffi Pdf

The complex nature of the relationship between theatre and politics is explored in this study of the Polish theatre scene. It traces the development of the alternative theatre movement from its origins, in the 1950s, through to its decline in the late 1980s.

Author : Paul Allain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Polish drama
ISBN : STANFORD:36105121889443

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Polish Theatre After 1989 by Paul Allain Pdf

Author : Manfred Brauneck,ITI Zentrum Deutschland
Publisher : transcript Verlag
Page : 603 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9783839432433

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Independent Theatre in Contemporary Europe by Manfred Brauneck,ITI Zentrum Deutschland Pdf

Over the past 20 years European theatre underwent fundamental changes in terms of aesthetic focus, institutional structure and in its position in society. The impetus for these changes was provided by a new generation in the independent theatre scene. This book brings together studies on the state of independent theatre in different European countries, focusing on the fields of dance and performance, children and youth theatre, theatre and migration and post-migrant theatre. Additionally, it includes essays on experimental musical theatre and different cultural policies for independent theatre scenes in a range of European countries.

Author : Sibelan Forrester,Magdalena J. Zaborowska,Elena Gapova
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0253110351

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Over the Wall/After the Fall by Sibelan Forrester,Magdalena J. Zaborowska,Elena Gapova Pdf

"... a hot subject in today's scholarship... and a groundbreaking project of vital significance to the field of cultural studies at both 'western' and 'eastern' geographical locations." -- Elwira Grossman Over the Wall/After the Fall maps a new discourse on the evolution of cultural life in Eastern Europe following the end of communism. Departing from traditional binary views of East/West, the contributors to this volume consider the countries and the peoples of the region on their own terms. Drawing on insights from cultural studies, gender theory, and postcolonial studies, this lively collection addresses gender issues and sexual politics, consumerism, high and popular culture, architecture, media, art, and theater. Among the themes of the essays are the Western pop success of Bulgarian folk choirs, the Czechs' reception of Frank Gehry's unconventional building in the center of Prague, bohemians in Lviv, and cryptographic art installations from Bratislava.

Author : Vessela S. Warner,Diana Manole
Publisher : Studies Theatre Hist & Culture
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 9781609386771

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Staging Postcommunism by Vessela S. Warner,Diana Manole Pdf

This collection investigates the ways in which postcommunist alternative theatre negotiated and embodied change not only locally but globally as well.

Author : Catherine O'Leary,Diego Santos Sánchez,Michael Thompson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781317500926

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Global Insights on Theatre Censorship by Catherine O'Leary,Diego Santos Sánchez,Michael Thompson Pdf

Theatre has always been subject to a wide range of social, political, moral, and doctrinal controls, with authorities and social groups imposing constraints on scripts, venues, staging, acting, and reception. Focusing on a range of countries and political regimes, this book examines the many forms that theatre censorship has taken in the 20th century and continues to take in the 21st, arguing that it remains a live issue in the contemporary world. The book re-examines assumptions about prohibition and state control, and offers a more complex reading of theatre censorship as a continuum ranging from the unconscious self-censorship built into social structures and discursive practices, through bureaucratic regulation or unofficial influence, up to detention and physical violence. An international team of contributors offers an illuminating set of case studies informed by both new archival research and the first-hand experience of playwrights and directors, covering theatre censorship in areas such as Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Poland, East Germany, Nepal, Zimbabwe, the USA, Ireland, and Britain. Focusing on right-wing dictatorships, post-colonial regimes, communist systems and Western democracies, the essays analyze methods and discourses of censorship, identify the multiple agents involved, examine the responses of theatremakers, and show how each example reveals important features of its political and cultural contexts. Expanding understanding of the nature and effects of censorship, this volume affirms the power of theatre to challenge authorized discourses and makes a timely contribution to debates about freedom of expression through performance.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780857285164

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The Post-traumatic Theatre of Grotowski and Kantor by Anonim Pdf

Author : Magda Romanska
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781783083213

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The Post-traumatic Theatre of Grotowski and Kantor by Magda Romanska Pdf

Despite its international influence, Polish theatre remains a mystery to many Westerners. This volume attempts to fill in current gaps in English-language scholarship by offering a historical and critical analysis of two of the most influential works of Polish theatre: Jerzy Grotowski’s ‘Akropolis’ and Tadeusz Kantor’s ‘Dead Class’. By examining each director’s representation of Auschwitz, this study provides a new understanding of how translating national trauma through the prism of performance can alter and deflect the meaning and reception of theatrical works, both inside and outside of their cultural and historical contexts.

Author : Irving Brown (Consulting Bibliographer),Natasha Rappaport (Bibliographer),Don Rubin (General Editor),Rosabel Wang (Consulting Bibliographer)
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1344 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781136119088

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World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre by Irving Brown (Consulting Bibliographer),Natasha Rappaport (Bibliographer),Don Rubin (General Editor),Rosabel Wang (Consulting Bibliographer) Pdf

An annotated world theatre bibliography documenting significant theatre materials published world wide since 1945, plus an index to key names throughout the six volumes of the series.

Author : Simo Mikkonen,Pekka Suutari
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781317091745

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Music, Art and Diplomacy: East-West Cultural Interactions and the Cold War by Simo Mikkonen,Pekka Suutari Pdf

Music, Art and Diplomacy shows how a vibrant field of cultural exchange between East and West was taking place during the Cold War, which contrasts with the orthodox understanding of two divided and antithetical blocs. The series of case studies on cultural exchanges, focusing on the decades following the Second World War, cover episodes involving art, classical music, theatre, dance and film. Despite the fluctuating fortunes of diplomatic relations between East and West, there was a continuous circulation of cultural producers and products. Contributors explore the interaction of arts and politics, the role of the arts in diplomacy and the part the arts played in the development of the Cold War. Art has always shunned political borders, wavering between the guidance of individual and governmental patrons, and borderless expression. While this volume provides insight into how political players tried to harness the arts to serve their own political purposes, at the same time it is clear that the arts and artists exploited the Cold War framework to reach their own individual and professional objectives. Utilizing archives available only since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the volume provides a valuable socio-cultural approach to understanding the Cold War and cultural diplomacy.

Author : Emma Gardner,Amir Qamar
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781443862240

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Dissident Voices in Europe? Past, Present and Future by Emma Gardner,Amir Qamar Pdf

This volume brings together nine papers written by researchers from all over Europe working within the realms of political science, the humanities, theology and religion, as well as business, economics, and management. They offer unique perspectives to provide a truly multifaceted take on the topic of dissidence in the European context. This book has been organised into three sections: Part A – ‘Debating European Capitalism and Consumer Relations’, Part B – ‘Citizenship and the European Identity’, and Part C – ‘Europe: A Continent of Conspiracy and Control?’

Author : Harold B. Segel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781134400492

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Polish Romantic Drama by Harold B. Segel Pdf

This is the first volume in English to be devoted entirely to Polish Romantic drama. It contains translations of three major plays: Forefathers; Eve, Part III, by Adam Mickiewics; The Un-Divine Comedy by Zygmunt Krasinski; and Fantazy by Juliusz Slowacki. In his highly informative introduction, Professor Segel discusses the plays against the background of the Romantic movement in Poland and points out their ideological and artistic importance. As products of a revolutionary Poland; they were written and published in Paris by writers who either resettled there after the Insurrection of 1830 or otherwise identified with the Great Emigration; they are permeated with the spirit of Romantic Rebellion, with pleas for universial justice, and with queries concerning the role of the poet in society. Brillant productions of the plays in Poland in the late nineteenth and early twentieth-centuries gave impetus to an entire tradition of modern Polish theatrical experimentation as well as dramatic writing which extends to the present day.

Author : Adam Mickiewicz,Zygmunt Krasiński,Juliusz Słowacki
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Polish drama
ISBN : 9057020882

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Polish Romantic Drama by Adam Mickiewicz,Zygmunt Krasiński,Juliusz Słowacki Pdf

Containing translations of three major plays, in his highly informative introduction, Professor Segel discusses the plays against the background of the Romantic movement in Poland and points out their ideological and artistic importance.

Author : Tom Junes
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780739180310

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Student Politics in Communist Poland by Tom Junes Pdf

Student Politics in Communist Poland tackles the topic of student political activity under a communist regime during the Cold War. It discusses both the communist student organizations as well as oppositional, independent, and apolitical student activism during the forty-five-year period of Poland's existence as a Soviet satellite state. The book focuses on consecutive generations of students who felt compelled to act on behalf of their milieu or for what they saw as the greater national good. The dynamics between moderates and radicals, between conformists and non-conformists are analyzed from the points of view of the protagonists themselves. The book traces ideological evolutions, but also counter-cultural trends and transnational influences in Poland's student community as they emerged, developed, and disappeared over more than four decades. It elaborates on the importance of the Catholic Church and its role in politicizing students. The regime's higher education policies are discussed in relation to its attempts to control the student body, which in effect constituted an ever growing group of young people who were destined to become the regime's future elite in the political, economic, social, and cultural spheres and thus provide it with the necessary legitimacy for its survival. The pivotal crises in the history of Communist Poland, those of 1956, 1968, 1980-1981, are treated with a special emphasis on the students and their respective role in these upheavals. The book shows that student activism played its part in the political trajectory of the country, at times challenging the legitimacy of the regime, and contributed in no small degree to the demise of communism in Poland in 1989. Student Politics in Communist Poland not only presents a chronological narrative of student activism, but it sheds light on lesser known aspects of modern Polish history while telling part of the life stories of prominent figures in Poland's communist establishment as well as its dissident and opposition milieux. Ultimately, it also provides insights into modern-day Poland and its elite, many of whose members laid the groundwork for their later careers as student activists during the communist period.