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Taboo Theatre

Author : John Wayne Shafer
Publisher : Cognella Academic Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1609272668

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This anthology is a bold and exciting read for students in a time when redacted editions of Shakespeare are becoming increasingly popular in the classroom. Taboo Theatre samples our recorded dramatic history from Greece to the present and includes many of our most famous playwrights. The plays are organized thematically into five chapters, including Our Western Roots, Extreme Consequences, Bordello Drama, and Recent Voices. The fifth and final chapter, The discussion continues-New Playwrights, debuts four provocative, new artists who speak out on subjects that will surprise and intrigue a new generation. These plays look unblinkingly at our historical and present day taboos while shedding light on social questions regarding the responsibilities of the artist to society.

Staging Beckett in Ireland and Northern Ireland

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781474240574

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Staging Beckett in Ireland and Northern Ireland by Anonim Pdf

This is the first full-length study to focus on the staging of Samuel Beckett's drama in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Beckett's relationship with his native land was a complex one, but the importance of his drama as a creative force both historically and in contemporary practice in Ireland and Northern Ireland cannot be underestimated. Drawing on previously unpublished archival materials and re-examining familiar narratives, this volume traces the history of Beckett's drama at Dublin's Abbey and Gate Theatres as well as bringing to light unexamined and little-known productions such as those performed in the Irish language, Druid Theatre Company's productions, and those of Dublin's Focus Theatre. Leading scholars in Beckett studies and in Irish drama, including Anna McMullan and Anthony Roche, and renowned interpreters of Beckett's dramatic work such as Barry McGovern, explore Beckett's drama within the context of Irish creative theatrical practice and heritage, and analyse its legacies. As with its companion volume, Staging Beckett in Great Britain, production analyses are underpinned by a consideration of the political, economic and cultural contexts. Readers are invited to experience Beckett's drama as resonating in new ways, through theatre practice, against the complex and connected histories of Ireland, north and south.

New Paths in Theatre Translation and Surtitling

Author : Vasiliki Misiou,Loukia Kostopoulou
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000903010

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New Paths in Theatre Translation and Surtitling by Vasiliki Misiou,Loukia Kostopoulou Pdf

This collection provides an in-depth exploration of surtitling for theatre and its potential in enhancing accessibility and creativity in both the production and reception of theatrical performances. The volume collects the latest research on surtitling, which encompasses translating lyrics or sections of dialogue and projecting them on a screen. While most work has focused on opera, this book showcases how it has increasingly played a role in theatre by examining examples from well-known festivals and performances. The 11 chapters underscore how the hybrid nature and complex semiotic modes of theatrical texts, coupled with technological advancements, offer a plurality of possibilities for applying surtitling effectively across different contexts. The book calls attention to the ways in which agents in theatrical spaces need to carefully reflect on the role of surtitling in order to best serve the needs of diverse audiences and produce inclusive productions, from translators considering appropriate strategies to directors working on how to creatively employ it in performance to companies looking into all means available for successful implementation. Offering a space for interdisciplinary dialogues on surtitling in theatre, this book will be of interest to scholars in audiovisual translation, media accessibility, and theatre and performance studies.

Taboo Theatre

Author : John Wayne Shafer
Publisher : Cognella Academic Publishing
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Sex
ISBN : 1626612633

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While sex and violence on screen have become so ubiquitous that viewers scarcely bat an eye when watching them, sex and violence on stage still have the power to stir strong emotion and heated controversy. Perhaps this is because viewers are seeing real people, in the flesh, engage in acts both atrocious and intimate. This book examines sex and violence in this most personal of the performing arts. It provides a base of literary knowledge, and links seminal plays of the past to contemporary theatre to examine how stage portrayals of sex and violence shift over time. The anthology samples drama from ancient Greece to the present through sections such as "Bordello Drama" and "Extreme Consequences." It also showcases four new artists whose work is both surprising and provocative.

Taboo Theatre

Author : John Shafer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 193555137X

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Taboo Theatre by John Shafer Pdf

This anthology is a bold and exciting read for students in a time when redacted editions of Shakespeare are used in some educational environments. It samples our recorded dramatic history from Greece to the present and includes many of our most famous playwrights. A vibrant chapter debuts four provocative, new artists who speak out on subjects that will surprise and intrigue a new generation. These plays look unblinkingly at our historical and present day taboos while shedding light on social questions regarding the responsibilities of the artist to society. This book will inspire readers to become informed and involved participants in their education and their world. John Wayne Shafer s work has been reported in English, Hungarian, Chinese, and Spanish languages. He was a Fulbright-Hays Scholar to Bolivia and has presented in North America, South America, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Western Europe. He has been involved with projects that have won the ORION Award, and The IDEA Award. He is a member of AEA, SAG, and the Dramatist s Guild. He is an Associate Professor of Theatre at the University of Central Florida. He earned his terminal degree at Rutgers University s Mason Gross School of the Arts.

Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture

Author : Peter Childs,Michael Storry
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781134755547

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Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture by Peter Childs,Michael Storry Pdf

Boasting more than 970 alphabetically-arranged entries, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture surveys British cultural practices and icons in the latter half of the twentieth century. It examines high and popular culture and encompasses both institutional and alternative aspects of British culture. It provides insight into the whole spectrum of British contemporary life. Topics covered include: architecture, pubs, film, internet and current takes on the monarchy. Cross-referencing and a thematic contents list enable readers to identify related articles. The entries range from short biographical synopses to longer overview essays on key issues. This Encyclopedia is essential reading for anyone interested in British culture. It also provides a cultural context for students of English, Modern History and Comparative European Studies.

Theatre, Youth, and Culture

Author : Manon van de Water
Publisher : Springer
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-23
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137056658

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Theatre, Youth, and Culture by Manon van de Water Pdf

There is a complex relationship between performance, youth, and the shifting material circumstances (social, cultural, economic, ideological, and political) under which theatre for children and youth is generated and perceived. This book explores different aspect of theatre for young audiences using examples from theatrical events globally.

The Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre

Author : Colin Chambers
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 892 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006-05-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781847146120

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The Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre by Colin Chambers Pdf

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.

The Routledge Companion to Contemporary European Theatre and Performance

Author : Ralf Remshardt,Aneta Mancewicz
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 978 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-24
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781000913644

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The Routledge Companion to Contemporary European Theatre and Performance by Ralf Remshardt,Aneta Mancewicz Pdf

This is a comprehensive overview of contemporary European theatre and performance as it enters the third decade of the twenty-first century. It combines critical discussions of key concepts, practitioners, and trends within theatre-making, both in particular countries and across borders, that are shaping European stage practice. With the geography, geopolitics, and cultural politics of Europe more unsettled than at any point in recent memory, this book’s combination of national and thematic coverage offers a balanced understanding of the continent’s theatre and performance cultures. Employing a range of methodologies and critical approaches across its three parts and ninety-four chapters, this book’s first part contains a comprehensive listing of European nations, the second part charts responses to thematic complexes that define current European performance, and the third section gathers a series of case studies that explore the contribution of some of Europe’s foremost theatre makers. Rather than rehearsing rote knowledge, this is a collection of carefully curated, interpretive accounts from an international roster of scholars and practitioners. The Routledge Companion to Contemporary European Theatre and Performance gives undergraduate and graduate students as well as researchers and practitioners an indispensable reference resource that can be used broadly across curricula.

The Theatre of Marina Carr

Author : Cathy Leeney,Anna McMullan
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0953425770

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The Theatre of Marina Carr by Cathy Leeney,Anna McMullan Pdf

"This is the first collection of articles to be published on the theatre of Marina Carr, a major contemporary Irish playwright whose work is highly acclaimed in Ireland and internationally for its poetic energy and its remarkable theatrical imagination." "These essays examine Carr's highly original voice, and place her plays in the context of current theatre in Ireland and abroad. They raise lively debate on contemporary representation of 'Irishness' on the stage, on the current state of Irish theatre, on the impact of female authorship on the canon of Irish theatre, and on Carr's portrayal of characters who are fundamentally at odds with the world around them."--BOOK JACKET.

Eroticism and Death in Theatre and Performance

Author : Karoline Gritzner
Publisher : Univ of Hertfordshire Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1902806921

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Eroticism and Death in Theatre and Performance by Karoline Gritzner Pdf

The essays brought together in this collection offer new perspectives on the eros/death relation in a wide selection of dramatic texts, theatrical practices and cultural performances.

The Routledge Guide to Modern English Writing

Author : John McRae,Ronald Carter
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : English literature
ISBN : 0415286379

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The Routledge Guide to Modern English Writing by John McRae,Ronald Carter Pdf

This book is a user-friendly guide to English literature from 1960 to the present. From Philip Larkin, Seamus Heaney to Caryl Churchill, Tom Stoppard and Alan Bennett, the book is essential reading for all readers of contemporary writing.

The New War Plays

Author : J. Boll
Publisher : Springer
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137330024

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The New War Plays by J. Boll Pdf

How can war be represented on stage? How does the theatre examine the structures leading to violence and war and explore their transformation of societies? Springing from the discussion about 'New Wars' in the age of globalisation, this interdisciplinary study demonstrates how these 'New Wars' bring forth new plays about war.

A Brief List of Everyone Who Died

Author : Jacob Marx Rice
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781350430105

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A Brief List of Everyone Who Died by Jacob Marx Rice Pdf

Death is the most natural thing in the world. Natural doesn't mean good. Hurricanes are natural. Haemorrhoids are natural. Graciela would really like everyone to stop dying. After the scarring loss of her beloved dog Buster at the age of five, Graciela decides that no one she loves will ever die. But stopping death is easier said than done. Time rolls on inescapably and, as she grows, Graciela will, like everyone else, gain and lose the people most important to her to the eternal absence of mortality. Wickedly funny and deeply humane, Jacob Marx Rice's A Brief List of Everyone Who Died tells the story of all the deaths that make up a life. An online rehearsed reading of A Brief List of Everyone Who Died was shown by the Finborough Theatre in 2021 and was a finalist for the OffWestEnd Awards OnComm Award. This edition is published to coincide with the world premiere at London's Finborough Theatre in May 2023.

The Routledge Dictionary of Performance and Contemporary Theatre

Author : Patrice Pavis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781317521136

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The Routledge Dictionary of Performance and Contemporary Theatre by Patrice Pavis Pdf

The Routledge Dictionary of Contemporary Theatre and Performance provides the first authoritative alphabetical guide to the theatre and performance of the last 30 years. Conceived and written by one of the foremost scholars and critics of theatre in the world, it literally takes us from Activism to Zapping, analysing everything along the way from Body Art and the Flashmob to Multimedia and the Postdramatic. What we think of as 'performance' and 'drama' has undergone a transformation in recent decades. Similarly how these terms are defined, used and critiqued has also changed, thanks to interventions from a panoply of theorists from Derrida to Ranciere. Patrice Pavis's Dictionary provides an indispensible roadmap for this complex and fascinating terrain; a volume no theatre bookshelf can afford to be without.