This book presents a detailed, thorough and theoretical study on experimental Xiqu performances that have taken place in recent decades in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan....Lasīt vairāk
Establishing a missed link between the work of Piero Manzoni and Hélio Oiticica and their respective cultural contexts, this book sheds new light on overlooked aspects of these two artists practices, particularly focusing on the shift from painting...Lasīt vairāk
Stanislavsky and Mindfulness synthesises the two disciplines of acting and mindfulness focusing on elemental concepts from Stanislavskys System. Following mindfulness from East to West, this collection explores how Stanislavsky used techniques of mi...Lasīt vairāk
This book spotlights art works and art performances whose common denominator is the theme of (self-)representation of persons in the female category in scenes of love and sexuality....Lasīt vairāk
A unique cross-cultural resource with practical insights and theoretical reflections of great value for academics, scholars, educators and practitioners in the fields of theatre studies, dramaturgy, cross-cultural performance studies, contemporary C...Lasīt vairāk
In this volume Social Circus is explored in depth by three Circus Studies scholars working with the aim of creating new ways of engaging with the field. Lavers, Burtt, and Bochud investigate the way that Social Circus transforms in response to its i...Lasīt vairāk
AI, AR, and VR in Theatre and Performance investigates the cutting-edge application of evolving digital technologies within the creative industries, with a focus on theatre and the dramatic arts....Lasīt vairāk
This book offers a series of thought-provoking essays about music and the performing arts viewed from current Anthropocene-aware perspectives. It will be of great interest to students and scholars in the humanities and social sciences, as well as a...Lasīt vairāk
A History of Intimacy Professionals in Entertainment is the first book that explores the evolution of intimacy coordinators, choreographers and directors in the performing arts, highlighting the history of their critical role in fostering safe(r) an...Lasīt vairāk
Actor Trainers on Acting is a comprehensive, diverse and forward-thinking examination of the craft of acting written by leading experts from across the world....Lasīt vairāk
The Art of Sensorial Language examines audience interaction, multisensory experiences that can be understood internationally and cross-culturally....Lasīt vairāk
This book explores the works of Humanist/Absurdist American playwright Jack Gelber (1932-2003), whose groundbreaking, immersive play The Connection (produced by The Living Theatre in 1959) served as the link between the Art Theatre/Beat Generation a...Lasīt vairāk
From Object to Performance identifies, analyses, and critically contemplates the advent of a performance mentality and the gradual maturation of a performative turn in Israeli art....Lasīt vairāk
This volume celebrates the centrality of clowning to Shakespeares conception of theatre and how he purposefully invites the clowns anarchic energy into the heart of his dramaturgy....Lasīt vairāk
This monograph examines the significance of body, space, sound/voice/music and objects of resistance in everyday performance of Dalit student protests, focusing on the protests which erupted after Rohith Vemula, a doctoral student died, by suicide i...Lasīt vairāk
The book examines how early twentieth century Black theatre artists depicted national mythologies of the United States. White-authored pageants and plays written for the 1932 Bicentennial celebration of George Washingtons birthday relegated Black Am...Lasīt vairāk
Filled with a wide range of exercises and advice from working performers, The Art of Drag: A Practical Performers Handbook is the ultimate guide for all drag kings, queens and queers who want to bring their best to the stage....Lasīt vairāk
This introduction to queer theatre and performance in the United States explores the pioneering artists that have shaped this ever-changing field across the past two centuries, through ten key moments and movements....Lasīt vairāk
This book asks how cultural and artistic practices constitute a central tool for the expression and recognition of individual and collective identities, and how shared creative efforts shape alternative lexical and symbolic languages....Lasīt vairāk
Responding to the global state of permacrisis, this book explores the relationship between applied theatre and disaster. It will be important to researchers and postgraduate students in applied theatre and disaster research in the social sciences, a...Lasīt vairāk
