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Routledge Performance Practitioners is a series of introductory guides to the key theatre-makers of the last century.
Each volume explains the background to and the work of one of the major influences on twentieth- and twenty-first-century performance. Antonin Artaud was an active theatre-maker and theorist whose ideas reshaped contemporary approaches to performance.
This is the first book to combine an overview of Artaud’s life with a focus on his work as an actor and director;an analysis of his key theories, including the Theatre of Cruelty and the double;a consideration of his work as a director at the Théâtre Alfred Jarry and his production of Strindberg’s A Dream Play; anda series of practical exercises to develop an approach to theatre based on Artaud’s key ideas. As a first step towards critical understanding and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners are unbeatable value for today’s student.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:160 pages, 2 Halftones, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:31/12/2021
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- ISBN:9780367029777
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Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:160 pages, 2 Halftones, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:31/12/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9780367029777
