Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Supporting your high street Find out how »
American Avant-Garde Theatre : A History, Paperback / softback Book

American Avant-Garde Theatre : A History Paperback / softback

Part of the Theatre Production Studies series

Paperback / softback

Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks

Description

This stunning contribution to the field of theatre history is the first in-depth look at avant-garde theatre in the United States from the early 1950s to the 1990s.

American Avant-Garde Theatre offers a definition of the avant-garde, and looks at its origins and theoretical foundations by examining: *Gertrude Stein *John Cage *The Beat writers *Avant-garde cinema *Abstract Expressionism *Minimalism There are fascinating discussions and illustrations of the productions of the Living Theatre, the Wooster Group, Open Theatre, Ontological-Hysteric Theatre and Performance Group. among many others. Aronson also examines why avant-garde theatre declined and virtually disappeared at the end of the twentieth century.

Information

Other Formats

Save 7%

£36.99

£34.05

Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
Add to Basket
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Information

Also in the Theatre Production Studies series  |  View all

Greek Tragic Theatre

£22.99

£20.69

Add to Basket

The Moscow Art Theatre

£35.09

£31.58

Add to Basket

American Avant-Garde Theatre

£36.99

£33.29

Add to Basket

Shakespeare's Theatre

£35.99

Add to Basket