History of Performing Arts Books

Text and Performance in Contemporary British Theatre interrogates the paradoxical nature of theatre texts, which have been understood both as separate literary objects in their own right and as material for performance. Drawing on analysis of...

From the late forties through the sixties, Elia Kazan was the most important and influential director in America, and the only one who managed simultaneously to dominate both theater and film. In that role he manifestly shaped the conception and writing,...

Contextualizes Sabha Theatre historically, politically, and aesthetically, revealing how it expresses a Tamil Brahmin identity that is at once traditional and modern.

This book shows how the totalitarian ideology of the Soviet period shaped the practices of Soviet theatre for youth. It weaves together politics, pedagogy and aesthetics to reveal the complex intersections between theatre and its socio-historical...

Pizzato focuses on the staging of Self and Other as phantom characters inside the brain (in the 'mind's eye', as Hamlet says). He explores the brain's anatomical evolution from animal drives to human consciousness to divine aspirations, through...

Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title (PTO). Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. This study rediscovers the lives and notable accomplishments of five prominent, yet...

This book redefines the plays and theatrical culture of the years 1625 to 1642 as something more than simply post-Shakespearean in character. Scholars reveal the drama's mixture of political engagement, urbane cosmopolitanism, and commercial ingenuity...

This book explores representations of love and desire between female characters in nearly seventy plays written between 1580 and 1660. The work argues that playwrights of late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century England recognized and constructed...

In Staging Politics and Gender , Cecilia Beach examines the political and feminist plays of French playwrights who have largely been overlooked until now. Beach highlights the importance of theatrical endeavors which women perceived as a powerful way to...

Many readers today associate the early modern history play with Shakespeare. While not wishing to ignore the influence of Shakespeare, this collection of essays explores other historical drama between 1500 and 1660, covering a wide range of different...

The different versions of Hamlet constitute one of the most vexing puzzles in Shakespeare studies. In this groundbreaking work, Shakespeare scholar Terri Bourus argues that this puzzle can only be solved by drawing on multiple kinds of evidence and...

Transatlantic Broadway traces the infrastructural networks and technological advances that supported the globalization of popular entertainment in the pre-World War I period, with a specific focus on the production and performance of Broadway as physical...

How do the ethical implications of writing theatrical histories complicate the historiographical imperative in our current sociopolitical context? This volume investigates a historiography whose function is to be a mode of thinking and exposes the inner...

History, Memory, Performance is an interdisciplinary collection of essays exploring performances of the past in a wide range of trans-national and historical contexts. At its core are contributions from theatre scholars and public historians discussing...

A cinema without cameras, without actors, without screen frames and without narratives almost seems like an antithetical impossibility of what is usually expected from a cinematic spectacle. This book defines an emergent field of post-cinematic theatre...

This book explores the performance of Irish collective memories and forgotten histories. It proposes an alternative and more comprehensive criterion of Irish theatre practices. These practices can be defined as the 'rejected', contested and undervalued...

This book is primarily for students and is designed to be used in tandem with the ancient Greek text or with any of the dozens of available translations generally titled The Poetics that cost a few dollars each or that are free on the Internet...

Irrevocably Intertwined outlines and analyzes each of Edward Albee’s thirty published plays, both on their own terms and from the viewpoint that each play is one facet of Albee’s entire, unified body of work. Each play is considered to be...

In nineteenth-century Britain, the spectacular and highly profitable theatrical form known as "pantomime" was part of a shared cultural repertoire and a significant medium for the transmission of stories. Rowdy, comedic, and slightly risqu?,...

Breaking Bad (2008-2013), a remarkable synthesis of the crime film, the sitcom, the western, and the family melodrama, is a foundational example of new television in the early twenty-first century. Receiving multiple Emmy Awards, it launched the careers...

Examines how philosophical concepts like free will, personal identity, and goodness are given an artistic life in films and television programs.Is Harpo Free? is a lively appreciation of film and television's ability to artistically explore concepts...

This book examines performance practices that involve people in recovery from addiction and offers an understanding of how artistic activity can create social environments - or atmospheres - that support recovery.

In this series of essays, Thomas Leabhart presents a thorough overview and analysis of the roots of Etienne Decroux's artistic genealogy.

This book focuses on how in/security works in and through Jamaican dancehall, and on the insights that Jamaican dancehall offers for the global study of in/security.

In the wake of the 1688 revolution, England's transition to financial capitalism accelerated dramatically. Londoners witnessed the rise of credit-based currencies, securities markets, speculative bubbles, insurance schemes, and lotteries. Many understood...

Dangerous Innocence investigates how prevailing constructions of white masculinity in the U.S. South help feed and reinforce systems of racial inequity. Tracing the rise of the "southern outsider" in literature and on television from 1960 to 2020,...

After a century of reinvention and, frequently, reinterpretation, Western movies continue to contribute to the cultural understanding of the United States. And Western archetypes remain as important emblems of the American experience, relating a...

Drawing from newly available archives, Jeffrey Veidlinger uses the dramatic story of the Moscow State Yiddish Theater, the premiere secular Jewish cultural institution of the Soviet era, to demonstrate how Jewish writers and artists were able to promote...

In France, both political culture and theatrical performances have drawn upon melodrama. This "melodramatic thread" helped weave the country's political life as it moved from monarchy to democracy. By examining the relationship between public ceremonies...

Das Buch ""Das Wiener Theaterleben"" von Adam M�����ller-Guttenbrunn aus dem Jahr 1890 bietet einen umfassenden Einblick in das Theaterleben Wiens im sp�����ten 19. Jahrhundert. Der Autor, selbst ein bekannter Schriftsteller und Theaterkritiker,...

Das Buch ""Das Theater des Westens: Festschrift und Epilog (1896)"" von Paul Blumenreich ist eine umfassende Studie �����ber das Theater des Westens in Berlin. Es enth�����lt eine Festschrift, die anl�����sslich des 25-j�����hrigen Jubil�����ums des...

Das Buch ""Das Stadttheater in Hamburg, 1827-1877: Ein Beitrag zur deutschen Kulturgeschichte"" von Hermann Uhde aus dem Jahr 1879 besch�����ftigt sich mit der Geschichte des Hamburger Stadttheaters in der Zeit von 1827 bis 1877. Der Autor beschreibt die...

Das Buch ""Das Theater in Deutschland: Seine geschichtliche Entwicklung und kulturelle Bedeutung bis zur Gegenwart (1894)"" von Carl Heine besch�����ftigt sich mit der Geschichte und Bedeutung des Theaters in Deutschland. Der Autor beschreibt die...

Das Buch ""Das Raimund-Theater"" (1897) von Adam Muller Guttenbrunn ist eine umfassende Beschreibung des Raimund-Theaters in Wien. Das Theater wurde nach dem ber�����hmten ������sterreichischen Schriftsteller Ferdinand Raimund benannt und war ein...

Das Buch ""Das Passionsspiel Zu Ober-Ammergau"" wurde 1880 von Ludwig Clarus ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine umfassende Beschreibung des Passionsspiels, das alle zehn Jahre in Oberammergau aufgef�����hrt wird. Das Buch enth�����lt eine...

Das Buch ""Das Oberammergauer Passionsspiel: In Seiner Altesten Gestalt (1880)"" von August Hartmann beschreibt das �����lteste bekannte Passionsspiel aus Oberammergau. Es handelt sich um eine detaillierte Beschreibung des dramatischen Werks, das seit...

In the fall of 2011, the Cleveland Play House abandoned its former home of eighty-four years to establish a new presence within a downtown performing arts complex, providing a feeling of renewal and rebirth that the theatre has not experienced in decades.

Oscar Wilde's 'Shakespeare and Stage Costume' is a fascinating exploration of the role of costume in the works of William Shakespeare. Wilde delves into the historical and cultural context of costume in Shakespeare's time and shows how it is used to...

Fitzgerald's record of Henry Irving's tenure at the Lyceum Theatre offers a fascinating insight into one of the most important actors and theater managers of the Victorian era. Drawing on extensive personal experience and observations, Fitzgerald...

A. Gazeau retrace l'histoire des bouffons, ces acteurs de la comédie italienne qui ont connu leur apogée au XVIIe siècle en France. Il analyse leur influence sur la vie sociale et politique, leurs liens avec le monde du théâtre et leur statut particulier...

In Gaiety Chronicles, John Hollingshead provides a rich and detailed history of the Gaiety Theatre in London. Through meticulous research and vivid storytelling, Hollingshead captures the essence of this beloved institution. Filled with colorful...

A comprehensive history of the Boston theater scene, from its earliest days to the mid-19th century. Clapp's book provides detailed information on the theaters, actors, plays, and productions that defined the Boston stage. This book is an essential...

This fascinating record of the productions at the Lyceum Theatre in London provides a unique glimpse into the world of Victorian theater. The authors provide detailed descriptions and critical analyses of each performance, along with biographical...

Tracing the development of London and Dublin theatre from the 18th century to the present day, this comprehensive history offers fascinating insights into the world of drama and performance. From the great Shakespearean actors of the 18th century to the...

Published in France in 1987, this is the book in which Lecoq first set out his philosophy of human movement, and the way it takes expressive form in a wide range of different performance traditions. He traces the history of pantomime, sets out his...

This book explores the origins of Butoh in post-war Japan through orality and transmission, in conjunction with an embodied research approach.The book is a gathering of seminal artistic voices - Yoshito Ohno, Natsu Nakajima, Yukio Waguri, Moe Yamamoto,...