Performance Theory

The first full length study to address the ways performance has been instrumental in resisting the continuing effects of imperialism...

Newly adapted for the Anglophone reader, and including a wealth if practical examples, this is an excellent translation of Hans-Thies Lehmann’s groundbreaking study of the new theatre forms that have developed since the late 1960s, which has become a key reference point in international discussions ..

Newly adapted for the Anglophone reader, and including a wealth if practical examples, this is an excellent translation of Hans-Thies Lehmann’s groundbreaking study of the new theatre forms that have developed since the late 1960s, which has become a key reference point in international discussions ..

Solomon examines the relationship between gender and performance in a series of essays which combine the critique of specific live performances with an astute theoretical analysis...

An extraordinary resource for practitioners and students of directing providing a collection of ground-breaking interviews, primary sources and essays on twentieth century directing theories and practices around the world...

An extraordinary resource for practitioners and students of directing providing a collection of ground-breaking interviews, primary sources and essays on twentieth century directing theories and practices around the world...

This book will be an invaluable guide to anyone approaching the many and varied ways of discussing performance in all of it forms – from theatrical and site-specific performances to live and New Media art. The many-headed nature of contemporary performance is requiring an increasingly diverse and so..

This book will be an invaluable guide to anyone approaching the many and varied ways of discussing performance in all of it forms – from theatrical and site-specific performances to live and New Media art. The many-headed nature of contemporary performance is requiring an increasingly diverse and so..

This book is a comprehensive study of the theatre work of Robert Wilson. It details his aesthetic principles and the elements of composition that distinguish his directorial approach, providing insight into how they operate through practical exercises...

This book is a comprehensive study of the theatre work of Robert Wilson. It details his aesthetic principles and the elements of composition that distinguish his directorial approach, providing insight into how they operate through practical exercises...

Werner demonstrates how actor training, company management and gender politics fundamentally affect how a production is created and the interpretations it can suggest. No Shakespeare performance is free of our own assumptions...

Site-Specific Art is the first major study of site-specific theatre and performance in North America and Europe since the 1950s. This volume is an astonishing addition to the debates around experimental performance and its documentation...