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ISBN10: 052164416X
ISBN13: 9780521644167
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 13 2004
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.61 Width: 5.38 Depth: 8.48
Language: English

Ric Knowles develops and demonstrates a method of theatrical performance analysis involving the entire theater experience, from production to reception. Five case studies provide a first-step introduction to key terms and areas of performance theory. They include the cultural work performed by a major Shakespearean repertory theater, a small nationalist theater devoted to new play development, a major New York-based avant-garde touring theater company, and a British socialist company dedicated to the work of Shakespeare, as well as a range of international festivals.

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