Name: A Short History of Western Performance Space par David Wiles (Royal Holloway, University of London)
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A Short History of Western Performance Space Résumé

A Short History of Western Performance Space David Wiles (Royal Holloway, University of London)

This innovative book provides a historical account of performance space within the theatrical traditions of western Europe. David Wiles takes a broad-based view of theatrical activity as something that occurs in churches, streets, pubs and galleries as much as in buildings explicitly designed to be 'theatres'. He traces a diverse set of continuities from Greece and Rome to the present, including many areas that do not figure in standard accounts of theatre history. Drawing on the cultural geography of Henri Lefebvre, the book identifies theatrical performances as spatial practices characteristic of particular social structures. It is not a history of contexts for dramatic literature, but the history of an activity rooted in bodies and environments. Wiles uses this historical material to address a pressing concern of the present: is theatre better performed in modern architect-designed, apparently neutral empty spaces, or characterful 'found' spaces?

A Short History of Western Performance Space Avis

'... the range of his study promises that most readers will discover surprising connections and contrasts between the theatre of their period and others ... an inspiring read for the theatre practitioner as well as a crucial reference for the scholar of theatre or cultural anthropology ... Theatres and Encyclopedias is well worth reading, whether one is a scholar of print and theatre history, early modern drama and literature, or the general etiology of western culture.' Rebecca Nesvet, English

À propos de David Wiles (Royal Holloway, University of London)

David Wiles is Professor of Theatre at Royal Holloway University of London. His previous publications have mainly been in the field of Elizabethan and Greek theatre, including Shakespeare's Clown: Actor and Text in the Elizabethan Playhouse (Cambridge, 1987) and Greek Theatre Performance (Cambridge, 2000). This is his seventh book.

Sommaire

Acknowledgements; List of illustrations; 1. Introduction; 2. Sacred space; 3. Processional space; 4. Public space; 5. Sympotic space; 6. The cosmic circle; 7. The cave; 8. The empty space; Select bibliography; Index.

Informations supplémentaires

Sku

GOR004680412

ISBN 13

9780521012744

ISBN 10

0521012740

Titre

A Short History of Western Performance Space David Wiles (Royal Holloway, University of London)

Auteur

David Wiles (Royal Holloway, University of London)

État

Occasion - Très bon état

Relié

Broché

Éditeur

Cambridge University Press

Année de publication

20031002

Nombre de pages

328

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