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Book SynopsisA far-reaching and engaging overview of the role of narrative in dance and theatre performance, bringing together chapters written by an international range of scholars and subsequently creating a critical dialogue for approaching this fundamental topic within performance studies. Drawing on historical and contemporary examples of a variety of different performance genres, the book will provide a method for exploring the context of a particular form or artist and enhance students' ability to critically reflect on performance.
Trade ReviewUnlike many anthologies, this collection is hard to put down. Reading the work of these scholar-artists cover to cover brings one into a conversation that is vital and necessary and deeply rewarding. * Ray Miller, Appalachian State University, USA *
This book asks a lot of essential questions. It asks that we reflect on narratives written on and in bodies, that we challenge narratives of cultural, historical and political identification and it questions how narratives of creativity might appropriate, subvert and re-write those stories. * Louie Jenkins, University of Chichester, UK *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors 1. Introduction (B.Sellers-Young & J.R.McCutcheon) PART I: PERFORMING NARRATIVE IDENTITY IN CULTURE 2. The Zar: Enactment of Social Drama in the Southern Sudan (B.Sellers-Young) 3. Maranga Mai (J.Greenwood) 4. Her-stories in Indonesian Dance Drama (K.Foley) 5.Decolonizing Techno-Art (P.Pilar) PART II: POPULARIZING PERFORMANCE 6. Steps in Time: The Evolving Role of Dance in the Broadway Musical (M.J.Lodge) 7. The Multiple Narratives of Cirque du Soleil (K. Lavers & L.P.Leroux) 8. Personal Agency and Community Empowerment: Moth Style Engagement (J.Halebsky) 9. Narrating and Negotiating Identity in World of Warcraft (J.Osborn) PART III: ROCKING THE BOAT: REVOLUTIONARY INTEGRATIONS 10. Ellen Lauren: The Art of Extreme Acting, An Interview (S.T.Cummings) 11. People Like Us: Revolutions in Australian Theatre (J-A.Long) 12. Jacques Lecoq: This Theatre Called My Body (N.Pascetta) 13. Pina Bausch: Narrative, Gender, Reception (J.R.McCutcheon) 14. Narrative Pivots: Text and Movement in Crystal Pite's Dance-Theatre (P.Dickinson) 15. Narrative Futures: Community, Technology and Globalization (B.Sellers-Young & J.R.McCutcheon).
