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Book SynopsisErika Fischer-Lichte''s introduction to the discipline of Theatre and Performance Studies is a strikingly authoritative and wide ranging guide to the study of theatre in all of its forms. Its three-part structure moves from the first steps in starting to think about performance, through to the diverse and interrelated concerns required of higher-level study:
Part 1 Central Concepts for Theatre and Performance Research introduces the language and key ideas that are used to discuss and think about theatre: concepts of performance; the emergence of meaning; and the theatrical event as an experience shared by actors and spectators. Part 1 contextualizes these concepts by tracing the history of Theatre and Performance Studies as a discipline.
Part 2 Fields, Theories and Methods looks at how to analyse a performance and how to conduct theatre-historiographical research. This section is concerned with the ''doing'' of Theatre and Performance Stu
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"Rarely do books with “introduction” in the title exhibit the depth of synthesis that this one does. Fischer-Lichte’s book, as edited and translated by Minou Arjomand and Romona Mosse, is stimulating in its approach, conversational tone, and ease of access to interesting points of view...This well-researched, cogent study will be a fine addition to any theatre and performance studies collection. Summing up: Recommended." - CHOICE, November 2014
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface Prologue: Is Everything Theatre? Part 1: Central Concepts for Theatre and Performance Research 1. The Concept of Theatre 2. The History of the Discipline 3. The Concept of Performance Part 2: Fields, Theories, and Methods 4. Performance Analysis 5. Theatre Historiography 6. Theorizing Theatre and Performance Part 3: Pushing Boundaries 7. Interweaving Cultures in Performance 8. Performing the Arts 9. Cultural Performances Epilogue: Is Everything Theatre? Bibliography
