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Book SynopsisSince the beginning of theatre history, scandals have taken place and the variety of causes, processes and types of interactions makes them an interesting object of study. Theatre scandals often indicate clashes with a dominant ideology or with the ideology of a particular group in society. Sometimes, following a scandal, the attacked ideology changes and incorporates the possibility of the aesthetics or themes that caused the clash. In this way, scandals can cause dynamic changes within cultural systems. Next to theoretical considerations the contributors, all members of the IFTR Theatrical Event Working Group, present in their various case studies a wide cultural and chronological diversity of theatre scandals, all of which were experienced as very shocking moments in theatre history.
Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Introductions 1 General Introduction Willmar Sauter and Henri Schoenmakers 2 Spreading Like Wildfire: the Genesis and Evolution of Theatre Scandals Peter Eversmann 3 Scandalous Theatrical Events: Concerns and Emotions Henri Schoenmakers Scandals Starting during Theatrical Events 4 The Hamburg Theatre Scandal of 1801: Political, Economic and Aesthetic Conflicts on Stage Martin Schneider 5 Burning the Bridge while Bridging the Gap: Riotous Pedagogy in ``The Plough and the Stars'' – Riot of 1926 Bess Rowen 6 Shit, Idealism and Contingency: Terror in God’s Theatre Janne Tapper Scandals Starting Outside and around Theatrical Events 7 The Ejima-Ikushima Scandal Tove Bjoerk 8 Scandal and Rebellion in the Theatrical Event: the Maltese Carnival of 1846 Vicki Ann Cremona 9 Why Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Play Garbage, the City, and Death Could Not Be Performed in Germany Beate Schappach 10 Swiss-Swiss Democracy: the Making of Scandal as Play and Counter Play Andreas Kotte 11 Israeli-Palestinian Conflict on the Israeli Stage Arousing Scandal: the Case of Return to Haifa Naphtaly Shem-Tov 12 Mike Daisey’s False Witness Joshua Edelman Scandals and Beyond 13 Cleopatra – between Historical and Movie Scandals Willmar Sauter 14 Censorship as a Tool for the Prevention and Suspension of Scandals Anneli Saro 15 The School for Scandal Marvin Carlson Index
