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1	Julie Taymor, Playing with Fire: Theater, Opera, Film more books like this by Eileen Blumenthal, Julie Taymor add to wishlist Julie Taymor is one of the most imaginative and provocative directors and designers working in the performing arts. Her productions range from musicals and Shakespeare plays to classical operas and films. In this unique volume, award-winning writer Eileen Blumenthal traces Taymor's theatrical apprenticeship and presents many of Taymor's major ... see all copies from $7.51! new only from $22.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2 $A\Journey Through Other Spaces: Essays and Manifestos, 1944-1990$	A\Journey Through Other Spaces: Essays and Manifestos, 1944-1990 more books like this by Tadeusz Kantor add to wishlist A critical study of the work of Polish theatre director Tadeusz Kantor, which includes an analysis of the corpus of Kantor's work plus a collection of the director's essays. These essays comment on work then in progress, describing how Kantor challenged traditional theatrical forms. see all copies from $16.45! new only from $39.82! \| SVS
3	Breaking the Rules: The Wooster Group more books like this by David Savran add to wishlist see all copies from $6.20! new only from $10.75! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Theatre of Grotowski more books like this by Jennifer Kumiega add to wishlist First published in 1985, this is a reissue of the seminal text on the work of Jerzy Grotowski and Laboratory Theatre recognised as being one of the most influential and important studies of the Polish theatre practitioner. In 1984 Grotowski's Laboratory Theatre closed down after twenty-five years of ceaseless experimentation pushing at the ... see all copies from $26.99! new only from $28.26! \| first editions
5	Robert Wilson and His Collaborators more books like this by Laurence Shyer add to wishlist see all copies from $6.37!
6	Theater of the Avant-Garde, 1890-1950: A Critical Anthology more books like this by Professor Bert Cardullo (Editor), Mr. Robert Knopf (Editor) add to wishlist This critical anthology of avant-garde drama offers comprehensive coverage of that distinctively twentieth-century tradition. It includes the full texts of sixteen important plays, each preceded by a historical-critical introduction and followed by an essay, often written by the playwright, that elaborates on the dramatic and aesthetic issues ... see all copies from $14.95! new only from $25.00! \| SVS
7	Experimental theatre from Stanislavsky to Peter Brook more books like this by James Roose-Evans add to wishlist James Roose-Evans, one of Britain's most experienced and innovative directors, and founder of the Hampstead Theatre (which celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary in 1984), surveys the history of the avant-garde in the theatre. He traces its origins through such key figures as Stanislavsky, Meyerhold, Craig, Appia, Copeau, Piscator, Brecht, ... see all copies from $5.94! new only from $37.69! \| first editions
8	Dario Fo and Franca Rame: Artful Laughter more books like this by Ronald Scott Jenkins add to wishlist The Italian actor, comedian, painter, and playwright Dario Fo is celebrated throughout Europe as a major figure in twentieth-century theater. Yet the Nobel Prize-winner's genius has never been manifested in a significant publication--until now. A profile on Fo and his longtime partner and collaborator Franca Rame, written by Ron Jenkins, traces ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
9	The Living Theatre: Art, Exile, and Outrage more books like this by John Tytell add to wishlist "The narrative of the founding and embattled maintenance of The Living Theatre is a ripping American epic an important book that will serve as a reference for years to come" (American Theatre Magazine) Throughout the 1950s and 1960s the Living Theatre was the most radical group in American theatrical history. Their flamboyant and counter-cultural ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Experimental Theatre: Creating and Staging Texts more books like this by Judy E Yordon add to wishlist see all copies from $7.18! new only from $76.93! \| first editions
11	Staging O'Neill: The Experimental Years, 1920-1934 more books like this by Ronald Harold Wainscott add to wishlist Eugene O'Neill's most exciting experiments with stage direction and design took place in his plays produced between 1920 and 1934-from Beyond the Horizon to Days Without End. The impact of these experiments on the American theater was enormous, and in this book Ronald H. Wainscott critically examines the staging of these innovative works. see all copies from $4.98! new only from $67.62! \| first editions \| SVS
12	A Formalist Theatre more books like this by Michael Kirby add to wishlist Michael Kirby presents a penetrating look a theater theory and analysis. His approach is analytically comprehensive and flexible, and nonevaluative. Case studies demonstrate this unique approach and record performances that otherwise would be lost. see all copies from $2.49! new only from $16.23! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Magdalena Experiment more books like this by Susan Bassnett add to wishlist The first International Festival of Women in Experimental Theatre, the Magdalena Project, took place in Cardiff in 1986. Fifteen countries were represented by 30 women. This illustrated volume documents the unique event and offers insight into the origins and organization of the workshop, probes into the problems of authority and power relations ... see all copies from $4.31! new only from $77.95! \| SVS
14 view cover	Collaborative Theatre: The 'Theatre Du Soleil' Sourcebook more books like this by David Williams (Editor) add to wishlist This book is concerned with the processes of making theatre employed by Ariane Mnouchkine's Paris-based Theatre du Soleil. Over the past thirty years, this company has become one of the most celebrated in Europe, and Mnouchkine one of Europe's best-known directors. However, to date, most discussion of the company's working practices and ideals ... see all copies from $19.97! new only from $42.57! \| SVS
15 view cover	Munich and Theatrical Modernism: Politics, Playwriting, and Performance, 1890-1914 more books like this by Peter Jelavich add to wishlist A cultural exploration of playwriting, directing, acting, and theatre architecture in fin-de-siecle Munich. This text examines the commercial, political, and cultural tensions that fostered modernism's artistic revolt against the classical and realist modes of 19th-century drama. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
16 view cover	Caught in the ACT: A Look at Contemporary Multimedia Performance more books like this by Dona Ann McAdams, C Carr (Introduction by), Eileen Myles (Afterword by) add to wishlist Caught in the Act is an exhilarating look at multimedia performance with front-row-center photographs by Dona Ann McAdams. Her unique vantage is in part due to the enormous respect she has earned from the performers, and it is her key to documenting this ground-breaking type of theater that continually challenges the definitions of all the arts. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.12! \| first editions
17 view cover	The Frantic Book of Devising Theatre more books like this by Graham Scott, Scott Graham, Steven Hoggett add to wishlist Acclaimed by audiences and critics for their highly innovative and adventurous theatre, Frantic Assembly have created playful, intelligent and dynamic productions for over fourteen years. Written by artistic directors Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett, "The Frantic Assembly Book of Devising Theatre" is the first book to reflect on the history and ... see all copies from $25.62! new only from $25.62!
18 view cover	The Actor's Way more books like this by Erik Exe Christoffersen add to wishlist In The Actor's Way four experienced actors talk about the secrets and the practical realities of theatre training. Under the unique direction of EUgenio Barba, director of Odin Teatret and protege of Jerzy Grotowski, they explore issues such as the connections between physical and mental work on stage, how to gain and control the spectator's ... see all copies from $3.11! new only from $45.59! \| first editions
19 view cover	Hamlet in Pieces more books like this by Andy Lavender, Peter Brook (Revised by), Dr. Robert Wilson (Revised by) add to wishlist Within the space of a year, between 1995 and 1996, three highly unusual shows were produced by three celebrated figures in world theatre: Qui Est La, directed by Peter Brook, Elsinore, directed by Robert Lepage, and Hamlet: a monologue, directed by Robert Wilson. Each was a version-at least in part-of Shakespeare's Hamlet, although none of them ... see all copies from $3.27! new only from $4.98! \| SVS
20 view cover	Avant Garde Theatre: 1892-1992 more books like this by Christoph Innes add to wishlist (Review of the first edition): Innes has produced a brilliant, sensitive, articulate statement. It deserves serious study by all of those whose practice and commitment is toward an understanding and expression of this century's theatre.' Choice Examining the development of avant garde theatre from its inception in the 1890s right up to the ... see all copies from $20.95! new only from $40.84!
21 view cover	Devising Theatre: A Practical and Theoretical Handbook more books like this by Alison Oddey add to wishlist "Devising Theatre" combines a critical analysis of contemporary devised theatre practice with descriptions of selected companies, and suggestions for any group devising theatre from scratch. After identifying the unique nature of this type of performance, the author examines how devised theatre is perceived by professional practitioners, and ... see all copies from $26.16! new only from $37.14! \| SVS
22 view cover	Not the Other Avant-Garde: The Transnational Foundations of Avant-Garde Performance more books like this by James Martin Harding (Editor), John Rouse (Editor) add to wishlist The essays in this collection offer a radical reappraisal of the avant-garde by placing it within a much broader global context. The book questions the very assumptions that underlie the generally accepted chronology and theory of the avant-garde, and offer a bold new performance-based theory that moves beyond Eurocentric presup-positions. In ten ... see all copies from $23.96! new only from $38.59! \| SVS
23 view cover	Postdramatic Theatre more books like this by Hans-Thies Lehmann, Karen Jurs-Munby (Translator) add to wishlist Newly adapted for the Anglophone reader, this is an excellent translation of Hans-Thies Lehmann's groundbreaking study of the new theatre forms that have developed since the late 1960s, which has become a key reference point in international discussions of contemporary theatre. In looking at the developments since the late 1960s, Lehmann considers ... see all copies from $37.43! new only from $37.43! \| SVS
24 view cover	The Politics of Performance: Radical Theatre as Cultural Intervention more books like this by Baz Kershaw, Ben Kershaw add to wishlist "The Politics of Performance" is a contribution to the long-running debate about the theatre as an agent of change. It addresses fundamental questions about the social and political purposes of performance, through its investigation into post-war alternative and community theatre. The author proposes a theory of performance as ideological ... see all copies from $14.99! new only from $35.68! \| SVS
25 view cover	Theatre, Performance, and the Historical Avant-Garde more books like this by Gunter Berghaus add to wishlist This comprehensive study traces the origins of European modernism in nineteenth-century Paris, then branches out to examine four major movements of the theatrical avant-garde that sprung from this epicenter in the early twentieth century: Expressionism, Futurism, Dadaism, and Constructivism. see all copies from $17.25! new only from $81.71! \| first editions \| SVS

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