This reference book consists of three lists of entries selected to reflect a broad-based intercultural and interdisciplinary slice of theater and performance, primarily Western. Though the earliest entry is Ubu Roi, from 1896, most of the topics date from the late 20th century. The lists are titled People and companies, Events, and Concepts and Practices. The further criteria for inclusion in a list is importance, by which the authors mean those people and companies who have made a defining contribution to theater and performance; events that were important in themselves or exemplify how particular kinds of activities have shaped theater and performance; and practices and ideas that are central to these fields. The book gives significant attention to performance studies, as distinct from theater studies, and the authors point out that this is due to performance having been on the steady rise in Britain since the 1970s. The lists are cross-referenced to one another, so that when a topic appears in the text of another entry the term is in bold. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
What is theatre?
What is performance?
What connects them and how are they different?
What events, people, practices and ideas have shaped theatre and performance in the twentieth and twenty-first century?
The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance offers some answers to these big questions. It provides an analytical, informative and engaging introduction to important people, companies, events, concepts and practices that have defined the complementary fields of theatre and performance studies. This fully updated second edition contains three easy to use alphabetized sections including over 120 revised entries on topics and people ranging from performance artist Ron Athey, to directors Vsevold Meyerhold and Robert Wilson, megamusicals , postdramatic theatre and documentation. Each entry includes crucial historical and contextual information, extensive cross-referencing, detailed analysis and an annotated bibliography.
The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance is a perfect reference guide for the keen student.
