On the performance front : US theatre and internationalism /

"On the Performance Front argues that US theatre in the twentieth century embraced the theories and practices of internationalism as a way to realize a better world and as part of the strategic reform of the theatre into a national expression. Live performance, theatre internationalists argued,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Canning, Charlotte, 1964- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Series:Studies in international performance.
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Table of Contents:
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  • Introduction1.Theatre arts 2.On stage I: The wedding proposal, 1927 3.The US (Inter)National Theatre 4.On stage II: Hamlet, 1949 5.Tomorrow's theatre today 6.On stage III: Porgy and Bess, 1952-1956 Conclusion.