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Over the past two decades, theatre practitioners across the West have turned to documentary modes of performance-making to confront new socio-political realities. The essays in this book place this work in context, exploring historical and contemporary examples of documentary and 'verbatim'...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Forsyth, Alison (Editor), Megson, Chris (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Series:Performance interventions.
Subjects:
Cultural and Media Studies.
Film History.
Literature, general.
Performing Arts.
Social History.
Theatre History.
Theatre and Performance Studies.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Literature.
Motion pictures > History.
Performing arts.
Social history.
Theater > History.
Theater.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Over the past two decades, theatre practitioners across the West have turned to documentary modes of performance-making to confront new socio-political realities. The essays in this book place this work in context, exploring historical and contemporary examples of documentary and 'verbatim' theatre, and applying a range of critical perspectives.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIX, 256 pages)
ISBN:9780230236943
DOI:10.1057/9780230236943