Theatre in crisis? : performance manifestos for a new century

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    • Delgado, Maria M.
    • Svich, Caridad

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Theatre in crisis? : performance manifestos for a new century

edited by Maria M. Delgado and Caridad Svich

(Theatre : theory, practice, performance)

Manchester University Press, 2002

  • : hardback
  • : paperback

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Volume

: hardback ISBN 9780719062902

Description

A wide-ranging look at the state of contemporary theatre practice, economics, and issues related to identity, politics, and technology. Contains a snapshot dissection of where theatre is, where it has been and where it might be going through the voices of established and emerging theatre artists and scholars from the UK, US and elsewhere. Offers an examination of how to make theatre in a time of crisis and why it is a vital form of communication are at the heart of the book's mission. Asks questions such as: where is theatre now taking place?; what is the relationship between play and performance?; how does funding work?; what states does theatre flourish under?; and if there is a current 'crisis of theatre' should it not be seen as a welcome opportunity to develop a vigorous 'theatre of crisis'?. The international list of contributors includes Jim Carmody, Phyllis Nagy, Michael Billington, Max Stafford-Clark, Peter Sellars, Dragan Klaic, Goat Island, Erik Ehn and many others, making up a vast array of practising artists, thinkers, and scholars. -- .

Table of Contents

  • Theatre in crisis? - Performance manifestos for a new century, snapshots of a time, Maria M. Delgado and Caridad Svich
  • Theatre in crisis? Living memory in an unstable time, Caridad Svich
  • Some quick thoughts on theatre and its future, Oliver Mayer, Jorge Cortinas, Neena Beber, Craig Lucas. Crisis as practice - Strategies, concepts and working decisions: The comforts of crisis, Jim Carmody
  • Some words about the theater today, Roberta Levitow
  • Seeing through the national and global stereotypes - British theatre in crisis, Peter Lichtenfels and Lynette Hunter
  • The state of reviewing today, Michael Billington
  • Critical path, Claire H. MacDonald
  • Those who can do teach, Anna Furse
  • Hold your nerve - Notes for a young playwright, Phyllis Nagy
  • Against pessimism, Max Stafford-Clark. Theatre and identity - Negotiating doubt and passion: More enterprise in walking naked, Len Berkman
  • Educating the audience - Sharing the process, DD Kugler
  • One the death of theatre - A call to action, Tori Haring-Smith
  • Dancing with the dead man - Notes on a theatre for the future of Europe, John London
  • Black Theatre at the turn of the millenium, Kia Corthron
  • The crisis of label, Alice Tuan
  • Notes on opera at the end of the century, Ricardo Szwarcer. What is to be done? - Theatre off the map: The question of culture, Peter Sellars
  • The crisis of theater? The theatre of crisis!, Dragan Klaic
  • Scavenging for home (or how I learned to take refuge in live theater while worrying about the bomb), Lisa D"Amour
  • Stealing kisses, Paul Heritage
  • A theatre of monsters - Live performance in the age of digital media, Matthew Causey
  • The moment of realised actuality, Andy Lavender. Looking forward, looking back - Theatre and the spiritual, messages to the new world: When an angel goes through the stage, Jon Fosse
  • Bad Glamour, Erik Ehn
  • Heat Bath, Matthew Maguire
  • Theatre of the mind - A fugue in two parts, Shelley Berc
  • An evangelical capitalist - Message in a bottle to the next millenium of Robinson Crusoes in proscenium, Ruth Margraff
  • Poor Toms a cold - Reflections on the modern theater in crisis, Martin Epstein
  • The theatre of good intentions, Mac Wellman
  • Letter to a young practitioner, Goat Island.
Volume

: paperback ISBN 9780719062919

Description

A wide-ranging look at the state of contemporary theatre practice, economics, and issues related to identity, politics, and technology. Contains a snapshot dissection of where theatre is, where it has been and where it might be going through the voices of established and emerging theatre artists and scholars from the UK, US and elsewhere. Offers an examination of how to make theatre in a time of crisis and why it is a vital form of communication are at the heart of the book's mission. Asks questions such as: where is theatre now taking place?; what is the relationship between play and performance?; how does funding work?; what states does theatre flourish under?; and if there is a current 'crisis of theatre' should it not be seen as a welcome opportunity to develop a vigorous 'theatre of crisis'?. The international list of contributors includes Jim Carmody, Phyllis Nagy, Michael Billington, Max Stafford-Clark, Peter Sellars, Dragan Klaic, Goat Island, Erik Ehn and many others, making up a vast array of practising artists, thinkers, and scholars. -- .

Table of Contents

List of illustrations Acknowledgements Theatre in crisis?: Performance manifestos for a new century - snapshots of a time - Maria M. Delgado and Caridad Svich Theatre in crisis? Living memory in an unstable time - Caridad Svich Some quick thoughts on theatre and its future - Oliver Mayer, Jorge Cortinas, Neena Beber, Craig Lucas Crisis as practice: Strategies, concepts and working decisions The comforts of crisis - Jim Carmody Some words about the theater today - Roberta Levitow Seeing through the national and global stereotypes: British theatre in crisis - Peter Lichtenfels and Lynette Hunter The state of reviewing today - Michael Billington Critical path - Claire H. MacDonald Those who can do teach - Anna Furse Hold your nerve: Notes for a young playwright - Phyllis Nagy Against pessimism - Max Stafford-Clark Theatre and identity: Negotiating doubt and passion More enterprise in walking naked - Len Berkman Educating the audience: Sharing the process - DD Kugler One the death of theatre: A call to action - Tori Haring-Smith Dancing with the dead man: Notes on a theatre for the future of Europe - John London Black Theatre at the turn of the millenium - Kia Corthron The crisis of label - Alice Tuan Notes on opera at the end of the century - Ricardo Szwarcer What is to be done? : Theatre off the map The question of culture - Peter Sellars The crisis of theater? The theatre of crisis! - Dragan Klaic Scavenging for home (or how I learned to take refuge in live theater while worrying about the bomb) - Lisa D'Amour Stealing kisses - Paul Heritage A theatre of monsters: Live performance in the age of digital media - Matthew Causey The moment of realised actuality - Andy Lavender Looking forward, looking back: Theatre and the spiritual, messages to the new world When an angel goes through the stage - Jon Fosse Bad Glamour - Erik Ehn Heat Bath - Matthew Maguire Theatre of the mind: A fugue in two parts - Shelley Berc An evangelical capitalist: Message in a bottle to the next millenium of Robinson Crusoes in proscenium - Ruth Margraff Poor Toms a cold: Reflections on the modern theater in crisis - Martin Epstein The theatre of good intentions - Mac Wellman Letter to a young practitioner - Goat Island Afterword -- .

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  • NCID
    BA62932940
  • ISBN
    • 071906290X
    • 9780719062919
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Manchester
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 273 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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