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Kim Solga

(Theory for theatre studies / series editors, Susan Bennett, Kim Solga)

Methuen Drama, 2019

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-173) and index

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Description

Space: it's everywhere, all around, a given. It's abstract and yet not abstract at all, because it governs all human relations, shapes the way we understand our place on the planet, and orients us toward others (for better and for worse). How do theatre scholars understand space and place in performance? What tools do they use to theorize the political work space does on - and beyond - the stage? How can students use these tools to unpack the workings of space and place in the performances they see, the plays they study, and the experiences they have outside their classrooms? Theory for Theatre Studies: Space provides a comprehensive introduction to the 'spatial turn' in modern theatre and performance theory, exploring topics as diverse as embodied space, environmental performance politics and urban performance studies. The book is written in accessible prose and features in-depth case studies of Platform's audio walk And While London Burns, Katie Mitchell's Fraulein Julie, Young Jean Lee's The Shipment, and Evalyn Parry and Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory's Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools. TfTS: Space begins with fresh readings of historical dramatic theory, discusses twentieth-century theoretical trends at length, and ends by asking what it will take (and what work is already underway) to decolonize the Western, settler-colonial stage. Online resources to accompany this book are available at: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/theory-for-theatre-studies-space-9781350006072/

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Series Preface Introduction: Making Room for Space at the Theatre Locate Yourself The Way Ahead Section One: Methodologies and Approaches The Back Story: The Spaces of Classical Dramatic Theory Contemporary Lens #1: Theatre and the Production of Social Space Contemporary Lens #2: Genre and "Topographic" Space Contemporary Lens #3: The Heterotopic Stage Section Two: Extended Case Studies Case Study #1: 'And While London Burns' Case Study #2: 'Fraulein Julie' Case Study #3: 'The Shipment' Section Three: Towards a Decolonized Stage Locating Settler Colonialism Seeing Like a Settler "A Concert and a Conversation": 'Kiinalik - These Sharp Tools' Notes Further reading Bibliography Index

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