Tag: Theater

Free Download Freya Vass, "William Forsythe’s Postdramatic Dance Theater: Unsettling Perception "
English | ISBN: 3031266579 | 2023 | 288 pages | PDF | 5 MB
This book takes choreographer William Forsythe’s choreographic and scenographic processes as a holistic lens through which to view dance as a fundamentally visuo-sonic art form and choreography as a form of perceptual experimentation. In doing so, it reveals how the made worlds within which postdramatic dance is situated influence how choreography is perceived. Resonating with ecological perspectives but also drawing on an extensive range of cognitive research approaches, the volume’s choreo-scenographic perspective emphasizes the importance of considering the expanded scenography of lighting, sound, space, scenic elements, costume, and performer movement when analyzing the sensory and cognitive perception of dance. The volume provides a first book-length cognitive study of both an individual choreographer and the aesthetics of postdramatic theatre. It also satisfies a need for more dedicated scholarship on Forsythe, whose extensive and varied array of groundbreaking ballets and dance theater works for the Ballett Frankfurt (1984-2004), The Forsythe Company (2005-15), and as an independent choreographer have made him a key figure in 20

Free Download Jon D Rossini, "Theater in the Americas: Contemporary Latina/O Theater: Wrighting Ethnicity"
English | 2014 | pages: 271 | ISBN: 0809387026, 0809328305 | PDF | 2,2 mb
In "Contemporary Latina/o Theater," Jon D. Rossini explores the complex relationship between theater and the creation of ethnicity in an unprecedented examination of six Latina/o playwrights and their Miguel Piero, Luis Valdez, Guillermo Reyes, Octavio Solis, Jos(r) Rivera, and Cherr e Moraga. Rossini exposes how these writers use the genre as a tool to reveal and transform existing preconceptions about their culture.a Through OC wrightingOCOOCothe triplicate process of writing plays, righting misconceptions about ethnic identity, and creating an entirely new way of understanding Latina/o cultureOCothese playwrights directly intervene in current conversations regarding ethnic identity, providing the tools for audiences to reexplore their previously held perspectives outside the theater.

Free Download Theater and Politics in Plutarch’s Parallel Lives (Brill’s Plutarch Studies) by Raphaëla Dubreuil
English | November 9, 2023 | ISBN: 9004681736 | True PDF | 301 pages | 63.3 MB
The first major work to uncover Plutarch’s deliberate and sophisticated use of theatrical imagery in the Parallel Lives as a means to explore the mechanisms and ethics of politics and civic life across Greco-Roman history.

Free Download Walter S H Lim, "Shakespeare and the Theater of Religious Conviction in Early Modern England"
English | ISBN: 3031400054 | 2023 | 301 pages | PDF | 2 MB
This book analyzes Shakespeare’s use of biblical allusions and evocation of doctrinal topics in Hamlet, Measure for Measure, The Winter’s Tale, Richard II, and The Merchant of Venice. It identifies references to theological and doctrinal commonplaces such as sin, grace, confession, damnation, and the Fall in these plays, affirming that Shakespeare’s literary imagination is very much influenced by his familiarity with the Bible and also with matters of church doctrine. This theological and doctrinal subject matter also derives its significance from genres as diverse as travel narratives, sermons, political treatises, and royal proclamations. This study looks at how Shakespeare’s deployment of religious topics interacts with ideas circulating via other cultural texts and genres in society. It also analyzes how religion enables Shakespeare’s engagement with cultural debates and political developments in England: absolutism and law; radical political theory; morality and law; and conceptions of nationhood.

Free Download Victor Turner, "Between Theater and Anthropology"
English | 1985 | pages: 357 | ISBN: 0812279298, 0812212258 | PDF | 33,5 mb
In performances by Euro-Americans, Afro-Americans, Native Americans, and Asians, Richard Schechner has examined carefully the details of performative behavior and has developed models of the performance process useful not only to persons in the arts but to anthropologists, play theorists, and others fascinated (but perhaps terrified) by the multichannel realities of the postmodern world.

Free Download Peter Wolfe, "The Theater of Terrence McNally: A Critical Study"
English | 2013 | pages: 272 | ISBN: 0786474955 | EPUB | 0,7 mb
This first book-length work on Terrence McNally shows how his decades in the theater have refined his thoughts on subjects like growing up gay in mannish, homophobic Texas, Shakespeare’s legacy in contemporary drama, and the life-giving power of forgiveness. McNally believes that the ability to forgive-a challenge to even the most high-minded-confirms our humanity because the wrongs done to us usually don’t deserve to be forgiven. The author shows how McNally’s impeccable timing, his instinct for a good laugh line, and his preference for physical sensation and character over Description helps him reveal both what’s important to his people and why his people are important. These revelations can shake up audiences while providing a great evening at the theater.

Free Download Alison McCullough, "Theater of the World: The Maps that Made History"
English | 2018 | pages: 384 | ISBN: 0316450766 | EPUB | 182,8 mb
A beautifully illustrated full-color history of mapmaking across centuries – a must-read for history buffs and armchair travelers.

Free Download unknown author, "Freispieler: Theater im Gefängnis"
Deutsch | 2014 | ISBN: 3837623491 | PDF | pages: 104 | 4.6 mb

Free Download Logan J. Connors, "Theater, War, and Revolution in Eighteenth-Century France and Its Empire"
English | ISBN: 1009431218 | 2023 | 276 pages | PDF | 5 MB

Free Download Karen Hall, "So You Want to Sing Music Theater: A Guide for Professionals"
English | 2014 | pages: 154 | ISBN: 0810888386 | EPUB | 2,8 mb
In So You Want to Sing Music Theater: A Guide for Professionals, singer and scholar Karen S. Hall fills an important gap in the instructional literature for those who sing or teach singing to those seeking their fortunes in music theatrical productions. Developed in coordination with the National Association for Teachers of Singing, this work draws on current research from the world of voice scholarship to advance the careers of singers exploring or already deeply embedded in the world of music theater.