| Feminist Theatre Practice: A Handbook Contributor(s): Aston, Elaine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415139244 ISBN-13: 9780415139243 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1999 Annotation: "Feminist Theatre Practice" is a practical guide to theatre-making which explores the different ways of representing or "seeing" gender. Designed to take the reader through the various stages of making feminist theatre--from warming up, through workshopped exploration, to performance--this volume is grouped into three clear and instructive parts: Women in the Workshop; Dramatic Texts, Feminist Contexts; and Gender and Devising Projects. "A Handbook of Feminist Theatre Practice" encompasses the main elements of feminist theatre, whether practical or theoretical, covers topics such as the body, feminist working practices, the canon and feminist aesthetics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory |
| Dewey: 792.082 |
| LCCN: 98-37217 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.76" W x 8.87" (0.99 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Feminist Theatre Practice: A Handbook is a helpful, practical guide to theatre-making which explores the different ways of representing gender. Best-selling author, Elaine Aston, takes the reader through the various stages of making feminist theatre- from warming up, through workshopped exploration, to performance - this volume is organised into three clear and instructive parts: * Women in the Workshop * Dramatic Texts, Feminist Contexts * Gender and Devising Projects. Orientated around the classroom/workshop, Handbook of Feminist Theatre Practice encompasses the main elements of feminist theatre, both practical or theoretical. |