| The Radical in Performance: Between Brecht and Baudrillard Contributor(s): Kershaw, Baz (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415186676 ISBN-13: 9780415186674 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1999 Annotation: "The Radical in Performance" interrogates the crisis in contemporary theatre, and celebrates the subversive in performance. It is the first full-length study to explore the link between a western theatre culture which Baz Kershaw argues is largely past its prime and the blossoming of postmodern performance, much of which has a genuinely radical edge. In staying determinedly poised between Brecht and Baudrillard, modernity and postmodernism, Kershaw identifies crucial resources for the revitalization of the radical across a wide spectrum of cultural practices. He asks, what next, once political theatre is all but dead, smothered by the promiscuity of the political in postmodern culture? Timely and necessary, it will be a compelling read for anyone searching for new ways of viewing and doing cultural politics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 792.090 |
| LCCN: 98-55479 |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 5.69" W x 8.82" (1.10 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Radical in Performance investigates the crisis in contemporary theatre, and celebrates the subversive in performance. It is the first full-length study to explore the link between a western theatre which, says Kershaw, is largely outdated and the blossoming of postmodern performance, much of which has a genuinely radical edge. In staying focused on the period between Brecht and Baudrillard, modernity and postmodernism, Baz Kershaw identifies crucial resources for the revitalisation of the radical across a wide spectrum of cultural practices. This is a timely, necessary and rigorous book. It will be a compelling read for anyone searching for a critical catalyst for new ways of viewing and practising cultural politics. |