| Performance Research: On Ritual Contributor(s): Allsopp, Ric (Editor), Berghaus, Gunter (Editor), Gough (General Editor), Series Editors (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415182034 ISBN-13: 9780415182034 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1999 Annotation: This issue of i Performance Research /i examines a range of performative practices from both the historical and contemporary repertoire. Exploring systematic connections between ritual and theatre, i On Ritual /i presents the work of contemporary artists and scholars on the role and meaning of ritual for theatrical purposes in the late 20th Century. The contributors look at ritualism in the intersices of painting, music and theatre, the role of rituals for personal and social identity, and the antithesis of healing rituals and rituals of death. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Drama |
| Dewey: 306.4 |
| Series: Performance Research |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 8.25" W x 11" (0.77 lbs) 148 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Performance Research: On Ritual will examine a range of ritual practices bordering on or intended to be seen as theatre. It will explore both historical and systematic connections between ritual and theatre, present the work of contemporary artists, and reflect on the role and meaning of ritual for theatrical purposes in the late 20th century. |