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World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Volume 1: Europe
Contributor(s): Nagy, Peter (Editor), Rouyer, Phillippe (Editor), Rubin, Don (Editor)
ISBN: 0415251575     ISBN-13: 9780415251570
Publisher: Routledge
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Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2001
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This first volume in this series includes over half a million words on theatre since World War II in 47 European nations including the nations that reemerged following the break-up of the former USSR, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.
The 47 comparative national essays are subdivided into sections on:
* History - an overview of the major social and theatrical events which shaped each country's unique theatrical activities decade-by-decade since World War II
* Structure of the National Theatre Community - theatrical demographics and an analysis of the varying types of subsidized and non-subsidized activities across the country
* Artistic Profile - the major companies, playwrights, directors and performance styles are identified and analyzed
* Specialty Sections - such as Music and Dance Theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences, Puppet Theatre, Theatre Space and Architecture, Training, Criticism, Scholarship and Publishing
* Further Reading - a selected bibliography identifies the major works, both within the national language and in other major world languages
* Regional Bibliography looking at theatre across the region and at the region from other parts of the world, completes each volume
* Comprehensive index - this volume and all succeeding volumes have their own indexes
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism
- History | Europe - General
- Performing Arts | Reference
Dewey: 792.03
Series: World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre
Physical Information: 2" H x 6.92" W x 9.7" (4.59 lbs) 1072 pages
 
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This new paperback edition of the The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Europe covers theatre since World War II in forty-seven European nations, including the nations which re-emerged following the break-up of the former USSR, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. Each national article is divided into twelve sections - History, Structure of the National Theatre Community, Artistic profile, Music Theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences, Puppet Theatre, Design, Theatre, Space and Architecture, Training, Criticism, Scholarship and Publishing and Further Reading - allowing the reader to use the book as a source for both area and subject studies.
A new preface and further reading sections by the Series Editor brings the Encyclopedia bang up-to-date making it invaluable to anyone interested in European theatre, as well as students and scholars of performance studies, history, anthropology and cultural studies.