| Storytelling and Theatre: Contemporary Professional Storytellers and Their Art 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Wilson, Mike (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403906645 ISBN-13: 9781403906649 Publisher: Red Globe Press OUR PRICE: $123.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: This book will be of particular interest to undergraduates of performing arts and the substantial community of those engaged in storytelling, and fills a noticeable void in an emerging field of scholarship. It addresses the recent rise of storytelling as a professional performance art by providing a critical survey of current practice and a critical framework for those debates currently taking place and those yet to emerge. It includes critical analysis of a range of practices alongside interviews with key contemporary practitioners about their work. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology |
| Dewey: 808.543 |
| LCCN: 2005049318 |
| Series: Theatre and Performance Practices |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 8.24" W x 8.74" (0.90 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This will be of particular interest to undergraduates of performing arts and the substantial community of those engaged in storytelling, filling a noticeable void in an emerging field of scholarship. Michael Wilson addresses the recent rise of storytelling as a professional performance art by providing a critical survey of current practice and a critical framework for those debates currently taking place, and those debates which will undoubtedly emerge in future. The text includes critical analysis of a range of practices alongside interviews with key contemporary practitioners about their work. |