UID:
almafu_9959233244602883
Format:
1 online resource (296 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-136-41220-4
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0-415-25830-8
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1-315-01305-3
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1-136-41213-1
Series Statement:
Worlds of performance
Content:
Bertolt Brecht turned to cabaret; Ariane Mnouchkine went to the circus; Joan Littlewood wanted to open a palace of fun. These were a few of the directors who turned to popular theatre forms in the last century, and this sourcebook accounts for their attraction.〈BR〉Popular theatre forms introduced in this sourcebook include cabaret, circus, puppetry, vaudeville, Indian jatra, political satire, and physical comedy. These entertainments are highly visual, itinerant, and readily understood by audiences. 〈EM〉Popular Theatre: A Sourcebook〈/EM〉 follows them around the world, from the bunraku puppetry
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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part I. What is popular theatre? -- part II. Puppets from Bread and Puppet Theatre to Bunraku and Broadway -- part III. Masks : commedia dell'arte and topeng -- part Ivolume Circus, clowns and jesters -- part volume Cabaret, vaudeville and the Fun Palace -- part VI. Political theatre as popular entertainment.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-25829-4
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-299-99588-8
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9781315013053
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