American Avant-Garde Theatre: A History - Brossura

Aronson, Arnold

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ISBN 10: 0415241391 ISBN 13: 9780415241397

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2000

Riassunto

This stunning contribution to the field of theatre history is the first in-depth look at avant-garde theatre in the United States from the early 1950s to the 1990s. American Avant-Garde Theatre offers a definition of the avant-garde, and looks at its origins and theoretical foundations by examining:
*Gertrude Stein
*John Cage
*The Beat writers
*Avant-garde cinema
*Abstract Expressionism
*Minimalism
There are fascinating discussions and illustrations of the productions of the Living Theatre, the Wooster Group, Open Theatre, Ontological-Hysteric Theatre and Performance Group. among many others. Aronson also examines why avant-garde theatre declined and virtually disappeared at the end of the twentieth century.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Arnold Aronson is Professor of Theatre at Columbia University, USA.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0415241391
• ISBN 13: 9780415241397
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 258