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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786832503321

Autore

Pearson Mike

Titolo

Mickery Theater : an imperfect archaeology / / Mike Pearson ; reviews by Jac Heijer and Loek Zonneveld ; translated by Paul Evans

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, Netherlands : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2011

©[2011]

ISBN

90-485-1410-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Disciplina

792.0223

Soggetti

Experimental theater - History - 20th century

Theater - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first full-length study of the history and working practices of the Mickery Theater in Amsterdam. Between 1965 and 1991, under its noted director Ritsaert ten Cate, Mickery became renowned worldwide for promoting and presenting significant international alternative theatre companies, and for staging its own innovative productions. Through a unique "archaeological" approach, combining archival research, oral history, and field observation, this book establishes the singular importance of Mickery and evokes the unique atmosphere of both the building and the activities it nurtured.