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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822287503321

Titolo

Differences on stage / / edited by Alessandra De Martino, Paolo Puppa and Paola Toninato ; Catherine Boyle [and fifteen others], contributors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-4438-6712-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (299 p.)

Disciplina

792.022

Soggetti

Theater - Political aspects

Ethnicity in the theater

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; FOR A THEATRE ON THE EDGE; PART I: FOR A THEORETICAL APPROACH; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; PART II: DRAMATIC DIFFERENCES; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; PART III: THE GAME OF MIRRORS; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; PART IV: TRANSLATING THE OTHER; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; PART V: TALKING THEATRE; TALKING ABOUT DIFFERENCES; FOR A POLITICAL THEATRE; PART VI: DRAMATURGIES; MONOLOGUE: RAGAZZE; MONOLOGUE FROM BARBONI; MONOLOGUE: ALCESTIS; POST SCRIPTUM; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Differences on Stage is a collection of twelve original essays by leading international theatre critics and scholars, which aims to address the relationship between theatre and the development of political awareness through the voice of subaltern people. The book is enriched by the contributions of some of the most engaged protagonists of the stage, who, in their capacity as authors, players and directors, denounce prejudice and conformism whilst allowing the marginalized sections of society ...