LEADER 03206nam 2200589 450 001 9910452165703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-907471-86-3 010 $a1-907471-87-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000001102885 035 $a(EBL)1511035 035 $a(OCoLC)855898334 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1648815 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1511035 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1648815 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10848676 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL581003 035 $a(OCoLC)872633206 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1511035 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001102885 100 $a20140324h20112011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe greatest shows on earth $eworld theatre from Peter Brook to the Sydney Olympics /$fJohn Freeman ; Leigh Brennan, photograph ; contributors Colin Chambers [and fifteen others] 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$a[Faringdon, England] :$cLibri Publishing,$d2011. 210 4$dİ2011 215 $a1 online resource (297 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-907471-54-5 311 $a1-299-74114-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTHE GREATEST SHOWS ON EARTH; Contents; Chapter 1 The Best Seat in the House; Chapter 2 Shakespeare for My Time; Chapter 3 'I've been Nicked!': The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens, Adapted for the Stage by David Edgar; Chapter 4 Robert Lepage and The?a?tre Repe?re: Trilogie des Dragons; Chapter 5 Styx; Chapter 6 Third World Bunfight's Ipi Zombi?; Chapter 7 Performing Nation: The Opening Ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games; Chapter 8 Pilgrim: Taichi-kikaku; Chapter 9 O ACHAMENTO DO BRASIL, Foco Musical 327 $aChapter 10 Faustian Fears: Dr. Atomic, National Anxiety and J. Robert OppenheimerChapter 11 Odalan Bali: An Offering of Music and Dance by Gamelan C?udamani; Chapter 12 Silviu Purca?rete's Faust: an Encyclopedia of the Emotional; Chapter 13 Life is a Cigarette: Isabella's Room, Jan Lauwers and Needcompany; Chapter 14 Impromptu XL: Tg STAN: Theatre as a Memory Machine; Chapter 15 The Oberammergau Passionsspiele; Contributors' Biographies; Index 330 $aWritten from various perspectives-international actors, directors, playwrights, academics, dancers, and artists-this book examines and celebrates 14 theater events from a dozen countries. As it makes a case for what makes certain theater productions great, this record also offers examples of writing about theater that imbues the analysis with emotion and documentation. From Peter Brook's King Lear of 1962 through 2010's Oberammergau Passionsspiele, the performances described are seminal works indeed. 606 $aTheater 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTheater. 676 $a792 700 $aFreeman$b John$0356560 702 $aBrennan$b Leigh 702 $aChambers$b Colin 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452165703321 996 $aThe greatest shows on earth$92486710 997 $aUNINA