LEADER 02809oam 2200685I 450 001 9910790650803321 005 20230617024821.0 010 $a1-136-41220-4 010 $a0-415-25830-8 010 $a1-315-01305-3 010 $a1-136-41213-1 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315013053 035 $a(CKB)2550000001131130 035 $a(EBL)1474440 035 $a(OCoLC)870591174 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001037632 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12424305 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001037632 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11047379 035 $a(PQKB)10076515 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1474440 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1474440 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10786588 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL530839 035 $a(OCoLC)861199742 035 $a(OCoLC)1160528186 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB135896 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001131130 100 $a20180706d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aPopular theatre $ea sourcebook /$fedited by Joel Schechter 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2003. 215 $a1 online resource (296 p.) 225 1 $aWorlds of performance 225 0$aWorlds of performance 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-25829-4 311 $a1-299-99588-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apart 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. 330 $aBertolt Brecht turned to cabaret; Ariane Mnouchkine went to the circus; Joan Littlewood wanted to open a palace of fun. These were a few of the directors who turned to popular theatre forms in the last century, and this sourcebook accounts for their attraction.
Popular theatre forms introduced in this sourcebook include cabaret, circus, puppetry, vaudeville, Indian jatra, political satire, and physical comedy. These entertainments are highly visual, itinerant, and readily understood by audiences. Popular Theatre: A Sourcebook follows them around the world, from the bunraku puppetry 410 0$aWorlds of Performance 606 $aTheater 606 $aTheater and society 615 0$aTheater. 615 0$aTheater and society. 676 $a792 686 $a24.13$2bcl 701 $aSchechter$b Joel$f1947-$01540506 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790650803321 996 $aPopular theatre$93792199 997 $aUNINA