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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
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300 $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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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
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