The Routledge companion to theatre and performance
By: Paul Allain and Jen Harvie.
Contributors: Harvie, Jen.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
Subjects: Performing arts; Performing arts -- Biography -- Dictionaries
Genres: Biography; Dictionaries.
Description: "The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance provides an accessible, informative and engaging introduction to important people, events, concepts and practices that have defined the complementary fields of theatre and performance studies. Three easy-to-use alphabetized sections include more than 120 entries on topics and people ranging from performance artist Marina Abramovic, to directors Vsevolod Meyerhold and Robert Wilson, the Living Theatre's Paradise Now, the haka, multimedia performance, political protest and visual theatre. Each entry includes crucial historical and contextual information, extensive cross-referencing, detailed analysis and an annotated bibliography."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.