The new Finnish theatre
By: Jeff Johnson ; foreword by Hanna-Leena Helavuori.
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786448609
Subjects: Theater -- Finland
Description: "This comprehensive overview of contemporary theater explores the most contentious questions concerning applied theater, its devised methods, and the corresponding challenges presented to traditional definitions of theater and related arts. Through interviews with new writers and directors, and first-hand accounts of recent performances, this study attempts to define what it means today to say "Finnish theater." "--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Reface: down the avanto; title: Identity branding, amateurs and outlaws; title: Inside the sauna psyche : influences and isolation; title: Beyond Nokialandia : the post-political critique of neo-liberalism; title: The cult of primitivism : old themes, new forms; title: Performing in the duck pond : Finland-Swedish theatre; title: Afterword.