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Theatre and Violence de Lucy Nevitt

Theatre and Violence: Theatre And

Autor Lucy Nevitt
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 iul 2013
If violence is a terrible thing, why do we watch it? Nevitt explores the use of violence in theatre and its effect on spectators. Critically engaging with examples of stage combat, rape, terrorism, wrestling and historical re-enactments, she argues that studying violence through theatre can be part of a desire to create a more peaceful world.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781137302274
ISBN-10: 1137302275
Pagini: 96
Dimensiuni: 111 x 178 x 8 mm
Greutate: 0.07 kg
Ediția:2013
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Red Globe Press
Seria Theatre And

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

A new title in this highly successful and established series of 'short, sharp shots' for Theatre students
Violence often characterises a play, and it is an integral part of many performances of varying genres
Uniquely considers violence in performance through the lens of both practice and theory, which comparable titles do not do

Notă biografică

Lucy Nevitt was formerly Senior Lecturer in Theatre Studies at the University of the West of England. She trained as an actor combatant with BASSC and has published research in staged combat, sport and spectacle. She is currently working on a project investigating the connections between theatre and science.

Cuprins

Series Editors' Preface.- Foreword by Catherine Cusack .- Introduction: Two Examples of Spectating Violence .- 1. Thinking about Theatre and Violence .- 2. Spectatorship .- 3. Cause and Effect .- 4. The Act of Showing: Performativity and Ideology .- 5. History and Canonical Violence .- 6. Actuality and Simulation .- 7. Beyond Performance .- Conclusion.- Further Reading.- Acknowledgements.- Index. 

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If violence is a terrible thing, why do we watch it? Nevitt explores the use of violence in theatre and its effect on spectators. Critically engaging with examples of stage combat, rape, terrorism, wrestling and historical re-enactments, she argues that studying violence through theatre can be part of a desire to create a more peaceful world.