New Sites for Shakespeare: Theatre, the Audience, and Asia

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Psychology Press, 1999 - 211 pages

In the course of exploring the theatrical cultures of South and East Asia, eminent Shakespeareanist John Russell Brown developed some remarkable theories about the nature of performance, the state of Western 'Theatre' today, and the future potential of Shakespeare's plays.
In New Sites for Shakespeare he outlines his passionate belief in the power of theatre to reach mass audiences, based on his experiences of popular Asian performances. It is a personal polemic, but it is also a carefully argued and brilliantly persuasive study of the kind of theatrical experience Shakespeare's own contemporaries enjoyed.
This is a book which cannot be ignored by anyone who cares about the live performing arts today. Separate chapters consider staging, acting, improvisation, ceremonies and ritual, and an analysis of the experience of the audience is paramount throughout.

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Table des matières

of an evenings entertainment
11
on stage and off stage
29
action and meaning
43
imagination and involvement
71
Dhananjyan
77
freedom and collusion
91
rehearsing at Sadlers Wells Theatre August 1977
113
actors and stages
121
on King Lear
130
texts and study
139
theatres and design
162
Forward prospect
190
Index
206
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À propos de l'auteur (1999)

Theatre writer and director, John Russell Brown was an Associate Director of the National Theatre, London for fifteen years and has taught at various universities in the UK and US. He is currently Consultant to the School of Drama at Middlesex University.

Informations bibliographiques

TitreNew Sites for Shakespeare: Theatre, the Audience, and Asia
Performance and Drama
AuteurJohn Russell Brown
Éditionillustrée, réimprimée
ÉditeurPsychology Press, 1999
ISBN0415194504, 9780415194501
Longueur211 pages
  
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