{"product_id":"the-routledge-companion-to-theatre-and-performance-paperback-1","title":"The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Allain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJen Harvie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is theatre? What is performance? What connects them and how are they different? How have they been shaped by events, people, companies, practices and ideas in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries? And where are they heading next? \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance\u003c\/i\u003e offers some answers to these big questions. This third edition has been updated to now include over 160 entries, with all entries brought up to date and new topics added, including Caryl Churchill, Black Lives Matter and \u003cem\u003eHamilton\u003c\/em\u003e, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eprovides an accessible, informative and engaging introduction to important people and companies, events, concepts and practices that have defined the complementary fields of theatre and performance studies. Three easy-to-use alphabetized sections include entries on topics and people ranging from performance artists Marina Abramovic and Pope.L to directors Vsevolod Meyerhold and Robert Wilson, the haka, Taking the Knee and disability, theatre and performance. Each entry includes important historical and contextual information, extensive cross-referencing, detailed analysis and an annotated bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance \u003c\/i\u003eis a perfect reference guide for the keen student and the passionate theatre-goer alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Allain\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of Theatre and Performance at the University of Kent, UK, has published extensively on actor training and contemporary Polish theatre, especially Jerzy Grotowski.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJen Harvie\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of Contemporary Theatre and Performance at Queen Mary University of London, UK, has published widely on relationships between contemporary theatre and performance and cultural identities, and on how theatre and performance artists make their work. She co-founded the series Theatre \u0026amp; and was its co-editor for seventeen years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773776331040,"sku":"9781032222721","price":90.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a814ec52e73c024ca2c0f808382999c1_76d53ca8-745d-4b0d-bb26-0a8d47bb784c.webp?v=1780432559","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-routledge-companion-to-theatre-and-performance-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}