Why theatre?
by Ball, Gregory Geest, Kaatje de Hornbostel, Carmen Rau, Milo
"[A]fter months of cultural lockdown, when live arts were in a state of emergency and the whole institution rethought their priorities, NTGent asked more than 100 of the most influential artists and intellectuals in the world the question: Why theatre? Why is this art form so unique, so beautiful, so indispensable? From classical theatre to performance art and dance, from activism to political theatre and the performativity of everyday life, authors of all continents and generations delivered s…
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- Full title :Why theatre? / edited by Kaatje de Geest, Carmen Hornbostel and Milo Rau ; translations, Gregory Ball [and eighteen others].
Summary
"[A]fter months of cultural lockdown, when live arts were in a state of emergency and the whole institution rethought their priorities, NTGent asked more than 100 of the most influential artists and intellectuals in the world the question: Why theatre? Why is this art form so unique, so beautiful, so indispensable? From classical theatre to performance art and dance, from activism to political theatre and the performativity of everyday life, authors of all continents and generations delivered short essays, memories, manifestos, letters. Moments of aesthetic epiphany meet strong emotion, critical insights into the problems of representation and populism compete with utopian texts about the theatre of the future: more than 100 voices about the state of performing arts in 2020."--Page 2.
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- Publication Date:©2020
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):NTGent, Verbrecher Verlag
- Place of Publication:Ghent
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2020
The Physical Object
- Description:367 pages : : illustrations ; : 20 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9783957324580, 3957324580
- oclc:on1199944792
- LC Classification:PN2049
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