Theatre & Performance Studies

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

A response to the powerful presence in contemporary culture of aesthetic forms and political strategies derived from North America...

This book explores systematic connections between ritual and theatre, presents the work of contemporary artists, and reflects on the role and meaning of ritual for theatrical purposes in the late 20th Century...

Performance anxiety is taboo. The pressures of performing music are so intense, so daunting, that few in the business dare even broach the topic. But a musician faces a lifetime of auditions, competitions, recitals, solos, and premieres, and debuts. This book tackles the subject...

In this collection of essays, performance studies scholar and artist Richard Schechner brings his unique perspective to bear upon some of the key themes of society in the 21st century...

This book makes a significant contribution to interdisciplinary engagements between Theatre Studies and Cultural Geography in its analysis of how theatre articulates transnational geographies of Asian culture and identity. Deploying a geographical approach to transnational culture, Rogers analyses t..

Performing Interdisciplinarity proposes new ways of engaging with performance as it crosses, collides with, integrates and/or disturbs other disciplinary concerns. From Activism and Political Philosophy to Cognitive Science and Forensics, each chapter explores the relationships between performance a..

The essays in this collection question the extent to which education in early modern England, an activity pursued in the home, classroom and the church led to, mirrored and was perhaps transformed by moments of instruction on stage. Contributors examine how educational theories and practices interse..

The essays in this collection question the extent to which education in early modern England, an activity pursued in the home, classroom and the church led to, mirrored and was perhaps transformed by moments of instruction on stage. Contributors examine how educational theories and practices interse..

From Faust and Edison, to John Cage and Lara Croft, this inspiring book reviews classical plays to contemporary issues and examines how science has been performed throughout history...

If, as an actor, your body is your 'instrument' - and the only way you can express the internal impulses of the character you’re playing - what happens when the body-mind, ‘psychophysical’ connection is lost? _x005F_x000D_ Andrei Droznin, Russia's foremost teacher of physical actor training, calls t..