Performing remains : art and war in times of theatrical reenactment
By: Schneider, Rebecca
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BookSeries: Performance Remains. Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge , 2011Description: xii, 260 pages 24 cm.ISBN: 9780415404419 (hardback : alk. paper); 041540441X (hardback : alk. paper); 9780415404426 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0415404428 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780203852873 (ebook); 0203852877 (ebook).Subject(s): Performing arts | Historical reenactments | Historical reenactments -- United StatesDDC classification: 792.028 Online resources: Click here to access online
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Summary: 'Performing Remains' explores the role of the fake, the false and the faux in contemporary theatre. Divided into seven essays, it examines both contemporary and historical performance with a wide scope, questioning the importance of representation and reassessing the ritual value of failure.
Reenactment and relative pain -- Finding faux fathers -- In the meantime : performance remains -- Poor, poor theatre -- Still living -- Protest now.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reenactment and relative pain -- Finding faux fathers -- In the meantime : performance remains -- Poor, poor theatre -- Still living -- Protest now.
'Performing Remains' explores the role of the fake, the false and the faux in contemporary theatre. Divided into seven essays, it examines both contemporary and historical performance with a wide scope, questioning the importance of representation and reassessing the ritual value of failure.
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