The Theatricalists: Making Politics Appear - Couverture souple

Schmidt, Theron

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0810147548 ISBN 13 : 9780810147546

Editeur : Northwestern University Press, 2024

Synopsis

Examines how the politics of the theatre can illuminate the theatricality of politics

Theatricality is often dismissed as a distraction from “real” politics, as when cynical political gestures are derided as “pure theatre” or “only theatre.” But the artists and theater companies discussed in this book, including Back to Back Theatre, Tim Crouch, Rabih MrouÉ, Nature Theater of Oklahoma, and Christoph Schlingensief, take a different approach. Theron Schmidt argues that they represent a “theatricalist turn” that explores and tests the conditions of the theater itself. Across diverse contexts of political engagement, ranging from disability rights to representations of violence, these theatrical conditions are interconnected with political struggles, such as those over who is seen and heard, how labour is valued, and what counts as “political” in the first place. In a so-called post-political era, The Theatricalists argues that an examination of theatre’s internal politics can expand our understanding of the theatricality of politics more broadly.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

THERON SCHMIDT is an assistant professor in the Department of Media and Culture Studies at Utrecht University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Northwestern University Press
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0810147548
• ISBN 13: 9780810147546
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 264
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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