In this fascinating volume, acclaimed theatre historian Erika Fischer-Lichte reflects on the role and meaning accorded to the theme of sacrifice in Western cult

In this book, Erika Fischer-Lichte traces the emergence of performance as 'an art event' in its own right. In setting performance art on an equal footing with t

This book provides a timely intervention in the fields of performance studies and theatre history, and to larger issues of global cultural exchange. The authors

A wide-ranging set of essays that explain what theatre history is and why we need to engage with it.

What did modern theatre in Russia look like and how did it foreground tradition building and transmission processes? The book challenges conventional historiogr