Theory of Performing Arts
Author | : André Helbo |
Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 1987-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789027224095 |
ISBN-13 | : 9027224099 |
Rating | : 4/5 (099 Downloads) |
Download or read book Theory of Performing Arts written by André Helbo and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: n recent years, the post structuralist theories seem to have created a split in theatrological research. But, as André Helbo analyses in this book , a dialectic theory of the semiotic and the symbolic exchange bring to light a specific paradigm. From his wide experience as a semiotician and a theatrologist, the author has developed an analysis for the theory of spectacle. Focusing his study on a critical theory of the performing arts, and examining the fundamental controversies, he then offers new perspectives and new instruments of analysis: the social aspects, readability/visibility, coherence, the spectacle contract.