The Theatricalists

The Theatricalists
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Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Total Pages : 270
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ISBN-10 : 9780810147560
ISBN-13 : 0810147564
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Book Synopsis The Theatricalists by : Theron Schmidt

Download or read book The Theatricalists written by Theron Schmidt and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 2024-09-15 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines how the politics of the theater 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 theater” or “only theater.” 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 labor 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 theater’s internal politics can expand our understanding of the theatricality of politics more broadly.


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