The Edinburgh Companion to Modernism in Contemporary Theatre

Explores modernism’s complex relationship with contemporary theatre
Explores modernism's complex relationship with contemporary theatreIncludes consideration of canonical as well as lesser-known theatre artistsOffers an expansive range of case studies, featuring examples of theatre from around the worldConnects modernist studies with theatre and performance studiesMethodologically varied, including historiography, performance analysis, textual analysis, and practice as researchIncludes essays by leading theatre scholars, modernist specialists, and theatre practitioners, providing an eclectic mix of essay formats and approaches, including creative contributionsThis volume highlights modernism as an impulse that can be carried forward to the present, re-embodied and re-encountered in theatrical performance. It demonstrates how modernist impulses spark contemporary theatre in dynamic ways, continuing the modernist imperative to 'make it new' and to engage meaningfully with the complicated situation of living in the contemporary world. A diverse set of contributions from scholars and theatre practitioners examines the legacy of modernism on the world stage in acts of remembrance, restaging, transmission and slippage. It investigates both well-known and less familiar aspects of modernist theatre history, engaging topics such as the revival of the first Black American musical, feminist and disability-led reinterpretations of canonical modernist plays, the use of modernist-inspired performance practice in contemporary university arts education and the continually contested meaning and importance of the avant-garde.

Contributor: Adrian Curtin (Edited by), Nicholas Johnson (Edited by), Naomi Paxton (Edited by), Claire Warden (Edited by)

Pages: 488

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