World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Volume 1: Europe

ISBN-13: 9780415059282 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 1064 str.

Peter Nagy; Philippe Rouyer

Opis

The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre is a large international co-operative undertaking focusing on the history of world theatre. In six volumes, it aims to document artistic development all over the world, country by country, region by region. International and detailed, coverage includes playwriting, music theatre, dance theatre, theatre for young audiences, puppet theatre, design, architecture and developments in theatre technology, theatre training, criticism and scholarship. The work is a project of The International Theatre Institute, The International Federation for Theatre Research, The International Association of Libraries and Museums of the Performing Arts, and The International Association of Theatre Critics, with the support of UNESCO and the UNESCO World Decade for Cultural Development. The volumes record and analyze world theatre in some 177 countries, from 1945 to the present day. Written by leading scholars, critics and theatre practitioners from each country and edited by authorities in each region, they explore through text and illustration, the relationship between each national theatre community and the unique society from which it springs.

Recenzje

`It should ... be purchased straight away as a ready reckoner of contemporary stage practice by every festival and theatre that has international dealings. Meanwhile any student or theatre-goer looking either for a starting point for exploration or to put foreign theatre in its context instead of just another novelty item in a festival programme should at the very least urge their local library to get hold of a copy.' - Theatre Scotland

`The first volume of the World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre is a wonderfully rich source of theatrical information. Don Rubin and his many collaborators deserve resounding applause for pulling together such a remarkable and useful survey, which represents European theatre with a good deal of accuracy; as multifarious, unruly, discontinuous, full of escape routes to places never before imagined.' - Times Higher Education Supplement

'Writers from almost every nation on earth profile native expressions of music, dance, and puppet an dramatic theater since 1945 and comment on trends in design, training, criticism, and scholarship, in six insightful, inclusive, and entertaining volumes.' New York Public Library named The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre, Six-Volume Set as one of their Best of Reference selections, April 2002

Spis treści

An Introduction: Of Nations and their TheatresDon RubinThe New Frontier: An Introduction to Theatre in Europe Since World War IIPéter Nagy and Philippe RouyerMusic TheatreHorst SeegerDance TheatreSelma Jeanne CohenTheatre for Young AudiencesWolfgang WöhlertPuppet TheatreHenryk JurkowskiAlbaniaArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosn ia-HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicCzechoslovakia (Historical Overview)DenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreece HungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourg (Overview)MacedoniaMaltaMoldova (Overview)NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSerb ia-MontenegroSlovak RepublicSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomUSSR (Historical Overview)Yugoslavia (Historical Overview)Further Reading: EuropeInternational Reference: Selected BibliographyWriters and National Editorial CommitteesIndex

O autorze

Don Rubin is Professor in the Department of Theatre at the University of York, Ontario.