Articles, statements, interviews and essays by and about some of the most influential avant-garde artists and performers are gathered here. The artists include: Allan Kaprow, John Cage, Yvonne Rainer, Claes Oldenburg, Ann Halprin and George Maciunas. This important collection of original material concludes with a specially-commissioned essay by Gunther Berghaus, entitled European Happenings.

This work is a unique collection of key articles on feminist theatre and performance form The Drama Review (TDR). Carol Martin juxtaposes theory and practice to provide an exceptionally comprehensive overview of the development of feminist theatre.
This outstanding collection includes key texts by theorists such as Elin Diamond, Peggy Phelan and Lynda Hart and interviews with practitioners including Anna Deveare Smith and Robbie McCauley. It also contains full performances texts by two of the most influential and controversial practiitioners of feminist theatre: Dress Suits to...

This work is a collection of articles on feminist theatre and performance from The Drama Review (TDR). Carol Martin juxtaposes theory and practice to provide an overview of the development of feminist theatre. The collection includes texts by theorists such as Elin Diamond, Peggy Phelan and Lynda Hart and interviews with practitioners including Anna Deveare Smith and Robbie McCauley. It also contains full performance texts by two controversial practitioners of feminist theatre: Dress Suits to Hire by Holly Hughes and The Constant State of Desire by Karen Finley

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the phases of Jerzy Grotowski's multi-faceted career. It assembles materials that have appeared in diverse publications and languages over a period of more than 30 years. The sourcebook features contributions from all the key performance theorists to have worked on Grotowski, including Eugenio Barba, Peter Brooks, Jan Kott, Eric Bently and Jennifer Kumiega. Writings which trace every phase of Grotowski's development, from his theatre of productions, through paratheatre and theatre of sources to objective drama and art as vehicle are included...

A Sourcebook on African-American Performance is the first volume to consider African-American performance between and beyond the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and the New Black Renaissance of the 1990s.
As with all titles in the Worlds of Performance series, the Sourcebook consists of classic texts as well as newly commissioned pieces by notable scholars, writers and performers. It includes the plays 'Sally's Rape' by Robbie McCauley and 'The American Play' by Suzan-Lori Parks, and comes complete with a substantial, historical introduction by Annemarie...

A Sourcebook on African-American Performance is the first volume to consider African-American performance between and beyond the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and the New Black Renaissance of the 1990s.
As with all titles in the Worlds of Performance series, the Sourcebook consists of classic texts as well as newly commissioned pieces by notable scholars, writers and performers. It includes the plays 'Sally's Rape' by Robbie McCauley and 'The American Play' by Suzan-Lori Parks, and comes complete with a substantial, historical introduction by Annemarie...

Bertolt Brecht is one of the most prolific and influential writer-directors of the twentieth century. This fascinating anthology brings together in one volume many of the most important articles written about Brecht between 1957 and 1997. The collection explores a wide range of viewpoints about Brecht's theatre theories and practice, as well as including three plays not otherwise available in English: The Beggar or The Dead Dog, Baden Lehrstuck and The Seven Deadly Sins of the Lower Middle Class.
Editors Martin and Bial have brought together a unique compendium which...

Bertolt Brecht is one of the most prolific and influential writer-directors of the twentieth century. This fascinating anthology brings together in one volume many of the most important articles written about Brecht between 1957 and 1997. The collection explores a wide range of viewpoints about Brecht's theatre theories and practice, as well as including three plays not otherwise available in English: The Beggar or The Dead Dog, Baden Lehrstuck and The Seven Deadly Sins of the Lower Middle Class.
Editors Martin and Bial have brought together a unique compendium which...

Re: Direction is a resource for practitioners and students on directing. It provides a collection of interviews, primary sources and essays on 20th century directing theories and practices around the world. Organized into four key areas of the subject, the book explores: theories of directing; the boundaries of the director's role; the limits of categorization; and the history of the theatre and performance art.

Re: Direction is a resource for practitioners and students on directing. It provides a collection of interviews, primary sources and essays on 20th century directing theories and practices around the world. Organized into four key areas of the subject, the book explores: theories of directing; the boundaries of the director's role; the limits of categorization; and the history of the theatre and performance art.