Michael Kirby presents a penetrating look a theater theory and analysis. His approach is analytically comprehensive and flexible, and nonevaluative. Case studies demonstrate this unique approach and record performances that otherwise would be lost.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
PART ONE: FORMALIST ANALYSIS
Chapter one. Acting and Not-acting
Chapter two. The Structure of Performance
Chapter three. Referential and Nonreferential Theatre
Chapter four. Style as Perceptual State
PART TWO: THE SOCIAL CONTEXT
Chapter five. The Critical Screen
Chapter six. The Question of Efficacy
Chapter seven. Avant-garde Theatre
PART THREE: STRUCTURALIST THEATRE
Chapter eight. The Structuralist Workshop
Chapter nine. Three Structuralist Performances
Chapter ten. Structuralist Film
Index
Über den Autor
Michael Kirby (1931-1997) was Professor of Drama at New York University. He wrote several groundbreaking books and was editor of The Drama Review from 1969 to 1986.