The Companion provides an accessible, informative and engaging introduction to important people and companies, events, concepts and practices that have defined the complementary fields of theatre and performance studies. This third edition has been updated to now include over 160 entries, with all entries updated and new topics added.
The Companion provides an accessible, informative and engaging introduction to important people and companies, events, concepts and practices that have defined the complementary fields of theatre and performance studies. This third edition has been updated to now include over 160 entries, with all entries updated and new topics added.
Paul Allain, Professor of Theatre and Performance at the University of Kent, UK, has published extensively on actor training and contemporary Polish theatre, especially Jerzy Grotowski. Jen Harvie, Professor of Contemporary Theatre and Performance at Queen Mary University of London, UK, has published widely on relationships between contemporary theatre and performance and cultural identities, and on how theatre and performance artists make their work. She co-founded the series Theatre & and was its co-editor for seventeen years.
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Introduction Part I People and Companies Part II Events Part III Concepts and Practices