Erika Fischer-Lichte (Germany Free University of Berlin)

Broschiertes Buch

The Transformative Power of Performance

A New Aesthetics

Beschreibung

Traces the emergence of performance as 'an art event' in its own right. This translation of the original "A sthetik des Performativen" addresses key issues in performance art, experimental theatre and cultural performances to lay the ground for a fresh appreciation of the artistic event.

Autor

Erika Fischer-Lichte is Professor of Theatre Studies at the Freie Universitaet Berlin and Director of the Institute of Advanced Studies on the Interweaving of Theatre Cultures. She was President of the German Association for Theatre Studies (1991-1996) and of the International Federation for Theatre Research (1995-1999). Among her numerous publications are The Semiotics of Theatre (1992, in German 1983), The Show and the Gaze of Theatre (1997), History of European Drama and Theatre (2002, in German 1990), Theatre, Sacrifice, Ritual. Exploring Forms of Political Theatre (Routledge, 2005).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juni 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 364g
• ISBN-13: 9780415458566
• ISBN-10: 0415458560
• Artikelnr.: 23408666