Women's intercultural performance / Julie Holledge and Joanne Tompkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holledge, Julie, 1950-

Contributor:

Tompkins, Joanne, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in the performing arts.

Rites and ceremonies.

Intercultural communication.

Local Subjects:

Rites and ceremonies.

Intercultural communication.

Women in the performing arts.

Physical Description:

ix, 227 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.

Summary:

This is the first in-depth examination of contemporary intercultural performance by women around the world. Contemporary feminist performance is explored in the contexts of current intercultural practices, theories and debates. Holledge and Tompkins provide ways of thinking about and analysing contemporary performance and representations of the performing, female, culturally-marked body. The book includes discussions of ritual performance by women from Central Australia and Korea; the cultural exchange of "A Doll's House and "Antigone; plays from Algeria, South Africa and Ghana; the work of the Takarazuka revue company and the market forces that govern the distribution of women and women's performance. This is an essential read for anyone studying or interested in women's performance. This title available in eBook format. Click here for more information. Visit our eBookstore at: www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [202]-217) and index.

ISBN:

0415173787

0415173795

OCLC:

43186026