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Performing remains : art and war in times of theatrical reenactment / Rebecca Schneider.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schneider, Rebecca.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Performing arts.
- Historical reenactments.
- Historical reenactments--United States.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
- Summary:
- 'Performing Remains' explores the role of the fake, the false and the faux in contemporary theatre. Divided into seven essays, it examines both contemporary and historical performance with a wide scope, questioning the importance of representation and reassessing the ritual value of failure.
- Contents:
- Reenactment and relative pain
- Finding faux fathers
- In the meantime : performance remains
- Poor, poor theatre
- Still living
- Protest now.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780415404419
- 041540441X
- 9780415404426
- 0415404428
- 9780203852873
- 0203852877
- OCLC:
- 660560127
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