Minority theatre on the global stage : challenging paradigms from the margins / edited by Madelena Gonzalez and Helene Laplace-Claverie ; translations into English and French by Madelena Gonzalez ; with thanks to Vivien Giladi and Rene Agostini.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Gonzalez, Madelena.
• Laplace-Claverie, Helene.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Ethnic theater.
• Theater.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (431 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

All over the world, in the most varied contexts, contemporary theatre is a rich source for increasing the visibility of communities generally perceived by others as minorities, or those who see themselves as such. Whether of a linguistic, ethnic, political, social, cultural or sexual nature, the claims of minorities enjoy a privileged medium in theatre. Perhaps it is because theatre itself is linked to the notions of centre and periphery, conformism and marginality, domination and subjugation...

Contents:

• TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; BERNARD-MARIE KOLTÈS - PAROLES COMMUNES; LE RIRE DE GENET; LA MISE EN SCÈNE DU SILENCE CHEZ JUAN MAYORGA; PLINIO MARCOS; CHAPTER TWO; SUR UN GESTE IDÉOLOGIQUE ANTI-TOTALITAIRE; SHOSTAKOVICH'S LADY MACBETH OF THE MTZENSK DISTRICT; CHAPTER THREE; PART ONE; L'IDENTITÉ BASQUE EN QUESTION DANS LA PASTORALE SOULETINE; L'HYBRIDITÉ DU THÉÂTRE GHELDERODIEN; PART TWO; LE THÉÂTRE KURDE, ESPACE DE PROTECTION D'UNE IDENTITÉ EN PÉRIL; L'EMPHASE CONTRE L'OUBLI; LE THÉÂTRE DE LA MÉMOIRE
• LE JACOBITISME, THÈME DOMINANT DU THÉÂTRE DE L'ÉCOSSE REBELLE AU SEIN DU ROYAUME-UNIDARIO FO OU LA PASSION DE L'HISTOIRE; CHAPTER FOUR; LE THÉÂTRE CATALAN CONTEMPORAIN; MARCO POLO VOYAGEUR À LA DÉCOUVERTEDE CIVILISATIONS À PRÉSERVER; PINO PETRUZZELLI; COMMENT SE DÉCOLLER DE L'ÉTIQUETTE; HAMLET AND SEGISMUNDO; CHAPTER FIVE; MINORITY PERSPECTIVES IN TENNESSEE WILLIAMS'S VIEUX CARRÉ BY THE WOOSTER GROUP; PERSONAL OR POLITICAL?; INTERVIEW WITH REBECCA LENKIEWICZ; THÉÂTRES « IMPOSSIBLES »; CHAPTER SIX; LE THÉÂTRE CONTEMPORAIN POUR LA JEUNESSE; DIRE, ÉCRIRE, METTRE EN SCÈNE, INTERPRÉTER
• LA CLOWN-THÉRAPIEÀ PROPOS DE LA FONCTION PSYCHOTHÉRAPEUTIQUE DU THÉÂTRE; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4438-3837-3

OCLC:

823722067