The Federal Theatre Project, 1935-1939 : : Engagement and Experimentation / / Rania Karoula.
An exciting and engaging investigation of the Federal Theatre Project (FTP) from a transatlantic perspectiveOffers the first comparative study of the history, performances and politics of the FTP in a book formContributes significantly to the study of Hallie Flanagan as the bridge between the FTP an...
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Karoula, Rania, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Federal Theatre Project, 1935-1939 : Engagement and Experimentation / Rania Karoula. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022] ©2020 1 online resource (256 p.) : 30 B/W illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Edinburgh Critical Studies in Modernism, Drama and Performance : ECSMDP Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Series Editor’s Preface -- Introduction: What Was the Federal Theatre Project? -- 1. A Theatre is Born -- 2. The Living Newspaper Part 1: 1935–1937 – The Revolution Begins -- 3. The Living Newspaper Part 2: 1937–1939 – How Not to Sing for Your Supper -- 4. The Negro Unit: Electrifying Harlem, Electrifying the Nation -- 5. The Children’s Theatre: Playing with Pinocchio and the Beavers -- 6. The Federal Dance Project: Dance, Race, Greek Tragedy and Helen Tamiris -- 7. The Legacies of the Federal Theatre Project -- Epilogue: Was it All Worth it? The Legacy of the FTP in Contemporary Performance -- Notes -- Archival Material -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star An exciting and engaging investigation of the Federal Theatre Project (FTP) from a transatlantic perspectiveOffers the first comparative study of the history, performances and politics of the FTP in a book formContributes significantly to the study of Hallie Flanagan as the bridge between the FTP and the European avant-garde; it will also contribute to the study of Flanagan’s own playsDraws and exposes further links between American modernism and its European counterparts (Meyerhold, Brecht, European avant-garde)Concentrates on close reading of unpublished plays (excerpts from scripts included), on the actual performance events but also on archival material collected by the writer and not previously published in a consistent mannerOffers both a historical survey and theoretical analysis based on performance theoriesEngaging and informative, this book presents a comparative study of the history, performances and politics of the FTP by drawing and exposing further links between American modernism and its European counterparts. It concentrates predominantly on the New York division and its following units: the Living Newspaper, the Negro unit, the Children’s unit and the Dance unit. Exploring a range of performances, it suggests that the FTP is responsible for an array of theatrical and dramatic experimentations but that it is also indebted to and carries on from the tradition of the European avant-garde and the contemporary modernist theatrical explorations. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022) Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)-History. Theater United States History 20th century. Literary Studies. LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General. bisacsh Taxidou, Olga, contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020 9783110780413 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474445535 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781474445535 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781474445535/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Series Editor’s Preface -- Introduction: What Was the Federal Theatre Project? -- 1. A Theatre is Born -- 2. The Living Newspaper Part 1: 1935–1937 – The Revolution Begins -- 3. The Living Newspaper Part 2: 1937–1939 – How Not to Sing for Your Supper -- 4. The Negro Unit: Electrifying Harlem, Electrifying the Nation -- 5. The Children’s Theatre: Playing with Pinocchio and the Beavers -- 6. The Federal Dance Project: Dance, Race, Greek Tragedy and Helen Tamiris -- 7. The Legacies of the Federal Theatre Project -- Epilogue: Was it All Worth it? The Legacy of the FTP in Contemporary Performance -- Notes -- Archival Material -- Bibliography -- Index |
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