The Problem of Theatrical Autonomy : : Analysing Theatre as a Social Practice /

The Problem of Theatrical Autonomy : : Analysing Theatre as a Social Practice / / Joshua Edelman, Louise Ejgod Hansen, Quirijn Lennert Hoogen.

As any devoted theatregoer will attest, watching a performance is a unique experience, as the social setting, rules, and standards of theatre often combine to create a feeling of liberation from the everyday world. This book explores the phenomenon of theatre as simultaneously distinct from and yet...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter AUP eBook Package 2016-2018
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Edelman, Joshua,
Hansen, Louise Ejgod,
Hoogen, Quirijn Lennert,
Place / Publishing House:Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2016]
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (222 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgements
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Introduction
  • 1. How can we define autonomy?
  • 2. The concept of artistic autonomy
  • 3. Autonomy in the contemporary theatre
  • 4. How agents in theatre fields make use of claims to autonomy
  • 5. How theatre organization shapes claims to autonomy
  • 6. How claims to autonomy serve those outside theatre fields
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • About the Authors
  • Index

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