Performing remains :
Schneider, Rebecca.
Performing remains : art and war in times of theatrical reenactment / Rebecca Schneider. - Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011. - xii, 260 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reenactment and relative pain -- Finding faux fathers -- In the meantime : performance remains -- Poor, poor theatre -- Still living -- Protest now.
'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.
9780415404419 (hardback : alk. paper) 041540441X (hardback : alk. paper) 9780415404426 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0415404428 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780203852873 (ebook) 0203852877 (ebook)
Performing arts.
Historical reenactments.
Historical reenactments--United States.
PN1584 / .S36 2011
Performing remains : art and war in times of theatrical reenactment / Rebecca Schneider. - Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011. - xii, 260 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reenactment and relative pain -- Finding faux fathers -- In the meantime : performance remains -- Poor, poor theatre -- Still living -- Protest now.
'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.
9780415404419 (hardback : alk. paper) 041540441X (hardback : alk. paper) 9780415404426 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0415404428 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780203852873 (ebook) 0203852877 (ebook)
Performing arts.
Historical reenactments.
Historical reenactments--United States.
PN1584 / .S36 2011