Incapacity and Theatricality: Politics and Aesthetics in Theatre Involving Actors with Intellectual Disabilities

by Tony McCaffrey

Incapacity and Theatricality

acknowledges the distinctive contribution to contemporary theatrical performance made by actors with intellectual disabilities. It presents a close examination of certain key theatrical performances across a variety of different media, including John Cassavetes' 1963 social issues film A Child Is Waiting; the performance art collaboration between Robert Wilson and Christopher Knowles;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815349203
• ISBN13: 9780815349204
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"