Theatre at the Crossroads of Culture

by Patrice Pavis

Book Overview

Western culture has a long and fraught history of cultural appropriation, a history that has particular resonance within performance practice. Patrice Pavis asks what is at stake politically and aesthetically when cultures meet at the crossroads of theatre.?
A series of major recent productions are analysed, including Peter Brook's Mahabharata, Cixous/Mnouchkine's Indiande, and Barba's Faust. These focus discussions on translation, appropriation,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415060389
• ISBN13: 9780415060387
• Release Date: December 1991
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.6"