What is the Theatre?

by Christian Biet, Christophe Triau, Christophe Triau

Book Overview

What is the Theatre? is one of the most coherent and systematic descriptions and analyses of the theatre yet compiled. Theatre is, above all, spectacle. It is a fleeting performance, delivered by actors and intended for spectators. It is a work of the body, an exercise of voice and gesture addressed to an audience, most often in a specific location and with a unique setting. This entertainment event rests on the delivery of a thing promised and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138701653
• ISBN13: 9781138701656
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 616 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"