{"product_id":"authenticity-in-contemporary-theatre-and-daniel-schulze-9781350000964","title":"Authenticity in Contemporary Theatre and Performance: Make it Real","description":"Authenticity is one of the major values of our time. It is visible everywhere, from clothing to food to self-help books. While it is such a prevalent phenomenon, it is also very evasive. This study analyses the 'culture of authenticity' as it relates to theatre and establishes a theoretical framework for analysis. Daniel Schulz argues that authenticity is sought out and marked by the individual and springs from a culture that is perceived as inherently fake and lacking depth. The study examines three types of performances that exemplify this structure of feeling: intimate theatre seen in Forced Entertainment productions such as \u003ci\u003eQuizoola!\u003c\/i\u003e (1996, 2015), as well as one-on-one performances, such as Oentroerend Goed's \u003ci\u003eInternal\u003c\/i\u003e (2009); immersive theatres as illustrated by Punchdrunk's shows \u003ci\u003eThe Masque of the Red Death\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) and \u003ci\u003eThe Drowned Man\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) which provide a visceral, sensate understanding for audiences; finally, the study scrutinises the popular category of documentary theatre through various examples such as Robin Soan's \u003ci\u003eTalking to Terrorists\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), David Hare's \u003ci\u003eStuff Happens\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), Edmund Burke's \u003ci\u003eBlack Watch\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) and Dennis Kelly's pseudo-documentary play \u003ci\u003eTaking Care of Baby\u003c\/i\u003e (2007). It is specifically the value of the document that lends such performances their truth-value and consequently their authenticity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe study analyses how the success of these disparate categories of performance can be explained through a common concern with notions of truth and authenticity. It argues that this hunger for authentic, unmediated experience is characteristic of a structure of feeling that has superseded postmodernism and that actively seeks to resignify artistic and cultural practices of the everyday.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Schulze\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350000965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350000964\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d","brand":"Daniel Schulze","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44321420083455,"sku":"9781350000964","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6d76fcec-e594-4d88-9bb9-5d16d892bff6.jpg?v=1696330801","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/authenticity-in-contemporary-theatre-and-daniel-schulze-9781350000964","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}