{"product_id":"pina-bauschs-dance-theatre-lucy-weir-9781474436847","title":"Pina Bausch's Dance Theatre: Tracing the Evolution of Tanztheater","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst full-scale thematic analysis of Pina Bausch's \u003cem\u003eTanztheater, \u003c\/em\u003ecritically evaluating the impact of modernist theatre on her choreographic method\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book presents a new reading of Pina Bausch's dance theatre, orienting it within an international legacy of performance practice. The discussion considers not only the influence of German and American modern dance on Bausch's work but, crucially, interrogates parallels with modernist and postdramatic theatre (including Antonin Artaud, Samuel Beckett, Jerzy Grotowski, and Robert Wilson), the influence of which has been largely neglected in existing studies of her oeuvre. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePina Bausch's Dance Theatre\u003c\/em\u003e provides a wide-ranging study of Bausch's aesthetic and methods of practice, with case studies ranging from the beginning of her career to her final choreographies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first full-scale study interrogating the relationship between Bausch's \u003ci\u003eTanztheater\u003c\/i\u003e and modernist theatre practice, structured around a chronological framework of case study choreographies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new theorisation of the development of Bausch's oeuvre, locating her approach in a broader context of intercultural artistic exchange in the post-WWII period\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on literary and theatre theory to form an interdisciplinary methodology for understanding and interrogating Bausch's oeuvre\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBased on extensive archival research and a specialised knowledge of the evolution of modern dance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lucy Weir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474436846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474436847\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Lucy Weir","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985689673983,"sku":"9781474436847","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c85e3dbc-c3b2-4528-8499-9a129ad371f7.jpg?v=1683278988","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pina-bauschs-dance-theatre-lucy-weir-9781474436847","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}