{"product_id":"reading-contemporary-performance-gabrielle-cody-9780415624978","title":"Reading Contemporary Performance: Theatricality Across Genres","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the nature of contemporary performance continues to expand into new forms, genres and media, it requires an increasingly diverse vocabulary. \u003ci\u003eReading Contemporary Performance\u003c\/i\u003e provides students, critics and creators with a rich understanding of the key terms and ideas that are central to any discussion of this evolving theatricality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecially commissioned entries from a wealth of contributors map out the many and varied ways of discussing performance in all of its forms - from theatrical and site-specific performances to live and New Media art. The book is divided into two sections: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eConcepts - Key terms and ideas arranged according to the five characteristic elements of performance art: time; space; action; performer; audience.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eMethodologies and Turning Points - The seminal theories and ways of reading performance, such as postmodernism, epic theatre, feminisms, happenings and animal studies. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eCase Studies - entries in both sections are accompanied by short studies of specific performances and events, demonstrating creative examples of the ideas and issues in question. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree different introductory essays provide multiple entry points into the discussion of contemporary performance, and cross-references for each entry also allow the plotting of one's own pathway. \u003ci\u003eReading Contemporary Performance \u003c\/i\u003eis an invaluable guide, providing not just a solid set of familiarities, but an exploration and contextualisation of this broad and vital field. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gabrielle Cody\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415624975\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415624978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Gabrielle Cody","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48112751706367,"sku":"9780415624978","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_46d04f00-9233-424c-90d3-88513f2ea3e9.jpg?v=1769610697","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reading-contemporary-performance-gabrielle-cody-9780415624978","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}