{"product_id":"spectatorship-and-the-real-in-amlie-mons-9781350300835","title":"Spectatorship and the Real in French Contemporary Theatre","description":"This book explores how avant-garde directors in French theatre play on their audiences' frustration to generate an encounter with the real.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFocusing on the work of directors such as Gis鑞e Vienne, Jan Lauwers, Rodrigo Garcia, Jan Fabre and Romeo Castellucci, the book looks at how these directors manipulate their audiences to experience a raw perception of materiality and physical bodies on stage, set within narratives of mystery and the uncanny. This approach has led to these directors' work described as 'obscene', 'pretentious', 'demagogic' and 'provocative'. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause of this, the act of spectating and the nature of spectatorship itself becomes complicated and tends to leave French audiences doubting traditional codes and practices. It leads to the directors' work being misjudged and to contradictory discourses between critics, researchers and directors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book examines how directors implement strategies on stage to trigger such experiences, while evaluating how problematic these strategies are. It develops critical and philosophical tools that help spectators extend their field of perception and better engage with these contemporary practices. And, in doing so, it analyses a fascinating paradox: the French theatre scene hosting both active avant-garde practices, especially when it comes to spectator experience, and strong rejections from audiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Am駘ie Mons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350300837\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350300835\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 02\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d","brand":"Am駘ie Mons","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45481871737087,"sku":"9781350300835","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8b3d181e-04bd-4b35-8fe8-91918fb81b93.jpg?v=1715987928","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spectatorship-and-the-real-in-amlie-mons-9781350300835","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}