Dè geschiedenis van het Europese theater schrijven is onmogelijk. Dit boek bundelt, in toegankelijke hoofdstukken en doorspekt met levendig beeldmateriaal, een aantal verhalen van podiumkunstenaars die een belangrijke rol speelden in de ontwikkeling van het West-

Europees theater tussen 1870 en 1950. Theatermakers pikten in op nieuwe psychologische en wetenschappelijke inzichten en maakten met hun voorstellingen hun eigen aanspraak op ‘de waarheid’. Ook reageerden zij via hun werk op de ...

There is no performance without the spectator. This holds true not only for traditional drama, but also for contemporary interactive - and even virtual - forms of theatre. Concepts of spectatorship are now continually being redefined, as spectatorial practices have until recently been neglected in academic discourses. The spectator is no longer a passive and immobile subject. Promoting an ever-shifting notion of spectatorship, this collection of essays explores the field of contemporary perfo...

Despite eye-opening discoveries, exhibitions, and performances, many valuable artefacts and documents of the performing arts continue to linger in oblivion. How do these sources affect our understanding and appreciation of the theatrical past? Which challenges and opportunities arise from their reuse in modern contexts, museal and non-museal? Theatrical Heritage addresses these and related issues from a broad perspective. In accessible essays written by theatre and music scholars, performers,...