World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Volume 1: Europe: 01 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415059283 ISBN 13: 9780415059282

Publisher: Routledge, 1994

Synopsis

The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre:Europe covers theatre since World War II in forty-seven European nations, including the nations which re-emerged following the break-up of the former USSR, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. Each national article is divided into twelve sections - History, Structure of the National Theatre Community, Artistic Profile, Music Theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences, Puppet Theatre, Design, Theatre, Space and Architecture, Training, Criticism, Scholarship and Publishing and Further Reading - allowing the reader to use the book as a source for both area and subject studies.

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Review:

This set will be a refreshing journey into unfamiliar territory for researchers and a welcome addition to scholarly theatre collections.

Synopsis:

This first volume in this series includes over half a million words on theatre since World War II in 47 European nations including the nations which re-emerged following the break-up of the former USSR, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.

The 47 comparative national essays are subdivided into sections on: * History - an overview of the major social and theatrical events which shaped each country's unique theatrical activities decade-by-decade since World War II * Structure of the National Theatre Community - theatrical demographics and an analysis of the varying types of subsidised and non-subsidised activities across the country including documentation on national festivals, awards, associations and unions * Artistic Profile - the major companies, playwrights, directors and performance styles are identified and analyzed * Speciality Sections - such as Music and Dance Theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences, Puppet Theatre, Design, Theatre Space and Architecture, Training, Criticism, Scholarship and Publishing * Further Reading - a selected bibliography identifies the major works, both within the national language and in other major world languages * Regional Bibliography looking at theatre across the region and at the region from other parts of the world, completes each volume * Comprehensive index - this volume and all succeeding volumes have their own indexes

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0415059283
• ISBN 13: 9780415059282
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1064
• Editor: Nagy Peter, Rouyer Philippe