World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Volume 1: Europe (The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415867622 ISBN 13: 9780415867627

Publisher: Routledge, 2014

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.

About this title

Review:

'There is no current work of this magnitude ... The Encyclopedia will be an invaluable source of information to theatre researchers and to scholars in other disciplines as well.' - Dorothy L. Swerdlove, New York Public Library

'It should ... be purchased straight away as a ready reckoner of contemporary stage practice by every festival and theatre that has international dealings. Meanwhile any student or theatre-goer looking either for a starting point for exploration or to put foreign theatre in its context instead of just another novelty item in a festival programme should at the very least urge their local library to get hold of a copy.' - Theatre Scotland

About the Author:

Don Rubin is Professor in the Department of Theatre at the University of York, Ontario.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0415867622
• ISBN 13: 9780415867627
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1064
• Editor: Nagy Peter, Rouyer Philippe