Acts and Apparitions - by Elizabeth Tomlin (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Acts and apparitions examines how new performance practices from the 1990s and the present day have been driven by questions of the real and the ensuing political implications of the concept's rapidly disintegrating authority.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Acts and apparitions examines how new performance practices from the 1990s to the present day have been driven by questions of the real and the ensuing political implications of the concept's rapidly disintegrating authority. <p/>This book departs significantly from existing scholarship on contemporary performance in its rejection of the dramatic/postdramatic binary and its interrogation of previous applications of Derridean poststructuralism to theatrical representation and notions of the real. <p/>It offers new perspectives on the political analysis of contemporary theatre and performance across a wide range of models from Forced Entertainment and the Wooster Group, to Roland Schimmelpfennig and Howard Barker; from verbatim theatre to audio tours and the interactive performances of Ontroerend Goed.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Acts and apparitions examines how new performance practices from the 1990s to the present day have been driven by questions of the real and the ensuing political implications of the concept's rapidly disintegrating authority. This book departs significantly from much existing scholarship on contemporary performance in its rejection of the dramatic/postdramatic binary and its interrogation of previous applications of Derridean poststructuralism to theatrical representation and notions of the real. It seeks to highlight how trends in performance analysis can impact on the production and promotion of new work in the theatre industry. The book offers a detailed analysis of performance theory and its contribution to discourses on the real. It challenges the orthodox narrative of radicalism commonly applied to postdramatic/postmodern/poststructuralist practice, to argue that an alternative reading of poststructuralist theory would suggest that there are critical ideological distinctions between different models that co-exist under this broad umbrella. Drawing on theorists from Baudrillard to Lacan, it offers new perspectives on the political analysis of contemporary theatre and performance across a wide range of models from Forced Entertainment and the Wooster Group to Roland Schimmelpfennig and Howard Barker; from verbatim theatre to audio tours and the interactive performances of Ontroerend Goed. Acts and apparitions delivers an innovative blend of philosophical, political and performance theory. Written from the dual perspective of a practitioner/scholar, it will be of interest to students, scholars and practitioners of contemporary theatre and performance.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>'Liz Tomlin's book offers a major contribution to the field of theatre and performance studies, arguing that contemporary performance has inherited a legacy from the avant-garde in positioning its practices as radical in opposition to the dramatic real.', Kara Reilly, University of ExeterThis insightful and important text is a real gift to anyone studying contemporary performance., James Frieze, New Theatre Quarterly, Book Reviews, February 2014<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><br><strong>Liz Tomlin </strong>is a Lecturer in the department of Drama and Theatre Arts at the University of Birmingham<br>
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