Contemporary Theatres in Europe : A Critical Companion (Paperback)

List of illustrations Notes on contributors Acknowledgements Foreword Janelle Reinelt Introduction Joe Kelleher and Nicholas Ridout 1. Human Stuff: Presence, Proximity and Pretend Joe Kelleher 2. Investigating the Entrails: Post-Operatic Music Theatre in Europe Nick Till 3. Encountering Memory: Acco Theatre Center’s Arbeit macht frei MiToitland Europa Heike Roms 4. On the Border as Theatrical Space: Appearance, Dis-location and the Production of the Refugee Sophie Nield 5. Foreign Bodies: Performing Physical and Psychological Harm at the Mladi Levi Festival, August 2003 Sarah Gorman 6.Dying Bodies, Living Corpses: Transition, Nationalism and Resistance in Croatian Theatre Marin Bla?evic 7. Desire Amongst the Dodgems: Alain Platel and the Scene of Seduction Adrian Kear 8. ‘Constitutive Ambiguities’: Writing Professional or Expert Performance Practices, and the Theatre du Soleil, Paris Susan Melrose 9. Marshfield Mummers: The Old Time Paper Boys Mike Pearson 10. The Gift of Play: Ubung and the Secret Signal of Gesture Andrew Quick 11. Authority, Empowerment and Fairy Tales: Theatre for Young People Bridget Escolme 12. Make Believe: Societas Raffaello Sanzio Do Theatre Nicholas Ridout 13. After the Fall: Dance-Theatre and Dance-Performance Adrian Heathfield 14. What State Am I In? Or, How to be a Spectator Simon Bayly Index