The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance: A-L
Title | The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance: A-L PDF eBook |
Author | Dennis Kennedy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1559 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Performing arts |
ISBN | 9780198601746 |
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance provides comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date information about the performing arts internationally, through history, and in the present. The 4,300 entries, totalling well over a million words, are complemented by more than 100 illustrations. Coverage ranges from ancient Greek theatre to the latest developments around the globe, including non-Western styles. Dance, opera, performance art, radio,film, and television are covered at length. The Encyclopedia also embraces para-theatrical, non-dramatic, and popular performance, including ritual, carnivals, parades, the circus, and public executions. Biographical entries cover the lives and work of major figures: actors, playwrights, directors,designers, and critics. Innovative entries on cities and regions place performance in its local social and political context. Thematic contents, timeline, a general bibliography, and an index of dramatic works help make the text accessible. This is an unparalleled resource for a wide range of readers interested in the performing arts, from academic specialists and students to theatre practitioners, critics, journalists, and general readers interested in the theatre.
The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance
Title | The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance PDF eBook |
Author | Dennis Kennedy |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 705 |
Release | 2010-08-26 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 0199574197 |
An authoritative reference covering primarily actors, playwrights, directors, styles and movements, companies and organizations.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre & Performance: M-Z
Title | The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre & Performance: M-Z PDF eBook |
Author | Dennis Kennedy |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 800 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Performing arts |
ISBN |
Publisher's description: The Oxford Encyclopedia of theatre and performance is an unparalleled resource, providing comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date information about theatre and performance from ancient Greek theatre to the latest developments in London, Paris, New York, and around the globe. Written in accessible language, it will appeal broadly to readers interested in theatre and performance, from occasional playgoers to newspaper critics, students, and scholars.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance
Title | The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance PDF eBook |
Author | Dennis Kennedy |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Performing arts |
ISBN |
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre & Performance
Title | The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre & Performance PDF eBook |
Author | Dennis Kennedy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 776 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Performing arts |
ISBN |
The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre
Title | The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre PDF eBook |
Author | Ananda Lal |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 592 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN |
This Encyclopedic Volume Is The First Of Its Kind In Any Language Covering All Of Indian Theatre. Lavishly Illustrated, With Some Rare Photographs From Archival Collections.
The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance
Title | The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance PDF eBook |
Author | Dennis Kennedy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Performing arts |
ISBN |
This Oxford Companion is based on the celebrated Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance, and covers styles and movements, organizations, regions and traditions; it has a particularly strong focus on biographies of actors, playwrights, directors, and designers. New entries cover the people and companies who have come into prominence since the publication of the Encyclopedia