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Theatre and Audience
What does theatre do for – and to – those who witness, watch, and participate in it?
Theatre & Audience provides a provocative overview of the questions raised by theatrical encounters between performers and audiences. Focusing on European and North American theatre and its audiences in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, it explores belief in theatre's potential to influence, impact and transform. Illustrated by examples of performance which have sought to generate active audience involvement – from Brecht's epic theatre to the Blue Man Group – it seeks to unsettle any simple equation between audience participation and empowerment. Foreword by Lois Weaver.
Theatre & Audience provides a provocative overview of the questions raised by theatrical encounters between performers and audiences. Focusing on European and North American theatre and its audiences in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, it explores belief in theatre's potential to influence, impact and transform. Illustrated by examples of performance which have sought to generate active audience involvement – from Brecht's epic theatre to the Blue Man Group – it seeks to unsettle any simple equation between audience participation and empowerment. Foreword by Lois Weaver.
80 pages, Paperback
First published June 2, 2009
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December 31, 2018
A useful introduction to theories and research into how spectators respond and interact with theatre.
June 3, 2019
This book saved my life throughout my BA, and it helped me out a lot during my MA too. It’s a really easy read for an academic book, and many of the topics are interesting and thought provoking.
December 6, 2019
4.5 for a writing project. Just wish it addressed the musical theater audience.
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