The necessity of theater the art of watching and being watched

What is unique and essential about theatre? What separates it from other arts? Do we need 'theatre' in some fundamental way? This text analyzes the unique power of theatre by separating it into the twin arts of watching and being watched, practised together in harmony by watchers and the w...

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Main Author: Woodruff, Paul
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2008, 2008
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:What is unique and essential about theatre? What separates it from other arts? Do we need 'theatre' in some fundamental way? This text analyzes the unique power of theatre by separating it into the twin arts of watching and being watched, practised together in harmony by watchers and the watched
Physical Description:xiii, 257 p.
ISBN:9780199868186
0199868182