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The Performance Studies Reader

AUTHOR: Henry Bial (Editor)
ISBN: 0415302412
SHORT DESCRIPTION: The Performance Studies Reader is a lively and much-needed anthology of critical writings on the burgeoning discipline of performance studies. It provides an overview of the full range of performance theory for undergraduates at all levels, and...

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The Performance Studies Reader
- Book Review, by Henry Bial (Editor)

Sally Harrison-Pepper, Miami University
"'A collection of this type has been needed for a long time.' -."

Nick Kaye, University of Manchester
"'Clearly an important collection of essays it will provide an excellent resource for levels II and III specialist courses.' -."

Book Description
The Performance Studies Reader is a lively and much-needed anthology of critical writings on the burgeoning discipline of performance studies. It provides an overview of the full range of performance theory for undergraduates at all levels, and beginning graduate students in performance studies, theatre, performing arts and cultural studies. The collection is designed as a companion to Richard Schechner's popular Performance Studies: An Introduction (Routledge, 2002), but is also ideal as a stand-alone text.

About the Author
Henry Bial received his Ph.D. in Performance Studies from New York University and his B.A. in Folklore and Mythology from Harvard University. He has worked in close consultation with Richard Schechner to assist in the development and preparation of Performance Studies: An Introduction . Bial has also served as Conference Planner for the Performance Studies Focus Group of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), and has presented his scholarship in the field of Performance Studies at conferences around the world. He is the editor (with Carol Martin) of Brecht Sourcebook (Routledge 2000). Bial has taught theatre history and performance theory at New York University and The New School, and he is currently Assistant Professor of Theatre at the University of New Mexico.

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Book Review

The Performance Studies Reader
- Book Reviews, by Henry Bial (Editor)

The Performance Studies Reader

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The emergent field of performance studies has for some time required a major collection of key writings. The Performance Studies Reader successfully fulfils this need and provides a magnificent selection of the most engaging, illuminating work ever written on performance.

Designed primarily as a companion volume to the definitive 2002 textbook Performance Studies: An Introduction (by Richard Schechner), this exciting new anthology expands upon the key issues and ideas introduced in the textbook, offering further comment and analysis and allowing for a broader experience of study. The material is helpfully organized into eight sections, each corresponding to the eight sections of the textbook, and is fully cross-referenced, enabling quick and easy navigation.

Featuring contributions from major scholars and artists such as Richard Schechner, Eugenio Barba, Marvin Carlson, Judith Butler, Jon McKenzie, Homi K. Bhabha, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick and Jerzy Grotowski, this important new collection offers a wide-ranging introduction to the main areas of study. As a stand-alone text, The Performance Studies Reader offers a long-awaited comprehensive anthology of key writings on performance and its related disciplines. Together with its companion volume, this unique resource represents the first complete package for teaching and learning performance studies.

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