Performance in the Twenty-First Century: Theatres of Engagement addresses the reshaping of theatre and performance after postmodernism. Andy Lavender argues provocatively that after the lsquo;classicrsquo; postmodern tropes of detachment; irony; and contingency; performance in the twenty-first century engages more overtly with meaning; politics and society. It involves a newly pronounced form of personal experience; often implicating the body and/or onersquo;s sense of self. This volume examines a range of performance events; including work by both emergent and internationally significant companies and artists such as Rimini Protokoll; Blast Theory; dreamthinkspeak; Zecora Ura; Punchdrunk; Ontroerend Goed; Kris Verdonck; Dries Verhoeven; Rabih Mroueacute;; Derren Brown and David Blaine. It also considers a wider range of cultural phenomena such as online social networking; sports events; installations; games-based work and theme parks; where principles of performance are in play. Performance in the Twenty-First Century is a compelling and provocative resource for anybody interested in discovering how performance theory can be applied to cutting-edge culture; and indeed the world around them.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Old KidExcellent book by an excellent author.
