Art Into Theatre investigates the processes of hybrid forms of performance developed between 1952 and 1994 through a series of interviews with key practitioners and over 80 pieces of documentation; many previously unpublished; of the works under discussion.Ranging from the austerity of Cages 433" through the inter-species communication of Schneemans Cat Scanand the experimental theatre work of Schechner; Foreman; and Kirby; to the recent performances of Abramovic; Forced Entertainment and the Wooster Group; Art Into Theatre offers a fascinating collection of perspectives on the destabilizing of conventional ideas of the art "object" and the theatrical "text". Nick Kayes introductory essay to the volume offers a useful context for the reader and each interview is preceded by an informative biographical sketch.
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