Theatre & violence /
Throughout history, theatre has allowed actors and audiences to consider the possibilities and realities of violence. This book explores the use of violence in theatre and its effect on spectators. Critically engaging with examples of stage combat, rape, terrorism, wrestling and historical re-enactm...
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Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2013.
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Table des matières:
- Two examples of spectating violence
- Thinking about theatre and violence
- Spectatorship
- Cause and effect
- The act of showing : performativity and ideology
- History and canonical evidence
- Actuality and simulation
- Beyond performance
- Conclusion.