Ibsen in Practice: Relational Readings of Performance, Cultural Encounters and Power
Professor Frode Helland
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Description for Ibsen in Practice: Relational Readings of Performance, Cultural Encounters and Power
Paperback. Series: Methuen Drama Engage. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 bw illus. BIC Classification: AN; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
The volume reveals an astonishing richness in the theatrical approaches to Ibsen across the world: it considers political theatre, institutional ‘high art’, theatre for development, queer and transgender theatre, Brechtian techniques, puppetry, post-dramatic theatre, rural village performance and avant-garde touring companies. Investigating varied renegotiations of his drama, including the work of Thomas Ostermeier in Germany and other parts of the world, versions of A Doll’s House from Chile and China, The Wild Duck in Iran and productions of Peer Gynt in Zimbabwe and Egypt, Frode Helland provides a deeper understanding of a cross-cultural Ibsen. The volume gives an in-depth analysis ... Read more
The volume reveals an astonishing richness in the theatrical approaches to Ibsen across the world: it considers political theatre, institutional ‘high art’, theatre for development, queer and transgender theatre, Brechtian techniques, puppetry, post-dramatic theatre, rural village performance and avant-garde touring companies. Investigating varied renegotiations of his drama, including the work of Thomas Ostermeier in Germany and other parts of the world, versions of A Doll’s House from Chile and China, The Wild Duck in Iran and productions of Peer Gynt in Zimbabwe and Egypt, Frode Helland provides a deeper understanding of a cross-cultural Ibsen. The volume gives an in-depth analysis ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Methuen Drama Engage
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472513694
SKU
V9781472513694
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About Professor Frode Helland
Frode Helland is Professor of Scandinavian Literature and Director of the Centre for Ibsen Studies at the University of Oslo, Norway.
Reviews for Ibsen in Practice: Relational Readings of Performance, Cultural Encounters and Power
An intricately layered exploration of the complex relational connections that contribute to the construction of a global “Ibsen” … Helland’s vivid and engaging prose is one of the volume’s greatest attributes, as his explanations of each production’s aesthetics are meticulously detailed, almost novelistic, in their style … Ibsen in Practice functions as a valuable text across disciplines, providing not only ... Read more