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What does 'performance theory' really mean and why has it become so important across such a wide range of disciplines, from art history to religious studies and architecture to geography? In this introduction Simon Shepherd explains the origins of performance theory, defines the terms and practices within the field and provides new insights into performance's wide range of meanings and uses. Offering an overview of the key figures, their theories and their impact, Shepherd provides a fresh approach to figures including Erving Goffman and Richard Schechner and ideas such as radical art practice, performance studies, radical scenarism and performativity. Essential reading for students, scholars and enthusiasts, this engaging account travels from universities into the streets and back again to examine performance in the context of political activists and teachers, countercultural experiments and feminist challenges, and ceremonies and demonstrations.

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Book category Books in English The arts Art forms Non-graphic art forms

• Full title: Cambridge Introduction to Performance Theory
• Author: Simon Shepherd
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 256
• EAN: 9781107039322
• ISBN: 1107039320
• ID: 09536063
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 510 g
• Dimensions: 237 × 151 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: 17. March 2016

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