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World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre Arthur Holmberg

World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre By Arthur Holmberg

World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre by Arthur Holmberg


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The second volume of WECT documents artistic development all over the Americas, country by country. Overall, the volumes record and analyse world theatre in some 177 countries from 1945 up to the present day.

World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre Summary

World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Volume 2: The Americas by Arthur Holmberg

The second volume of the World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre covers the Americas, from Canada to Argentina, including the United States. Entries on twenty-six countries are preceded by specialist introductions on Theatre in Post-Colonial Latin America, Theatres of North America, Puppet Theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences, Music Theatre and Dance Theatre.
The essays follow the series format, allowing for cross-referring across subjects, both within the volume and between volumes.
Each country entry is written by specialists in the particular country and the volume has its own teams of regional editors, overseen by the main editorial team based at the University of York in Canada headed by Don Rubin.
Each entry covers all aspects of theatre genres, practitioners, writers, critics and styles, with bibliographies, over 200 black & white photographs and a substantial index. This is a unique volume in its own right; in conjunction with the other volumes in this series it forms a reference resource of unparalleled value.

World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre Reviews

'I recommend it for large specialist collections.' - Reference Reviews

'Don Rubin as general editor and author of the first two introductory chapters (the second with Carlos Solorzano) has created a unique guide to contemporary theatre in the Americas, and with its many photographs and bibliographies, an essential resource for drama students and teachers.' - Times Higher Education Supplement, 26 Feb, 1999

'Writers from almost every nation on earth profile native expressions of music, dance, and puppet an dramatic theater since 1945 and comment on trends in design, training, criticism, and scholarship, in six insightful, inclusive, and entertaining volumes.' New York Public Library named The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre, Six-Volume Set as one of their Best of Reference selections, April 2002

About Arthur Holmberg

Arthur Holmberg, Carlos Solorzano

Table of Contents

Glossary An Introduction: Of Nations and their Theatres Don Rubin Towards Cultural Independence and Diversity: An Introduction to Theatre in the Americas Don Rubin and Carlos Solorzano Dance Theatre Selma Jeanne Cohen Theatre for Young Audiences Wolfgang Woehlert Puppet Theatre Henryk Jurkowski Argentina Bolivia (Overview) Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Commonwealth Caribbean (Overview) Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador French Caribbean (Overview) Guatemala Haiti (Overview) Honduras (Overview) Mexico Netherlands Antilles and Aruba (Overview) Nicaragua (Overview) Panama Paraguay (Overview) Peru Puerto Rico United States of America Uruguay Venezuela Further Reading: The Americas International Reference: Selected Bibliography Writers and National Editorial Committees Index

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NLS9780415867634
9780415867634
0415867630
World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Volume 2: The Americas by Arthur Holmberg
New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2014-09-12
640
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