Transcultural theater /
Günther Heeg ; translated by Lydia J. White.
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SIBF2023 Translation of: Das transkulturelle Theater.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
In becoming -- The topicality of transcultural theater -- Theatrical imaginings -- Strangeness as the site of transcultural theater -- Transit existence -- The theater of becoming-world -- The ptolemaic theater of the world -- The theater of world experience -- The turn to history -- The rise and fall of the phantasm of national culture -- Repetition as the action of transcultural theater -- Revolution in the caribbean : the practice of transcultural inflection -- The gesture as the actor of transcultural theater -- Transcultural theater as a powerhouse of emotion.
"Transcultural Theater outlines the idea of a transcultural theater as enabling an approximation to and an interaction with the foreign and the alien. In consideration of the allure of fundamentalist and populist movements that promote the development and practices of xenophobia worldwide, this book makes a powerful plea for the art of theater as a medium of conviviality with (the) foreign(er) that should not be underestimated. This study contributes to transcultural experience, artistic practice, and education in the medium of theater. The book's investigation extends far into space and time and pays particular attention to the relationship between aesthetic experience, artistic practice, and academic representation. This book is for scholars and students as well as for all those working in the cultural field, especially in the field of cultural transfer"--
9781003190080
2022054366
Theater and society. Xenophobia. Intercultural communication in the performing arts. Cultural fusion and the arts. Theater--History.