The problem of theatrical autonomy: analysing theatre as a social practice

As any devoted theatregoer will attest, watching a performance is a unique experience, as the social setting, rules, and standards of theatre often combine to create a feeling of liberation from the everyday world. This book explores the phenomenon of theatre as simultaneously distinct from and yet...

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Hauptverfasser: Edelman, Joshua 1978- (VerfasserIn), Hansen, Louise Ejgod (VerfasserIn), Hoogen, Quirijn Lennert van den 1969- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2016
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Zusammenfassung:As any devoted theatregoer will attest, watching a performance is a unique experience, as the social setting, rules, and standards of theatre often combine to create a feeling of liberation from the everyday world. This book explores the phenomenon of theatre as simultaneously distinct from and yet connected to society as a whole. Combining theoretical reflections with materials from European case studies, the authors offer intriguing new methods for the sociological study of theatre while contributing equally to theatre and performance studies
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Introduction -- Pt.1: How can we define autonomy? The formula ; The development and nature of specific capital ; Actions of agents in theatre fields: Position-taking ; Agents in theatre fields ; Is theatre different? ; Conclusion -- Pt. 2: The concept of artistic autonomy ; The functional perspective on art ; Dickie, Danto, and Becker: Art as an institution ; Actor-Network Theory's critique of field theory ; Boltanski and Thévenot: Art and value regimes ; Conclusion -- Pt. 3: Autonomy in the contemporary theatre. Two forms of the argument against theatrical autonomy ; Postdramatic and immersive theatre ; Verbatim and documentary theatre ; Applied and community theatre ; Commercial theatre and stand-up comedy ; Conclusion -- Pt. 4: How agents in theatre fields make use of claims to autonomy. Claims to autonomy influence the shape of the theatre field ; Things that autonomy allows agents to do ; Conclusion Pt.. 5: How theatre organization shapes claims to autonomy. Funding systems ; Training ; The relation between production and distribution ; Internationalization ; The relation between national and regional subsidy ; Conclusion -- Pt. 6: How claims to autonomy serve those outside theatre fields. Moral betterment and education ; Issues of self-representation ; Economic development ; Social inclusion ; Conclusion
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (224 Seiten)
ISBN:9789048530274
DOI:10.1017/9789048530274

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