War and Theatrical Innovation

By: Victor Emeljanow

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Synopsis: This book examines the relationship between wartime conflict and theatre practices. Bringing together a diverse collection of essays in one volume, it offers both a geographically and historically wide view of the subject, taking examples from Britain, Australia and America to the Middle East, Korea and China, and spanning the fifth century BCE to the present day. It explores the ways in which theatre practices have been manipulated for use in political and military propaganda, such as the employment of scenographers to work on camouflage and the application of acting methods in espionage training. It also maps the change in relationships between performers and audiences as a result of conflict, and the emergence of new forms of patronage during wartime theatre-going, boosting morale at periods when social structures and identity were being destabilized.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781137602251
Publisher:: Palgrave Macmillan UK, London
Date of Addition:: 10/14/17
Copyrighted By:: Springer
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Business and Finance, Drama, Plays and Theater
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Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.