American Avant-Garde Theatre A History

Name: American Avant-Garde Theatre A History
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ISBN: 9780415241397

ISBN-10: 0415241391

ISBN-13: 9780415241397

Edition: 2000

Authors: Arnold Aronson

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This work offers an in-depth look at avant-garde theatre in the United States from the early 1950s to the 1990s. The text looks at the origins of the genre and its theoretical foundations, through an examination of literature, cinema and art.

Book details

List price: $46.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 11/7/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 258
Size: 5.55" wide x 8.50" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



List of plates


Preface


Acknowledgments



Origins of the avant-garde



Theories and foundations



Off Broadway, Happenings, and the Living Theatre



The 1960s: collectives and rituals



Smith, Wilson, and Foreman



Performance art (and the origins of the Wooster Group)



The Wooster Group, Reza Abdoh, and the end of the avant-garde


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index