American Avant-Garde Theatre a History
- List Price: $165.00
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish date: 11/01/2000
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This stunning contribution to the field of theatre history is the first in-depth look at avant-garde theatre in the United States between the mid-1950's and the mid 1980's. American Avant-garde Theatre offers a definition of the avant-garde, and looks at its origins and theoretical foundations by examining: Gertude Stein -- John Cage -- The Beat writers -- Avant-garde cinema -- Abstract Expressionism -- Minimalism.
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There are fascinating discussions and illustrations of the productions of Living Theatre, the Wooster Group, Open Theatre and Performance Group, among many others. Aronson also examines why avant-garde theatre declined and virtually disappeared at the end of the twentieth century.
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