Languages of Theatre Shaped by WomenThe authors explore a range of different approaches to the languages of theatre, including translation and interpretation of the art form, along with languages, performance work, body language and gesture. Considered alongside the related social issues of race, class and dialect, the following questions emerge: - What is the role of language in theatre today? Goodman and de Gay analysis covers issues that are central to current courses in Theatre and Performance and Women's Studies. They assess the forms which women as theatre-makers have chosen to explore in the age of new technology, and look at some of the different definitions of 'theory' offered by theatre-makers and critics including Caryl Churchill, Hélène Cixous, Luce Irigiray and Julia Kristeva. |
Contents
ReShaping Theatre Traditions | 11 |
Lears Daughters on Stage and in Multimedia and Fiona Shaws King Lear | 37 |
Bryony Laverys Ophelia and Jane Prendergasts | 49 |
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