This stunning contribution to the field of theatre history is the first in-depth look at avant-garde theatre in the United States from the early 1950s to the 1990s. American Avant-Garde Theatre offers a definition of the avant-garde, and looks at its origins and theoretical foundations by examining:
*Gertrude Stein
*John Cage
*The Beat writers
*Avant-garde cinema
*Abstract Expressionism
*Minimalism
There are fascinating discussions and illustrations of the productions of the Living Theatre, the Wooster Group, Open Theatre, Ontological-Hysteric 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.
American Avant-Garde Theatre: A History (Theatre Production Studies)
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Author(s)Arnold Aronson
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN / ASIN041502580X
ISBN-139780415025805
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank8,810,431
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸