The Modern Brazilian Stage

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Modern Brazilian StageISBN13:9780292729766ISBN10:0292729766Author:George, David (Author)Description:Reading A Play And Watching It Performed Onstage Are Quite Different Experiences Likewise, Studying A Country's Theatrical Tradition With Reference Only To Playtexts Overlooks The Vital Impact Of A Play's Performance On The Audience And On The Whole Artistic Community In This Performance-Centered Approach To Brazilian Theatre Since The 1940S, David George Explores A Total Theatrical Language--The Plays, The Companies That Produced Them, And The Performances That Set A Standard For All Future Stagings George Structures The Discussion Around Several Important Companies He Begins With Os Comediantes, Whose Revolutionary 1943 Staging Of Nelson Rodrigues' Vestido De Noiva (Bridal Gown) Broke With The Outmoded Comedy-Of-Manners Formula That Had Dominated The National Stage Since The Nineteenth Century He Considers Three Companies Of The 1950S And 1960S--Teatro Brasileiro De Comedia, Teatro De Arena, And Teatro Oficina--Along With The 1967 Production Of O Rei Da Vela (The Candle King) By Teatro Oficina The 1970S Represented A Wasteland For Brazilian Theatre, George Finds, In Which A Repressive Military Dictatorship Muzzled Artistic Expression The Grupo Macunaima Brought Theatre Alive Again In The 1980S, With Its Productions Of Macunaima And Nelson 2 Rodrigues Common To All Theatrical Companies, George Concludes, Was The Desire To Establish A National Aesthetic, Free From European And United States Models The Creative Tension This Generated And The Successes Of Modern Brazilian Theatre Make Lively Reading For All Students Of Brazilian And World Drama Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:University of Texas PressPublication Date:2011-04-01Weight:0.65 lbsDimensions:0.45'' H x 9.02'' L x 5.98'' WNumber of Pages:196Language:English

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