Experimental Beckett

Experimental Beckett
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 152
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ISBN-10 : 9781108854962
ISBN-13 : 1108854966
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Book Synopsis Experimental Beckett by : Nicholas E. Johnson

Download or read book Experimental Beckett written by Nicholas E. Johnson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do twenty-first century theatre practitioners negotiate the dynamics of tradition and innovation across the works of Samuel Beckett? Beckett's own tendencies toward fluidity of genre, iteration/repetition, and collaboration – modes that also define the 'experimental' – allow for greater openness than is often assumed. Reading recent performances for creative uses of embodiment, environment, and technology reveals the increasingly interdisciplinary, international, and intermedial character of contemporary Beckettian practice. The experimentation of current practitioners challenges a discourse based on historical controversies, exposing a still-expanding terrain for Beckett in performance.


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