Approaching Theatre

• Main Author: Pavis, Patrice (auth)
• Other Authors: Johansen, J. Dines (auth), Helbo, Andre (auth), Ubersfeld, Anne (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Indiana University Press 1991
• Subjects: Film: styles & genres
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This book is concerned with the analysis of the theatrical event and all of the elements that make up a performance-the text, the actor, the space, the spectator, the social circumstances. Theatre should be the most approachable of the arts, but it is a complex phenomenon that has proven difficult t...