Space: it's everywhere, all around, a given. It's abstract and yet not
abstract at all, because it governs all human relations, shapes the way
we understand our place on the planet, and orients us toward others (for
better and for worse). How do theatre scholars understand space and
place in performance? What tools do they use to theorize the political
work space does on - and beyond - the stage? How can students use these
tools to unpack the workings of space and place in the performances they
see, the plays they study, and the experiences they have outside their
classrooms?
Theory for Theatre Studies: Space provides a comprehensive
introduction to the 'spatial turn' in modern theatre and performance
theory, exploring topics as diverse as embodied space, environmental
performance politics and urban performance studies. The book is written
in accessible prose and features in-depth case studies of Platform's
audio walk And While London Burns, Katie Mitchell's Fraülein Julie,
Young Jean Lee's The Shipment, and Evalyn Parry and Laakkuluk
Williamson Bathory's Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools. TfTS: Space begins
with fresh readings of historical dramatic theory, discusses
twentieth-century theoretical trends at length, and ends by asking what
it will take (and what work is already underway) to decolonize the
Western, settler-colonial stage.
Online resources to accompany this book are available at:
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/theory-for-theatre-studies-space-9781350006072/
