Performing Remains: Art and War in Times of Theatrical Reenactment

Performing Remains is a collection of essays from one of Performance Studies' leading scholars, exploring the role of the fake, the false and the faux in contemporary theatre. Divided into seven essays, this book examines both contemporary and historical performance with a wide scope, questioning the importance of representation and reassessing the ritual value of failure.

Author: Rebecca Schneider
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 02/24/2011
Pages: 260
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780415404426

About the Author

Rebecca Schneider is Chair of the Department of the Theatre, Speech and Dance at Brown University. She is the author of The Explicit Body in Performance (Routledge, 1997) and co-editor of Re: direction: A Theoretical and Practical Guide (Routledge, 2001)