Theatre, Youth, and Culture

A Critical and Historical Exploration
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-349-29842-6
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 201 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 274 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History

There is a complex relationship between performance, youth, and the shifting material circumstances (social, cultural, economic, ideological, and political) under which theatre for children and youth is generated and perceived. This book explores different aspect of theatre for young audiences using examples from theatrical events globally.

Zielgruppe

Research

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Kinder- und Jugendsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theatergeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Framing Children's Theatre: Historiography, Material Context, and Cultural Perception Theory and TYA: Marginalization and Cultural Production Taboos in TYA The Representation of "Troubled Youth" in US Theatre for Young Adults: Gay and Lesbian TYA Theatre as Therapy in Volatile Regions Theatre for the Very Young

Über Autor(innen)

Manon Van de Water is a Professor of Theatre Research and the Director of the Theatre for Youth Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA