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Contemporary European theatre directors, edited by Maria M. Delgado and Dan Rebellato

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrationsplates

index present

non fiction

Contemporary European theatre directors

electronic resource

edited by Maria M. Delgado and Dan Rebellato

Examining the work of theatre directors in the 'New Europe', this collection of profiles sets out the historical and aesthetic context for these directors' work. It features seven interviews with selected directors on their work and roles within the European cultural landscape., 'An invaluable book that we shall all be using for a long time to come' - Michael Billington Contemporary European Theatre Directors is an ambitious and unprecedented overview of many of the key directors working in European theatre over the past fifty years. It is a vivid account of the vast range of work undertaken in European theatre during this period, situated lucidly in its artistic, cultural and political context. The resulting study is a detailed guide to the generation of directors whose careers were forged and tempered in the changing Europe of the 1980s and 1990s. The featured directors are:Calixto Bieito, Piotr Borowski, Romeo Castellucci, Frank Castorf, Patrice Chreau, Lev Dodin, Declan Donnellan, Kristian Frdric, Rodrigo Garca, Jan Lauwers, Christoph Marthaler, Simon McBurney, Daniel Mesguich, Katie Mitchell, Ariane Mnouchkine, Thomas Ostermeier, Patrice Pavis, Silviu Purcarete and Peter Sellars. Travelling from London and Craiova to St. Petersburg and Madrid, the book examines directors working with classics, new writing, and new collaborative theatre forms. Each chapter is written by a specialist in European theatre and provides a detail critique of production styles. The directors themselves provide contributions and interviews to this multi-authored work, which unites the many and varied voices of European theatre in one coherent volume