Ariane Mnouchkine

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Routledge, Jan 31, 2018 - Drama - 178 pages

Over the last forty years, French director Ariane Mnouchkine and her theater collective, Le Théâtre du Soleil, have devised a form of research and creation that is both engaged with contemporary history and committed to reinvigorating theater by focusing on the actor. Now revised and reissued, this volume combines:

● an overview of Mnouchkine’s life, work and theatrical influences

● an exploration of her key ideas on theater and the creative process

● analysis of key productions, including her early and groundbreaking environmental political piece, 1789, and the later Asian-inspired play penned by Hélène Cixous, Drums on the Dam.

● practical exercises, including tips on mask work.

As a first step toward critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners offer unbeatable value for today’s student.

 

Contents

List of figures
Mnouchkine and her times
Theatrical influences and affinities
THEATER AS COLLECTIVE HISTORY AND
Paradoxes and tensions
mythic storytelling hybridizing Asia and geometrizing
the Cixousian partnership
In the Form of an Ancient Puppet Play Performed
Conclusion
A glossary of terms and names
Bibliography
Copyright

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About the author (2018)

Judith G. Miller is Professor of French and Francophone Theatre in the Department of French Literature, Thought and Culture at New York University, New York, and Affiliate Professor at New York University Abu Dhabi.