Darkening Clouds over Istanbul: Turkish Theatre in a Changing Climate

A History of Theatre and Popular Entertainment in Turkey

What is the relationship of an artwork to the sociopolitical context in which that work was created? James Westcott discusses how Thomas Hirschhorn in Superficial Engagement reproduces the violence of war propaganda. Magda Romanska analyzes the trial in Poland of Dorota Nieznalska, accused of “offending religious feelings” with her work Passion. Ilka Saal reports on the 15th International Istanbul Theater Festival where emerging artists break with both the state and aging Western notions of the avantgarde.

background or methods

On the Stages of Istanbul: Atatürk and the New Young Turks

The Anatomy of Blasphemy: Passion and the Trial of Dorota Nieznalska

Introduction: theatre and politics in Turkey and its diasporas

Gut Feeling: Thomas Hirschhorn's Superficial Engagement

The Cambridge Guide to World Theatre is a new, illustrated, single-volume reference that emphasizes international theater and performance in its broadest sense. A-to-Z entries provide clear and concise information on traditions, theories, companies, playwrights, practitioners, venues and events. More than 300 photographs and drawings supplement the text to make this the ideal resource for theatergoers, general readers, students and professionals. The Guide contains an entry for any country with a significant theatrical past or present, from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe, exploring areas of world theater that are neglected in many contemporary works of reference. National entries explain the history and nature of theater movements, identifying prominent figures and activities. Information is given about not only the personalities and practice of Shakespeare's theater but also about performance in such places as Brazil, Nigeria, India and Japan; a short bibliography for further reading is also provided. The popular origins of theatrical traditions in ritual and festival are explained in The Guide and separate entries cover folk drama, street theater, mummer's plays, and many other types of performance. This comprehensive reference also includes reliable biographical and critical essays on the established leaders of the field, renowned actors, directors, and designers. It is filled with extensive cross references that lead the reader from one entry to another. The Guide also takes into account radio and television drama, ballet and opera in their theatrical context, and covers dance and music where they clearly interact with theater as performance. Martin Banham is Director of theWorkshop Theater in the School of English of the University of Leeds, and author of several books on drama and theater. Editorial Advisory Board: James R. Brandon, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Ruby Cohn, University of California at Davis; Christopher Innes, York University, Ontario; Peter Holland, Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge; Tice L. Miller, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Peter Thomson, University of Exeter; Don B. Wilmeth, Brown University, Rhode Island; George Woodyard, University of Kansas

The Cambridge Guide to World Theatre

A history of theatre and popular entertainment in Turkey

Theatre Intercontinental: Forms, Functions, Correspondences

Darkening Clouds over Istanbul: Turkish Theatre in a Changing Climate

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