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  • Shakespeare as Jukebox Musical

    by John R. Severn ...
    Shakespeare as Jukebox Musical is the first book-length study of a growing performance phenomenon: musical adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays in which characters sing existing popular songs as one of their modes of communication. John Severn shows how these highly allusive works give rise to the pleasures of collaborative reception, and also lend themselves to political work, particularly in terms ... Read more

    $89.31 CAD

  • Barrie Kosky’s Transnational Theatres

    Edited by James Phillips, John R. Severn ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book, the first of its kind, surveys the career of the renowned Australian-German theatre and opera director Barrie Kosky. Its nine chapters provide multidisciplinary analyses of Barrie Kosky’s working practices and stage productions, from the beginning of his career in Melbourne to his current roles as Head of the Komische Oper Berlin and as a guest director in international demand. ... Read more

    $179.39 CAD

  • Theatre and Internationalization

    Perspectives from Australia, Germany, and Beyond

    by Ulrike Garde, John R. Severn ...
    Theatre and Internationalization examines how internationalization affects the processes and aesthetics of theatre, and how this art form responds dramatically and thematically to internationalization beyond the stage.With central examples drawn from Australia and Germany from the 1930s to the present day, the book considers theatre and internationalization through a range of theoretical lenses ... Read more

    $72.82 CAD

  • Silvered Wings

    The Memoirs of Air Vice-Marshal Sir John Severne

    by John Severne ...
    John Severne joined the RAF in 1944 and gained his wings two months after World War II ended. This book captures the authors great passion for flying, whether it be in jet-fighters, light aircraft, helicopters or making model planes and gives details of his long a illustrious career.His first posting was to No 264 Night Fighter Squadron flying the de Havilland Mosquito. On a flying instructors ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Performance and the Politics of Space

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    Edited by Erika Fischer-Lichte, Benjamin Wihstutz ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
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    Edited by Anastasia Belina-Johnson, Derek B. Scott ...
    Series series Ashgate Interdisciplinary Studies in Opera
    The study of the business of opera has taken on new importance in the present harsh economic climate for the arts. This book presents research that sheds new light on a range of aspects concerning marketing, audience development, promotion, arts administration and economic issues that beset professionals working in the opera world. The editors' aim has been to assemble a coherent collection of ... Read more

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  • Christoph Schlingensief

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