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Richard schechner schechner, richard used books, rare books and new books. When this seminal collection first appeared, schechners approach was not only novel, it was revolutionary. Beginning in 2007, the richard schechner center for performance studies at the shanghai theatre academy began publishing the biannual tdrchina. His closing chapter, global and intercultural performance, is completely rewritten in light of the post911 world. That is, if you can handle conflict, cope with ambiguity, navigate the incomprehensible, relish the rivalry. Richard schechners pioneering textbook provides a lively and accessible overview of the full range of performance for undergraduates at all levels and beginning graduate students in performance studies,theatre, performing arts, and cultural studies. It can be read start to finish, as the story of how the study of performance is woven from and into intellectual history. Richard schechner, a theatre director, author, and editor of tdr and the enactments book series, is one of the founders of the academic field known as performance studies, which is an interdisciplinary approach to social performances including anthropological rituals, political demonstrations, theatrical productions, and performing arts events such as dance and music. He is the author of public domain 1969, environmental theater 1973, the end of humanism 1982, performance theory 2003. A scholar, theatre director, editor, and playwright he is university professor of performance studies at the tisch school of the arts at new york university and editor of tdr.
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