Theatre's Heterotopias analyses performance space, using the concept of heterotopia: a location that, when apparent in performance, refers to the actual world, thus activating performance in its culture. Case studies cover site-specific and multimedia performance, and selected productions from the National Theatre of Scotland and the Globe Theatre.
Theatre's Heterotopias analyses performance space, using the concept of heterotopia: a location that, when apparent in performance, refers to the actual world, thus activating performance in its culture. Case studies cover site-specific and multimedia performance, and selected productions from the National Theatre of Scotland and the Globe Theatre.
Introduction: Theatre, Space and World-making 1. Theatre and the Construction of Alternate Spaces 2. Heterotopia and Site-Specificity 3. Heterotopia, the National Theatre of Scotland, and 'Theatre without Walls' 4. Re-establishing Heterotopic Relationships at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre 5. Heterotopia and Multimedia Conclusion: Gaps, Absences, and Alternate Orderings Bibliography Index