Cambridge Companion to International Theatre Festivals

An up-to-date, contextualized assessment of the impact of the 'festivalization' of culture around the world.

About the author

Ric Knowles is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and recipient of a Lifetime achievement award from the Canadian Association for Theatre Research. He is former editor of Theatre Journal, Modern Drama, and Canadian Theatre Review, and an award-winning author or editor of twenty books on drama and theatre.

Summary

Presents an up-to-date, contextualized account of the global reach and impact of the 'festivalization' of culture. It analyses festivals as sites of intercultural negotiation and exchange and reveals their role in Africa, Asia, Australia, the Arab world, Europe and the Americas.

Product details

• Authors: Ric Knowles, Ric (University of Guelph Knowles
• Assisted by: Ric Knowles (Editor), Knowles Ric (Editor), Ric (University of Guelph Knowles (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 30.04.2020
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Fiction > Poetry, drama; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science
• EAN: 9781108442398
• ISBN: 978-1-108-44239-8
• Pages: 320
• Series: Cambridge Companions to Litera; Cambridge Companions to Literature; Cambridge Companions to Theatre and Performance; Cambridge Companions to Theatr
• Subjects: Media Studies, DRAMA / General, Theatre Studies, Other performing arts, Pageants, parades, festivals, Street theatre