World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre

The second volume of WECT documents artistic development all over the Americas, country by country. Overall, the volumes record and analyse world theatre in some 177 countries from 1945 up to the present day.

Autorentext
Arthur Holmberg, Carlos Solorzano

Zusammenfassung
The second volume of the World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre covers the Americas, from Canada to Argentina, including the United States. Entries on twenty-six countries are preceded by specialist introductions on Theatre in Post-Colonial Latin America, Theatres of North America, Puppet Theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences, Music Theatre and Dance Theatre.The essays follow the series format, allowing for cross-referring across subjects, both within the volume and between volumes.Each country entry is written by specialists in the particular country and the volume has its own teams of regional editors, overseen by the main editorial team based at the University of York in Canada headed by Don Rubin.Each entry covers all aspects of theatre genres, practitioners, writers, critics and styles, with bibliographies, over 200 black & white photographs and a substantial index. This is a unique volume in its own right; in conjunction with the other volumes in this series it forms a reference resource of unparalleled value.

Inhalt
Glossary An Introduction: Of Nations and their Theatres Don Rubin Towards Cultural Independence and Diversity: An Introduction to Theatre in the Americas Don Rubin and Carlos Solórzano Dance Theatre Selma Jeanne Cohen Theatre for Young Audiences Wolfgang Wöhlert Puppet Theatre Henryk Jurkowski Argentina Bolivia (Overview) Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Commonwealth Caribbean (Overview) Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador French Caribbean (Overview) Guatemala Haiti (Overview) Honduras (Overview) Mexico Netherlands Antilles and Aruba (Overview) Nicaragua (Overview) Panama Paraguay (Overview) Peru Puerto Rico United States of America Uruguay Venezuela Further Reading: The Americas International Reference: Selected Bibliography Writers and National Editorial Committees Index

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