Radical Revival As Adaptation: Theatre, Politics, Society (adaptation In Theatre And Performance)
by Jozefina Komporaly /
2017 / English / PDF
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This book examines the radical reinterpretation of precursor texts
and prompts as an innovative form of adaptation for the stage. In
this context, stage adaptations are defined as active and
risk-taking interventions on pre-existing sources, dramatic and
otherwise, that can range from single-authored plays to
collaborative creations and devising projects. Radical adaptations
have the potential to constitute a cutting edge pathway of
exploration in performance, by virtue of operating at the
intersection between experimental practice and multiple creative
transpositions and crossovers among genres and media. They offer a
viable platform for the negotiation of topical concerns embedded
into global cultural, socio-political and historical shifts, thus
cultivating a genuine bond between theatre and society. This volume
considers a range of case studies, from the work of Alexandru
Tocilescu to Rimini Protokoll, and is vital reading for those
interested in adaptation studies and forms of contemporary
theatre practice.
This book examines the radical reinterpretation of precursor texts
and prompts as an innovative form of adaptation for the stage. In
this context, stage adaptations are defined as active and
risk-taking interventions on pre-existing sources, dramatic and
otherwise, that can range from single-authored plays to
collaborative creations and devising projects. Radical adaptations
have the potential to constitute a cutting edge pathway of
exploration in performance, by virtue of operating at the
intersection between experimental practice and multiple creative
transpositions and crossovers among genres and media. They offer a
viable platform for the negotiation of topical concerns embedded
into global cultural, socio-political and historical shifts, thus
cultivating a genuine bond between theatre and society. This volume
considers a range of case studies, from the work of Alexandru
Tocilescu to Rimini Protokoll, and is vital reading for those
interested in adaptation studies and forms of contemporary
theatre practice.
