The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance

Two volumes

Edited by Dennis Kennedy

Provides comprehensive and authoritative information about theatre and performance from ancient Greece to the present day
Takes an international approach to theatre and performance, with in-depth coverage of non-Western genres, styles, performers, and theatrical centres
Written by over 300 world-class contributors from around the globe
Puts performance at the heart of theatre studies, including biographies of performers, acting, and scenography
Includes non-dramatic and popular entertainments, such as circus, pantomime, and performance art
Covers theories of and critical approaches to theatre and performance in depth
Over 100 stunning illustrations illuminate the text
A thematic contents, a timeline, a general bibliography and an index of dramatic works complement the A-Z entries

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance

Two volumes

Edited by Dennis Kennedy

Description

From ancient Greek theatre to the latest developments in stage design, from the trance-dances of Sumatra to an extensive biography of the legendary actor-manager Eleonore Duse, the Encyclopedia provides unrivaled information across the broad sweep of theatrical activity.

The Encyclopedia's inclusive approach encompasses opera and film, dance and radio, and para-theatrical, non-dramatic performances including circuses and carnivals, and parades and public executions--providing truly extensive coverage from ancient Greek theatre to the latest developments in London, Paris, New York, and around the globe. The Encyclopedia pays special attention to non-Western styles through articles on theatre and performance throughout the many countries and traditions of Asia and Africa. Numerous biographical entries cover the lives and work of major figures: actors, playwrights, directors, designer, company managers, and critics. A unique feature of the Encyclopedia is the series of articles on concepts, theories, and critical approaches, ranging from short definitions of terms like catharsis and monologue to more lengthy considerations of farce and tragedy. Race and theatre, the nature of acting, censorship, safety, special effects, and media and performance are all debated. In all, the 4,300 entries by renowned contributors remain accessible in language and approach and take advantage of the theoretical and historiographical developments in the field.

The combination of rich detail and accessible language and style make The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance the resource of choice for readers interested in theatre and performance, from occasional playgoers to newspaper critics, students, and scholars.

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance

Two volumes

Edited by Dennis Kennedy

Volume 1
Preface and principles
Acknowledgements
Thematic Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Editors and Contributors
THE OXFORD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE A-K
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Volume 2
Key to Contributor Initials
Note to the Reader
THE OXFORD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE M-Z
Timeline
Further Reading
Index of Dramatic Works
Picture Acknowledgements

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance

Two volumes

Edited by Dennis Kennedy

Author Information

Contributors:

Advisory editors

Rustom Bharucha, director and author, Calcutta
Professor Jacky Bratton, Dept of Drama, Royal Holloway and Bedford College
Professor Edward Braun,Dept of Drama, Bristol University
Professor Brooks McNamara, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
Professor Marvin Carlson, Graduate Program in Theater, City University of New York
Professor John Conteh-Morgan, Dept of French and Italian, Ohio State University
Professor Kate McCluskie, Dept of English, University of Southampton
Kirstin Pauka, Dept of Theater and Dance, University of Hawaii
Professor David Kerr, Department of Theatre, University of Malawi
Professor J. Thomas Rimer, Dept of East Asian Languages, University of Pittsburgh
Professor Adam Versenyi, University of North Carolina
Professor Ronald Vince, McMaster University

Contributors

Fawzia Afzal-Khan
Syed Jamil Ahmed
K.V. Akshara
Simon Amegbléamé
Regis Antoine
Richard Andrews
Mary Jo Arnoldi
Arnold Aronson
Hazem Azmy
John Agee Ball
Christopher Balme
Sally Banes
Nicholas Barker
John Barnes
Mark Bates
C.L. Baugh
Richard Beacham
Annemarie Bean
Susan Bennett
Gunter Berghaus
Albert C. Bermel
Birgit Beumers
Ananda Mohon Bhagwati
Rustom Bharucha
Michael Billington
Michael Booth
Henrik C. Borgstrom
David Bradby
Jacky Bratton
Kazimierz Braun
Karen Brazell
Eckhard Breitinger
John Russell Brown
Sarah Bryant-Bertail
Gilli Bush-Bailey
Lisa Byckling
Charlotte Canning
Katherine Carlitz
Marvin Carlson
David Carnegie
Noel Carroll
Paola Catenaccio-Roblin
Matthew Causey
Richard Allen Cave
Susan Cerasano
Linda Anne Charnes
Luis Chesney-Lawrence
Martha Cheung
Jae-Oh Choi
Neelam Man Singh Chowdhry
Jan Clarke
Claire Cochrane
Kathleen M. Coleman
William F. Condee
Lynne Conner
Thomas F. Connolly
John Conteh-Morgan
Juanamaria Cordones-Cook
David Cottis
Eileen Cottis
Eric Csapo
Valerie Cumming
Scott T. Cummings
Vasudha Dalmia
Leslie Damasceno
Frances Dann
Charles Davis
Peter A. Davis
Jim Davis
Tracy C. Davis
Moira Day
John Degen
Maria Delgado
Sudhanva Deshpande
Ousmane Diakhate
Julia Dietrich
Gregg Dion
Victor Dixon
Michael Dobson
Hazel Dodge
Leonard Doucette
Chris Dunton
> Victor Emeljanow
John Emigh
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Gabriele Erasmi
Jose Luis Ramos Escobar
Hansel Ndumbe Eyoh
Joseph Farrell
Mark Fearnow
Ann Featherstone
Simon Featherstone
Christopher Fitz-Simon
Kathy Foley
Adrian Frazier
Debra Freeberg
Karen Fricker
Everett Frost
Arthur Gelb
Jose George
Daniel Gerould
C. Andrew Gerstle
James Gibbs
Melissa Gibson
Greg Giesekam
Cobina Gillitt
Shanta Gokhale
John Golder
Kiki Gounaridou
Jean Graham-Jones
Nicholas Grene
Keith Gregor
Gerald Groemer
Andrew Gurr
Nancy Guy
Roger Hall
Russell G. Hamilton
Kathryn Hansen
John Wesley Harris
Peter Hawkins
Thomas Hays
M.C. Hazaël-Massieux
Mary C. Henderson
Roger Herzel
Franklin J. Hildy
A.J. Hoenselaars
Peter Holland
Arthur Holmberg
Marion P. Holt
Made Mantle Hood
Jane House
Pamela Howard
W.D. Howarth
Amelia Howe Kritzer
Jorge Huerta
Yvette Hutchison
Riad Ismat
Anthony Jackson
Russell Jackson
Kirti Jain
Susan Pertel Jain
Jan Jansen
Krishen Jit
Alexandra F. Johnston
Denis Johnston
Margot Jones
Anuradha Kapur
Dennis Kennedy
David Kerr
Baz Kershaw
Matthew J. Kinservik
Margaret Knapp
Mona Knio
Michal Kobialka
Klaus Peter Koepping
Laurence Kominz
Tonia Krueger
Loren Kruger
Stephen Lacey
Jane Lai
Ananda Lal
Yong Li Lan
Ray Langenbach
Maximilien Laroche
Thomas Leabhart
Catherine Leeney
Samuel L. Leiter
Barbara Lewis
Siyuan Liu
Frazer Lively
Felicia Hardison Londré
Valerie Lucas
Milan Lukes
Bruce McConachie
John McCormick
Susan McCully
Colin Mackerras
Donatella McMillan
>Anna McMullan
>Therese M. Mahoney
>Christiane Makward
>Rosemary Malague
>Kim Marra
>Cynthia Marsh
>Jeffrey D. Mason
>Christine Matzke
David Mayer
Mohamed Médiouni
Lisa Merrill
Filomena Mesquita
Katherine Mezur
Jane Moody
Chris Morash
Judith Mossman
Lydie Moudileno
James Moy
Magaly Muguercia
David G. Muller
Meg Mumford
Sal Murgiyanto
Edna Nahshon
Steve Nelson
Katherine Newey
Kirsten Nigro
Richard Niles
Pius Ngandu Nkashama
Mohd Anis Md Nor
Katie Normington
Robert Nunn
Ranjini Obeyesekere
Marion O'Connor
Patrick B. O'Neill
Gwen Orel
Handan Ozbilgin
Derek Paget
K.N. Panikkar
Michael Patterson
Kirstin Pauka
John Peacock
Siok Sian Pek
Ann Pellegrini
David Pellegrini
Susan Pfisterer
Marina Pianca
Jane Plastow
Heinrich F. Plett
Thomas Postlewait
Lois Potter
Cody Poulton
Eric Pourchot
Brian Powell
Dadi Pudumjee
Louis A. Rachow
L.S. Rajagopalan
Prasanna Ramaswamy
Raminandrosoa
Luis A. Ramos-Garcia
Christopher Rawson
Sohini Ray
Dan Rebellato
Janelle Reinelt
Alain Ricard
Micheline Rice-Maximin
Gary A. Richardson
Milla Riggio
Thomas Rimer
David Rinear
Beatriz Rizk
W.N. Rodenhuis
Martin Rohmer
Mario A. Rojas
John Rouse
Eli Rozik
Alvina Ruprecht
Bhabendranath Nath Saikia
David Z. Saltz
Nagabhushan Sarma
Marta Savigliano
Elaine Savory
Elizabeth Schafer
Richard Schoch
Michael Schuster
Virginia Scott
Antonio Scuderi
Michael Shapiro
Toni Shapiro-Phim
Alison Shell
Michael J. Sidnell
Patricia Sieber
Melissa Sihra
Brian Singleton
Karthigesu Sivathamby
Michael Slater
William J. Slater
Gretchen Elizabeth Smith
>Matthew Smith
>Victoria Stec
Christy Stanlake
>J.R. Stephens
>Salil Subedi
Hadja Susilo
>Catherine Swatek
>L.J. Taylor
David Thomas
Peter Thomson
>Nicanor G. Tiongson
Caldwell Titcomb
Sidibé Valy
Rodolfo Vera
Adam Versényi
Ronald Vince
Surapone Virulrak
Sophie Volpp
Jozef De Vos
J. Michael Walton
Ian Watson
Stephen H. West
Eric Weitz
E.J. Westlake
Jörg Wiesel
Martin Wiggins
David Williams
Simon J.C. Williams
Christa Williford
Stephen Wilmer
Lisa Wolford
Alan Woods
Brian Woolland
Nick Worrall
Alan R. Young
Ghulam-Sarwar Yousouf
Phillip Zarrilli

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance

Two volumes

Edited by Dennis Kennedy

Reviews and Awards

Reference Reviews Top Ten Print Reference Source 2004
Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2004
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2004

"This new work on theater and performance will set the standard for decades and become the reference of choice in these areas. It is...thorough, carefully thought out, and easy to use. ...Overall, the great strength of this work is its global nature, touching on all kinds of performance, including ritual, public executions, dance, sport, sex shows, the new media, and cyber-theater. ...The international authors and editors bring a true breadth to the effort. Essential for both public and academic libraries." --Library Journal [Starred Review]

"Part of the joy of the hefty new, two-volume The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre & Performance is encountering curious and wonderful terms. ... Part of it is finding scholarly entries on every aspect of public performance, from arcane theory and technical elements to usually overlooked topics such as audience dress and toilets to para-theatrical entertainment like parades, waxworks and porn. The chief delight, though, is the comprehensiveness of these exhaustive tomes, a welcome departure from...Western Euro- and New York-centrism. ...Editor Dennis Kennedy and his dozens of contributors have made an impressive effort to be up to date. ...To my knowledge, it's the most comprehensive and current theater reference book in print." --San Francisco Chronicle