The volume reveals an astonishing richness in the theatrical approaches to Ibsen across the world: it considers political theatre, institutional ‘high art’, theatre for development, queer and transgender theatre, Brechtian techniques, puppetry, post-dramatic theatre, rural village performance and avant-garde touring companies. Investigating varied renegotiations of his drama, including the work of Thomas Ostermeier in Germany and other parts of the world, versions of A Doll’s House from Chile and China, The Wild Duck in Iran and productions of Peer Gynt in Zimbabwe and Egypt, Frode Helland provides a deeper understanding of a cross-cultural Ibsen. The volume gives an in-depth analysis of the practice of Ibsen in relation to political, social, ideological and economic forces within and outside of the performances themselves, and demonstrates the incredible diversity of his work in local situations.
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List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Introduction
1 Against Capitalist Realism: Thomas Ostermeier
Hedda Gabler
In the display case
Violence to the end
An Enemy of the People
Excursus: Between cultures (Istanbul, May 2014)
The relation to capitalism
2 A Doll’s House in Chile: Dictatorship and its Aftermath
In silence: A Doll’s House at the Catholic University (1980)
Nora under the (continuing) neoliberal regime
Teatro Nacional: Alfredo Castro (2006)
Teatro la Memoria (2011)
In pursuit of Nora Helmer (2012)
The Chilean way
3 Ibsen under the Radar: Censorship and Artistic Expression
Prelude: Double dolls in Hanoi
Iran: A Doll’s House and The Wild Duck
Dariush Mehrjui’s Sara
The fragmented female
The politics of clothing
Decency and identification
Tarantella
The question of agency
Life-lies in the theatre: My Wild Duck
Ideals and critique
Visual signs: The Master Builder from Beijing
Concluding conjectures
4 Three Chinese Dolls
Beijing Doll’s House: Nora (1956)
The performance
Culture and/or gender: A Doll’s House in the ‘New Era’ (Beijing 1998)
The changes of the ‘New Era’
The adaptation
Dancing dolls (Beijing 2010)
Funding and re-funding
Sino-Norwegian dance
5 Peer Gynt in Africa: Some Notes on the Dangers and Ambiguities of Interculturalism
The orient in the text
Peer in Africa – Zimbabwe 183
Peer Gynt on the Giza Plateau
Between cultures
Coda: From Dhaka to Mabou Mines
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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An intricately layered exploration of the complex relational connections that contribute to the construction of a global “Ibsen” … Helland’s vivid and engaging prose is one of the volume’s greatest attributes, as his explanations of each production’s aesthetics are meticulously detailed, almost novelistic, in their style … Ibsen in Practice functions as a valuable text across disciplines, providing not only exacting explorations of Ibsen’s plays in performance around the globe, but also demonstrating the power of precision in analyzing the contextual influences at work in the transfer of canonical literature across cultures.
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Second only to Shakespeare in terms of performances, Ibsen is performed in almost every culture. Since Ibsen wrote his plays about bourgeois family life in Northern Europe, they have become part of local theatre traditions in cultures as different as that of China and Zimbabwe, India and Iran. Through the discussion of productions of Ibsen on four continents, Frode Helland explores how Ibsen is created through practice and his status as a classic is maintained.
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Ibsen remains the most produced playwright after Shakespeare and is core to theatre studies
Methuen Drama Engage offers original reflections about key practitioners, movements and genres in the fields of modern theatre and performance.
Each volume seeks to challenge mainstream critical thought through the introduction of original and interdisciplinary perspectives to the body of work under examination. Contributions to volumes will challenge existing critical paradigms and do so in an engaging and accessible manner that will open up fresh approaches and suggest avenues for further exploration.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781472513694
Publisert
2015-03-26
Utgiver
Vendor
Methuen Drama
Vekt
338 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
272
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