Carnival Texts: Three Plays for Ensemble Performance (Playtext)

"Carnival Texts : Three Plays for Ensemble Performance" by James MacDonald; Roberta Mock, published by Intellect Books. Carnival Texts comprises three related dramatic works, all of which have as their point of departure Russian theorist Mikhail Bakhtin’s concept of carnival, a literary style designed to subvert dominant assumptions through chaos and humour. Making creative use of post-Brechtian performance theory, these texts blur the distinction between spectator and performer in a fascinating exploration of physical, moral and cultural upheaval in a postmodern age. Performance theory is crucial to understanding how performance affects collective understanding, and this book will be of interest to a broad range of students of drama and theatre. Book details: 250 pages, published 2011. Order now on BookShops.in with fast, reliable delivery across India.