The Theatrical Event: Dynamics of Performance and Perception Book

Contents Acknowledgments....................ix
New Beginnings....................1
PART I Theatrical Event: Foundations 1 Approaching the Theatrical Event: The Influence of Semiotics and Hermeneutics on European Theatre Studies....................19
2 Theatre or Performance or Untitled Event? Some Comments on the Conceptualization of the Object of Our Studies....................36
3 Reacting to Actions: Concepts of Theatricality....................50
4 Theatrical Events Revisited: Playing Culture and the Historiography of Early Nordic Theatre....................73
5 Culture as Human Encounter: Theatrical Communication as Model of Cultural Events....................95
PART II Theatrical Event: Applications 6 Sarah Bernhardt in Phenomenological Perspective: To Study a Living Legend....................117
7 Mistero Buffo, 1999: Dario Fo's Intercultural Transfer to Sweden....................146
8 Reflections on Miss Julie, 1992: Sensualism and Memory....................158
9 Museum-Stage: The Frames Move into the Exhibition Hall....................165
10 Theatre Talks: How to Find Out What the Spectator Thinks....................174
11 Fiction, Mainly Fiction: Some Surveys on the Theatrical Experience of Young Audiences....................187
12 Strindberg's Words versus the Actor's Actions: The Success of the Actresses at the Intimate Theatre in Stockholm (1907-1910)....................199
13 How Long Is a Jewish Nose on Stage? Ethnicity and Nationality in the 1930s....................207
14 Text, Performance, Event, 1611: A Historical Play by a CatholicProtestant....................224
15 Beyond the Director's Images: Reviews and Views of Robert Lepage's Production of A Dream Play at the Royal Dramatic Theatre....................239
To Be Continued....................249
Notes....................257
Bibliography....................263
Index....................269