Makeshift Chicago Stages A Century of Theater and Performance |
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Editor:
| Geigner, Megan E. Hecht, Stuart J. Mahmoud, Jasmine Jamillah |
Contribution by:
| Bank, Rosemarie K. Christian, Aymar Jean Epplett, Shannon Gleason, Cat Krall, Aaron Thomas, LaRonika Marie Lippard, Laley Lodewyck, Laura A. McNeal, Meida Stern, Travis Zadov, Irina |
ISBN: | 978-0-8101-4381-4 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2021 |
Publisher: | Northwestern University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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This book brings together leading historians on the history of theater and performance in Chicago. The essays theorize a regional theater aesthetic that is inherently makeshift and marginal, reflecting the city's segregation and exposing the transgressive possibilities of performance.
This book brings together leading historians on the history of theater and performance in Chicago. The essays theorize a regional theater aesthetic that is inherently makeshift and marginal, reflecting the city's segregation and exposing the transgressive possibilities of performance.