Performing Magic on the Western Stage From the Eighteenth Century to the Present |
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| Foreword by:
| Burger, Eugene
Loparo, Kenneth A.
Coppa, Francesca
Hass, Lawrence
Peck, James |
| Series title: | Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-349-37464-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2009 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $109.99 |
Book Description:
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Performing Magic on the Western Stage examines magic as a performing art and as a meaningful social practice, linking magic to cultural arenas such as religion, finance, gender, and nationality and profiling magicians from Robert-Houdin to Pen& Teller.
Performing Magic on the Western Stage examines magic as a performing art and as a meaningful social practice, linking magic to cultural arenas such as religion, finance, gender, and nationality and profiling magicians from Robert-Houdin to Pen& Teller.