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Queer exceptions Solo performance in neoliberal times

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Synopsis

Queer exceptions is a study of contemporary solo performance in the UK and Western Europe that explores the contentious relationship between identity, individuality and neoliberalism. With diverse case studies featuring the work of La Ribot, David Hoyle, Oreet Ashery, Bridget Christie, Tanja Ostojic, Adrian Howells and Nassim Soleimanpour, the book examines the role of singular or ‘exceptional’ subjects in constructing and challenging assumed notions of communal sociability and togetherness, while drawing fresh insight from the fields of sociology, gender studies and political philosophy to reconsider theatre’s attachment to singular lives and experiences. Framed by a detailed exploration of arts festivals as encapsulating the material, entrepreneurial circumstances of contemporary performance-making, this is the first major critical study of solo work since the millennium.

Book details

Series:
Theatre: Theory – Practice – Performance
Author:
Stephen Greer
ISBN:
9781526113726
Related ISBNs:
9781526113702, 9781526113719, 9781526113696
Publisher:
Manchester University Press
Pages:
264
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2024-11-01
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2019
Copyright by:
Stephen Greer 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Art and Architecture, Drama, Plays and Theater, Entertainment, History, Nonfiction