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Scholarly Journals
The instruction manual, written by critics. Read the argument behind the experience.
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Hans-Thies Lehmann · 1999 / Eng. 2006 · Routledge
Postdramatic Theatre
Defines theatre 'beyond drama' — the founding text of the field.
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Jacques Rancière · 2008 · Verso
The Emancipated Spectator
Argues the spectator was never passive; watching is already acting.
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Josephine Machon · 2013 · Palgrave
Immersive Theatres: Intimacy and Immediacy in Contemporary Performance
Maps the sensory, bodily experience of immersive work.
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Gareth White · 2013 · Palgrave
Audience Participation in Theatre: Aesthetics of the Invitation
How performances invite — and constrain — audience action.
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Deirdre Heddon & Jane Milling · 2006 · Palgrave
Devising Performance: A Critical History
The definitive history of devised theatre practice.
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Claire Bishop · 2012 · Verso
Artificial Hells: Participatory Art and the Politics of Spectatorship
A critical check on participation's political promises.
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Steve Dixon · 2007 · MIT Press
Digital Performance
A history of new media in theatre, dance, and performance art.
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Augusto Boal · 1974 · Pluto
Theatre of the Oppressed
Turns spectators into 'spect-actors' as a tool of liberation.