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Staging Ageing: Theatre, Performance, and the Narrative of Decline

Notes

Drawing primarily on the Western dramatic canon, on contemporary British theatre, on popular culture, and on paratheatrical practices, the book investigates theatrical engagement with aging from the Greek chorus to Reminiscence Theatre.

Part of the Know How: The Study Room Guide on Live Art Live Art and working with older individuals and communities. (P3140)

Artist / Author Michael Mangan
Publisher Intellect
ISBN 978-1783200139
Reference P3146
Date 2013
Type Publication

Keywords

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