The Routledge introduction to theatre and performance studies /
by Erika Fischer-Lichte ; edited by Ramona Thomasius and Minou Arjomand ; translated by Minou Arjomand.
- pages cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Prologue: is everything theatre? -- Central concepts for theatre and performance research. The concept of theatre -- The history of the discipline -- The concept of performance -- Fields, theories, and methods. Performance analysis -- Theatre historiography -- Theorizing theatre and performance -- Pushing boundaries. Interweaving cultures in performance -- Performing the arts -- Cultural performances -- Epilogue: Is everything theatre?.