Theatrical Presentation

by Bernard Beckerman (Author)

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  Paperback
  1990

  $3.25

  A new and comprehensive analysis of dramatic performance which draws on examples from the entire range and history of the theatre - from vaudeville to Oedipus Rex , from opera, fireworks and dance to Nicholas Nickleby . Bernard Beckerman examines the nature of the theatrical event by considering all its constituent elements - actor, writer, director, designer - in relation to the audience. The author's analysis of the act of theatre identifies two modes of dramatic performance - a direct and an indirect mode. It is out of the interaction of these two modes that drama is generated.