Carnival Texts
Three Plays for Ensemble Performance
By (author) James MacDonald Series edited by Roberta Mock
Publication date:
15 May 2011Publisher
Intellect BooksDimensions:
229x178mm7x9"
ISBN-13: 9781841504162
Carnival Texts comprises three related dramatic works, all of which have as their point of departure Russian theorist Mikhail Bakhtin’s concept of carnival, a literary style designed to subvert dominant assumptions through chaos and humour. Making creative use of post-Brechtian performance theory, these texts blur the distinction between spectator and performer in a fascinating exploration of physical, moral and cultural upheaval in a postmodern age. Performance theory is crucial to understanding how performance affects collective understanding, and this book will be of interest to a broad range of students of drama and theatre.