{"product_id":"9781350000964","title":"Authenticity in Contemporary Theatre and Performance Make it Real","description":"\u003ch3\u003eMethuen Drama Engage\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAuthenticity in Contemporary Theatre and Performance\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMake it Real\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDaniel Schulze | Enoch Brater | Mark Taylor-Batty\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthenticity is one of the major values of our time. It is visible everywhere, from clothing to food to self-help books. While it is such a prevalent phenomenon, it is also very evasive. This study analyses the 'culture of authenticity' as it relates to theatre and establishes a theoretical framework for analysis. Daniel Schulz argues that authenticity is sought out and marked by the individual and springs from a culture that is perceived as inherently fake and lacking depth. The study examines three types of performances that exemplify this structure of feeling: intimate theatre seen in Forced Entertainment productions such as \u003ci\u003eQuizoola!\u003c\/i\u003e (1996, 2015), as well as one-on-one performances, such as Oentroerend Goed's \u003ci\u003eInternal\u003c\/i\u003e (2009); immersive theatres as illustrated by Punchdrunk's shows \u003ci\u003eThe Masque of the Red Death\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) and \u003ci\u003eThe Drowned Man\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) which provide a visceral, sensate understanding for audiences; finally, the study scrutinises the popular category of documentary theatre through various examples such as Robin Soan's \u003ci\u003eTalking to Terrorists\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), David Hare's \u003ci\u003eStuff Happens\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), Edmund Burke's \u003ci\u003eBlack Watch\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) and  Dennis Kelly's pseudo-documentary play \u003ci\u003eTaking Care of Baby\u003c\/i\u003e (2007). It is specifically the value of the document that lends such performances their truth-value and consequently their authenticity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe study analyses how the success of these disparate categories of performance can be explained through a common concern with notions of truth and authenticity. It argues that this hunger for authentic, unmediated experience is characteristic of a structure of feeling that has superseded postmodernism and that actively seeks to resignify artistic and cultural practices of the everyday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDaniel Schulze\u003c\/b\u003e is a teaching fellow in English Literature and Culture at the University of Würzburg, Germany. He combines artistic practice with scholarly research and teaching, and has  worked in professional theatre as personal assistant to director Robert Wilson.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 March 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350000964\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e296\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.44\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332319150220,"sku":"9781350000964","price":117.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_bfa9ccd9-0f44-439e-bd8c-2ab2bc9fff51.jpg?v=1783602897","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350000964","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}