Staging Age The Performance of Age in Theatre, Dance, and Film
, by Marshall, Leni; Lipscomb, Valerie BarnesNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780230623651 | 0230623654
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 7/15/2010
This groundbreaking text examines how artists on stage consciously perform age and aging. From Shakespeare to Beckett, dialogue and stage directions reveal varying understandings of age.Staging Ageexplores how performers respond to audience expectations, offering conscious--and unconscious--portrayals of the spectrum of age to their audiences. This essay collection is the first to address issues of age and performance in a variety of media, including theatre, film, and dance.