The Lively Arts of the London Stage, 1675–1725 (Performance by Kathryn Lowerre

March 4, 2017 by admin

By Kathryn Lowerre

not like collections of essays which concentrate on a unmarried century or whose authors are drawn from a unmarried self-discipline, this assortment displays the myriad functionality suggestions to be had to London audiences, supplying readers a composite portrait of the track, drama, and dance productions that characterised this wealthy interval. simply because the appearing arts have been deeply interrelated, the essays provided right here, via students from more than a few fields, have interaction in discussion with others within the quantity. the hole part examines a well-known sequence of 1701 performances in line with the contest among composers to set William Congreve's masque The Judgment of Paris to track. The essays within the critical part (the 'mainpiece') show off performers and productions at the London level from a number of views, together with English 'tastes' in artwork and tune, using dance, the depiction of insanity and masculinity in either spoken and musical performances, and genres and modes within the context of latest feedback and theatrical perform. a quick afterpiece appears at comedian items relating to satire, parody and homage. by means of bringing jointly paintings via students of tune, dance, and drama, this cross-disciplinary assortment illuminates the interconnecting strands that formed a colourful theatrical world.

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