{"product_id":"the-modern-brazilian-stage-paperback","title":"The Modern Brazilian Stage - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid George\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading a play and watching it performed onstage are quite different experiences. Likewise, studying a country's theatrical tradition with reference only to playtexts overlooks the vital impact of a play's performance on the audience and on the whole artistic community. In this performance-centered approach to Brazilian theatre since the 1940s, David George explores a total theatrical language--the plays, the companies that produced them, and the performances that set a standard for all future stagings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge structures the discussion around several important companies. He begins with Os Comediantes, whose revolutionary 1943 staging of Nelson Rodrigues' \u003ci\u003eVestido de Noiva (Bridal Gown)\u003c\/i\u003e broke with the outmoded comedy-of-manners formula that had dominated the national stage since the nineteenth century. He considers three companies of the 1950s and 1960s--Teatro Brasileiro de Comédia, Teatro de Arena, and Teatro Oficina--along with the 1967 production of \u003ci\u003eO Rei da Vela (The Candle King)\u003c\/i\u003e by Teatro Oficina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 1970s represented a wasteland for Brazilian theatre, George finds, in which a repressive military dictatorship muzzled artistic expression. The Grupo Macunaíma brought theatre alive again in the 1980s, with its productions of \u003ci\u003eMacunaíma\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNelson 2 Rodrigues.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommon to all theatrical companies, George concludes, was the desire to establish a national aesthetic, free from European and United States models. The creative tension this generated and the successes of modern Brazilian theatre make lively reading for all students of Brazilian and world drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid George has extensive experience as a theatre director, actor, and designer in both Brazil and the United States. He is Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52711350960435,"sku":"9780292729766","price":42.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/eqk8Dg5Uup9780292729766.webp?v=1763513977","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-modern-brazilian-stage-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}