Fritz Bennewitz in India: Intercultural Theatre with Brecht and Shakespeare
Author:   Joerg Esleben ,  Rohmer Rolf ,  David G. John
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
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9781487500382


Pages:   384
Publication Date:   23 November 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Joerg Esleben ,  Rohmer Rolf ,  David G. John
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.720kg
ISBN:  

9781487500382


ISBN 10:   1487500386
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   23 November 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Fritz Bennewitz on his Work in India Chapter 1: The 1970s – Brechtian Experiments Chapter 2: The Early 1980s – Firsts, Lows, and Highs Chapter 3: The Mid-1980s – Brecht and the Bard in Bhopal  Chapter 4: The Late 1980s and Early 1990s – Gaining a Village, Losing a Country  Part II: Perspectives on Fritz Bennewitz in India Chapter 5: Perspectives from Bennewitz’s Partners in India Chapter 6: Essays on Bennewitz in India Chronology of Bennewitz’s stays and projects in South Asia and his Indian projects in Germany Glossary of Theatre Terms, Institutions, and Cultural References Bibliography Index

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...[offers] detailed instances of how a Western director might think about working in rehearsal across cultural difference. -- Ric Knowles, University of Guelph * University of Toronto Quarterly, vol 87 3, Summer 2018 *


This exhaustively researched book by Joerg Esleben and his group represents the culmination of efforts to document and evaluate Bennewitz's multifaceted work in India. -- Vera Stegmann, Lehigh University * German Studies Review, vol 42 no 1, February 2019 * ...[offers] detailed instances of how a Western director might think about working in rehearsal across cultural difference. -- Ric Knowles, University of Guelph * University of Toronto Quarterly, vol 87 3, Summer 2018 *


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Joerg Esleben is an associate professor and Chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Ottawa. Rolf Rohmer is a Professor Emeritus of Theatre at Leipzig University. David G. John is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of German at the University of Waterloo as well as the founding director of the Waterloo Centre for German Studies.

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