The New Finnish Theatre

Johnson, Jeff

McFarland & Co Inc（2010/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 215 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786448609
• DDC分類 792.094897

Full Description

With its impressive variety of theater, Finland is a superpower of performing arts. Finnish theater, however, is presently a hotbed of cultural debate regarding the artistic quality of its performances. This comprehensive overview of contemporary theater explores many of the most contentious questions concerning applied theater, its devised methods, and the corresponding challenges presented to traditional definitions of theater and related arts. Through interviews with new writers and directors, and first-hand accounts of recent performances, this study attempts to define what it means today to say "Finnish theater." It also addresses issues concerning Finland's emergence as a cultural player within the European Union and implications for its evolving national identity.

Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     

Foreword by Hanna-Leena Helavuori     

Preface: Down the Avanto     

1. Identity Branding, Amateurs and Outlaws     

2. Inside the Sauna Psyche: Influences and Isolation     

3. Beyond Nokialandia: The Post-Political Critique of Neo-Liberalism     

4. The Cult of Primitivism: Old Themes, New Forms     

5. Performing in the Duck Pond: Finland-Swedish Theatre     

Afterword     

Works Cited     

Index