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Performing Magic on the Western Stage: From the Eighteenth Century to the Present (Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History)

By Lawrence Hass , Francesca Coppa , James Peck , Eugene Burger

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
0230607888, 9780230607880
LCC
BF1595 .P47 2008
Open Library ID
OL16871525M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1353910 bytes)
Pages
256\255
Topic
History
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Performing Magic on the Western Stage examines magic as a performing art and meaningful social practice. The essays in this interdisciplinary collection analyze the work of numerous western theatrical conjurers and several non-western magical performances in their historical context. Throughout, the contributors link magic to cultural arenas such as religion, finance, gender, and nationality. All of the contributors are connected to the internationally acclaimed Theory and Art of Magic program at Muhlenberg College, through which artists and scholars study the history, theory, and practice of the magical arts.

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