Since the turn of the century, Performance Studies has emerged as an increasingly vibrant discipline. Its concerns - embodiment, ethical research and social cha

A wide-ranging set of essays that explain what theatre history is and why we need to engage with it.

The first ever companion to theatre and science brings together research on key topics, performances, and new areas of interest.

We often know performance when we see it - but how should we investigate it? And how should we interpret what we find out? This book demonstrates why and how mi