Directing scenes and senses the thinking of Regie / Peter M. Boenisch.

Author/creator Boenisch, Peter M.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoManchester : Manchester University Press, 2015.
Descriptionxi, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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SeriesTheatre theory, practice, performance
Theatre (Manchester, England) ^A1034103
Contents Introduction, the dissensus of Regie : rethinking 'directors' theatre' -- Part I, Mise en scène to Mise en sens : towards an aesthetic politics of Regie. Regie beyond representation : directing the 'sensible' ; The restless spirit of Regie : Hegel, theatrality and the magic of speculative thinking ; Theatre as dialectic institution : Friedrich Schiller and the liberty of play ; The essence of the text and its actualisation : Leopold Jessner, the playwright's radical servant -- Part II, The theatral appearing of ideas : the thinking of contemporary Regie. The tremor of speculative negation : on Regie, truth and ex-position ; Seeing what is coming : on Regie, playing and appearing ; The intermedial parallax : on Regie, media and spectating ; Theatre in the age of semiocapitalism : on Regie, realism and political critique -- Conclusion : the future of Regie?
Abstract Explores the thinking of Regie, the Continental European tradition of staging playtexts, as a meeting between Continental theater and philosophy. Develops new perspectives on the cultural history of Regie through historical and contemporary manifestations in German, Dutch, and Flemish theater.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 194-203) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015506518
ISBN0719097193
ISBN9780719097195 (hardback)

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