Performance in America: Contemporary U.S. Culture and the Performing Arts

by David Roman

Book Overview

Performance in America demonstrates the vital importance of the performing arts to contemporary U.S. culture. Looking at a series of specific performances mounted between 1994 and 2004, well-known performance studies scholar David Rom n challenges the belief that theatre, dance, and live music are marginal art forms in the United States. He describes the crucial role that the performing arts play in local, regional, and national communities,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822336634
• ISBN13: 9780822336631
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 8.8"