The Scene of Foreplay: Theater, Labor, and Leisure in 1960s New York

by Giulia Palladini

The Scene of Foreplay: Theater, Labor, and Leisure in 1960s New York suggests "foreplay" as a theoretical framework for understanding a particular mode of performance production. That mode exists outside of predetermined structures of recognition in terms of professionalism, artistic achievement, and a logic of eventfulness. Foreplay denotes a peculiar way of working and inhabiting time in performance. It is recognized as emblematic of a constellation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810135221
• ISBN13: 9780810135222
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"