Marvin A Carlson
Biographic Data
| ID | 1679706 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marvin A Carlson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marvin A |
| FAMILY NAME | Carlson |
| SIGNATURE | CARLSON M A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Al-halqa in Arabic Theatre
Traditional Western scholarship on Arabic theatre has borne a strong colonialist imprint, interpreting such theatre almost entirely as a form borrowed from Europe and essentially developed according to European practice. In the later twentieth century, however, more attention has been paid both by Arab scholars and dramatists to performance techniques and practices from their own culture. Of particular importance has been the circular space, the …
The Theatre Journal Auto Archive
My hometown of Wichita, Kansas, was hardly a hotbed of theatrical activity, or indeed of much of any activity except farming and the building of airplanes in the 1940s and early 1950s when I was growing up there. Still, there was a modest amount of theatre at the local colleges and occasionally the road show of a recent Broadway production. It was such a touring show that gave me my first revelation of what theatre might be, the touring productio…
A Forum on Theatre and Tragedy
In the immediate aftermath of September 11th, I invited a number of theatre and performance scholars to respond to the concept of tragedy in the context of these world-changing events. The following forum showcases the generosity of a wide range of scholars who signed on to this project with enthusiasm and conviction. More than ever, I believe that our intellectual labor can make a difference. The forum demonstrates much more than the vitality of…
The Resistance to Theatricality
SubStance - Issue 98/99 (Volume 31, Number 2&3), 2002
Th Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre, Cairo, Egypt, 1-11 September 1999 (review)
Two years ago Holly Hill reported in this journal on the ninth annual Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre. The Festival has continued to grow both in number of productions (seventy-three this year) and number of countries represented (this year forty-three). The pleasures of the Festival are many, but chief among them is the opportunity to visit and explore one of the world's most fascinating cities. Exploration is encouraged by…
Measure for Measure (Kisasa Kisas) (review)
Hamletas (review)
Reviewed by: Hamletas Marvin Carlson Hamletas. By William Shakespeare. LIFE Vilnius. Teatro Fabbricone, Prato, Italy. 11 January 1998. The Lithuanian Eimuntas Nekro sius is widely regarded as the preeminent young director of Eastern Europe. His first major success was his 1986 Uncle Vanya, which later toured the United States. Over the last decade Nekro sius’s reputation has grown, with his innovative productions of Chekhov, Pushkin, and Shakespe…
Roofed Theaters of Classical Antiquity, and
Reviewed by: Roofed Theaters of Classical Antiquity, and: Theater Design, and: Theater Technology Marvin Carlson Roofed Theaters of Classical Antiquity. By George C. Izenour. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992; pp. xxi + 234. $110 cloth. Theater Design (Second Edition). By George C. Izenour. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997; pp. xxxv + 639. $150 cloth. Theater Technology (Second Edition). By George C. Izenour. New Haven: Yale University…
The Bundle (review)
Reviewed by: The Bundle Marvin Carlson The Bundle. Edward Bond. Irondale Ensemble. Theatre for the New City, New York. 17 April 1996. Since the early 1980s the Irondale Ensemble has been one of New York’s most innovative and socially engaged experimental companies, performing in homeless shelters and prisons as well as in more conventional off-off-Broadway venues, working in educational programs concerned with HIV/AIDS, urban violence, and ethnic…
American Silents (review)
Contemporary concerns in the semiotics of theatre
Al-halqa in Arabic Theatre
Traditional Western scholarship on Arabic theatre has borne a strong colonialist imprint, interpreting such theatre almost entirely as a form borrowed from Europe and essentially developed according to European practice. In the later twentieth century, however, more attention has been paid both by Arab scholars and dramatists to performance techniques and practices from their own culture. Of particular importance has been the circular space, the …
A Forum on Theatre and Tragedy
In the immediate aftermath of September 11th, I invited a number of theatre and performance scholars to respond to the concept of tragedy in the context of these world-changing events. The following forum showcases the generosity of a wide range of scholars who signed on to this project with enthusiasm and conviction. More than ever, I believe that our intellectual labor can make a difference. The forum demonstrates much more than the vitality of…
The Resistance to Theatricality
SubStance - Issue 98/99 (Volume 31, Number 2&3), 2002
Contemporary concerns in the semiotics of theatre
Roofed Theaters of Classical Antiquity, and
Reviewed by: Roofed Theaters of Classical Antiquity, and: Theater Design, and: Theater Technology Marvin Carlson Roofed Theaters of Classical Antiquity. By George C. Izenour. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992; pp. xxi + 234. $110 cloth. Theater Design (Second Edition). By George C. Izenour. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997; pp. xxxv + 639. $150 cloth. Theater Technology (Second Edition). By George C. Izenour. New Haven: Yale University…
The Bundle (review)
Reviewed by: The Bundle Marvin Carlson The Bundle. Edward Bond. Irondale Ensemble. Theatre for the New City, New York. 17 April 1996. Since the early 1980s the Irondale Ensemble has been one of New York’s most innovative and socially engaged experimental companies, performing in homeless shelters and prisons as well as in more conventional off-off-Broadway venues, working in educational programs concerned with HIV/AIDS, urban violence, and ethnic…
American Silents (review)
Hamletas (review)
Reviewed by: Hamletas Marvin Carlson Hamletas. By William Shakespeare. LIFE Vilnius. Teatro Fabbricone, Prato, Italy. 11 January 1998. The Lithuanian Eimuntas Nekro sius is widely regarded as the preeminent young director of Eastern Europe. His first major success was his 1986 Uncle Vanya, which later toured the United States. Over the last decade Nekro sius’s reputation has grown, with his innovative productions of Chekhov, Pushkin, and Shakespe…
Measure for Measure (Kisasa Kisas) (review)
Th Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre, Cairo, Egypt, 1-11 September 1999 (review)
Two years ago Holly Hill reported in this journal on the ninth annual Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre. The Festival has continued to grow both in number of productions (seventy-three this year) and number of countries represented (this year forty-three). The pleasures of the Festival are many, but chief among them is the opportunity to visit and explore one of the world's most fascinating cities. Exploration is encouraged by…
A Forum on Theatre and Tragedy
In the immediate aftermath of September 11th, I invited a number of theatre and performance scholars to respond to the concept of tragedy in the context of these world-changing events. The following forum showcases the generosity of a wide range of scholars who signed on to this project with enthusiasm and conviction. More than ever, I believe that our intellectual labor can make a difference. The forum demonstrates much more than the vitality of…
The Resistance to Theatricality
SubStance - Issue 98/99 (Volume 31, Number 2&3), 2002
The Theatre Journal Auto Archive
My hometown of Wichita, Kansas, was hardly a hotbed of theatrical activity, or indeed of much of any activity except farming and the building of airplanes in the 1940s and early 1950s when I was growing up there. Still, there was a modest amount of theatre at the local colleges and occasionally the road show of a recent Broadway production. It was such a touring show that gave me my first revelation of what theatre might be, the touring productio…
Al-halqa in Arabic Theatre
Traditional Western scholarship on Arabic theatre has borne a strong colonialist imprint, interpreting such theatre almost entirely as a form borrowed from Europe and essentially developed according to European practice. In the later twentieth century, however, more attention has been paid both by Arab scholars and dramatists to performance techniques and practices from their own culture. Of particular importance has been the circular space, the …
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