This book proposes a new way to consider theatre and performance that claims a special relationship to reality; truth and authenticity. It documents innovations in devising and staging theatre and performance that takes reality as its subject; cultural shifts that have generated theatre of the real; some of its problems and some possibilities.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Wanted more from the authorBy lumayThis book is the outcome of Sofia Hedstroms one-year shopping ban; and while its an interesting book; it fell a bit short for me. I envisioned Hedstrom sharing the results of her no-purchase and refashioning exercises in both words and photos; but the relevant section has zero photos. Why not give readers a peek into Hedstroms closet; as well as a proper view of the wardrobe refashioning she did during her no-buy year?The "recipes" for refashioning that comprise the last section of the book are a mix of easy and more difficult. I am a imaginative person; and I found the directions to be a bit vauge and lacking for some of the recipes. Also; and this is just a matter of personal style; quite a few of the recipes are for fashions that I consider to be either too hippy-dippy or just a tad vulgar. I could easily find similar inspiration on any number of blogs devoted to wardrobe remixing and refashioning.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. the first part was great!By Laura DThe first part of this book is about how the author stopped buying clothing for a year; something I have tried and failed at; but this book makes me want to try harder. I agree with the previous reviewer; pictures in this section would have been great; but still...I really enjoyed this part and I dont regret buying the book for that reason.The second half of the book is made up of "recipes"...ideas for re-using clothing and accessories to create new items. There are some goofy ideas here..(I dont think the "daring fishnet jeans" would look good on anybody; but there are always a few duds in every re-fashion book). The directions are super-vague in some cases; and sometimes it is kind of obvious that they were translated into English; and not very well. I was intrigued by the Recycled Chain necklace tutorial; but the directions dont make much sense. Maybe they are called "locks" in Europe...but I think what they are talking about are called "clasps" in the U.S.; and since this edition is published in the States; it wouldve made sense to use the proper term for the U.S. edition. Also; diagrams wouldve definitely helped make things clearer in many cases. I also love the idea of the decorated shoes that are on the front cover; but its very hard to see the shoes in the picture.Many of the photographs are lovely; though; and the people featured in this book are quirky and interesting. I also really like the quality of the book itself. Nice paper; and great printed hard cover.Overall; I like the book; especially the first part. I just think the "recipes" couldve been edited better and couldve been a lot clearer.