Books in the Routledge Performance Practitioners series

Part of the series "Routledge Performance Practitioners", this book presents an overview of key phases in Robert Lepage's life and career. It discusses his work "The Seven Streams of River Ota" which serves as a paradigm of his working methods.

"First published 2004; reissued 2018 by Routledge ..." -- ECIP galley.

Jacques Copeau was a leading figure in the development of twentieth century theatre practice and a pioneer for work on actor-training. Examining one of the major influences on twentieth- and twenty-first-century performance, this book explores Jacques Copeau in an overview of his work and an analysis of his key ideas and performances.

Part of the "Routledge Performance Practitioners" series, this book deals with the contribution of two of modern theatre's most charismatic innovators. Including a glossary of English and Japanese terms, it presents an account of the founding of Japanese butoh through the partnership of Hijikata and Ohno.

"First pubished 2004, reissued 2018"--Title page verso.

Routledge Performance Practitioners is a series of introductory guides to the key theatre-makers of the last century. Rudolf Laban was one of the leading dance theorists of the twentieth century. His work on dance analysis and notation raised the status of dance as both an art form and a scholarly discipline.

First edition reissued in 2019; first published by Routledge in 2009.