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Italian Futurist Theatre, 1909-1944 »
Authors: Gunter Berghaus
ISBN-13: 9780198158981, ISBN-10: 019815898X
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: December 1998
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Gunter Berghaus
University of Bristol
Book Synopsis
Italian Futurist Theatre provides an overview of the theatrical activities of the Italian Futurist movement, headed by F. T. Marinetti. It analyzes the theory and practice of Futurist performance, covers the theatre work of all leading artists and writers of the movement, and discusses the main aims and achievements of their theatrical experiments. While focusing on reconstructing the performance history of Futurist theatre, this book also incorporates aspects of dramatic writing, stage and costume design, theatre architecture, dance and opera.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | ||
| Acknowledgements | ||
| Pt. I | Introduction | |
| 1 | Futurist Theatre: A Preliminary Characterization | 3 |
| 2 | The State of Italian Theatre Before the Advent of Futurism | 11 |
| 3 | Marinetti's Early Writings and Aesthetics: A Prelude to Futurism | 26 |
| 4 | The Founding of the Futurist Movement and the First Manifestos | 43 |
| Pt. II | The Birth of a Futurist Theatre | |
| 1 | Political Action Theatre as a Performative Genre | 59 |
| 2 | The Beginnings of a Futurist Performance Art: The Early Serate | 85 |
| 3 | Futurist Dramatic Theory: The Early Manifestos | 156 |
| 4 | Futurism and the Professional Theatre: The First Companies Touring with a Futurist Repertoire | 187 |
| 5 | Theatre Performances in Art Galleries | 232 |
| 6 | The Stage Works of Giacomo Balla | 246 |
| 7 | Enrico Prampolini's Early Futurist Career | 264 |
| 8 | Fortunato Depero's Theatrical Experiments of the 1910s | 291 |
| Pt. III | The Second Futurist Movement, 1920-1930 | |
| 1 | Futurism under the Fascist Regime | 329 |
| 2 | The Revival of Futurist Theatre in the 1920s | 346 |
| 3 | Futurist Cabarets, Artists' Festivals, and Banquets | 384 |
| 4 | From the Religion of Speed to the Cult of the Machine | 396 |
| 5 | The Machine Art of Vinicio Paladini and Ivo Pannaggi | 417 |
| 6 | Fillia's Theatrical Experiments of the 1920s | 431 |
| 7 | Enrico Prampolini's Theatrical Career in the 1920s | 442 |
| 8 | Fortunato Depero's Contribution to a Futurist Mechanical Theatre | 469 |
| 9 | Fedele Azari and Futurist Aerial Theatre | 485 |
| 10 | Vasari's Apocalyptic Vision of the Futurist Machine Age | 495 |
| Pt. IV | Epilogue: Futurism in the 1930s and 1940s | |
| 1 | Futurism Tied to the Procrustean Bed of the Fascist State | 523 |
| 2 | The Last Signs of Life in Futurist Theatre | 534 |
| Bibliography | 555 | |
| List of Illustrations | 577 | |
| Index | 583 |
Subjects
Fiction Books & Literature
Literary Criticism Drama - Literary Criticism
Fiction Books & Literature Literary Criticism Italian Literature
Fiction Books & Literature Literary Criticism Literary Movements
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Literary Criticism Italian LiteratureFiction Books & Literature
Literary Criticism Literary Movements