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DOING THE TIME WARP IBD

BLOOMSBURY 3PL
08 / 2023
9781350333192
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Sinopsis

Doing the Time Warpáexplores how song and dance - sites of aesthetic difference in the musical - can âÇÖwarpâÇÖ time and enable marginalized and semi-marginalized fans to imagine different ways of being in the world.While the musical is a bastion of mainstream theatrical culture, it also supports a fan culture of outsiders who dream themselves into being in the strange, liminal timespaces of its musical numbers.Through analysing musicals of stage and screen - ranging fromáRentátoáRagtime, Gleeáto Taylor MacâÇÖsáA 24-Decade History of Popular Musicá- Sarah Taylor Ellis investigates how alienated subjects find moments of coherence and connection in musical theatreâÇÖs imaginaries of song and dance.Exploring an array of archival work and live performance, such as Larry GelbartâÇÖs papers in the UCLA Performing Arts Collections and the shadowcast performances of Los AngelesâÇÖs Sins oâÇÖ the Flesh,áDoing the Time Warpáprobes the politics of musicals and consider show the genreâÇÖs âÇÖstrange temporalitiesâÇÖ can point towards new futurities for identities and communities in difference.

PVP
50,89