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This richly illustrated catalogue is essential for enthusiasts of avant-garde theatre, students of political and cultural performance arts, and readers interested in radical artistic legacies challenging societal conventions.
Profusely illustrated, Reza Abdoh is a major monograph on one of the most influential theater artists of the latter-20th century. The book contains new essays on Abdoh's works in theater, film, and video, published and unpublished interviews with the director, conversations with his friends and colleagues, scripts of Abdoh's plays, and contemporary reviews.
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Over a brief, twelve-year career, the Iranian director and playwright Reza Abdoh broke all of the conventions of American theatre, pushing actors and audiences past their limits to create hallucinatory, at times nightmarish, dreamscapes shot through with humour, song, and an unlikely spirituality.
His productions addressed the bitter political realities of his time—the systemic devaluation of black life, governmental indifference to the AIDS crisis, sexual repression, genocide in Europe, and war in the Middle East—with harrowing eloquence. Just before his death, he ordered that his plays should never be performed again.
Profusely illustrated, the catalogue contains new essays on the influence and reception of Abdoh's works in theatre, film, and video, published and unpublished interviews with the director, and conversations with his friends and colleagues, as well as scripts of his plays and contemporary reviews.
Reza Abdoh offers an insightful exploration into the legacy of a daring and visionary artist whose work continues to resonate powerfully today.
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ISBN: 9783775745529
Publisher: Hatje Cantz
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 May 2021
Country: Germany
Imprint: Hatje Cantz
Illustration: 120 Illustrations
Contributors:
- Contributions by Jennifer Krasinski
- Edited by Negar Azimi
- Edited by Tiffany Malakooti
- Edited by Michael C. Vazquez
- Contributions by Nick Mauss
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 230.0mm
Height: 300.0mm
Weight: 2420g
Pages: 576
About the Author
The Iranian director REZA ABDOH (1963-1995) was known for his wildly ambitious, experimental, and often confrontational theatrical productions. When he died of AIDS at the age of just thirty-two, he was already regarded as a crucial figure on the American avant-garde scene.
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