Johnston, Kirsty, 1971-

Stage turns : Canadian disability theatre / Kirsty Johnston. - Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource (xv, 221 pages) : illustrations, portrait

Includes bibliographies and index.

""Cover ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""Illustrations ""; ""Preface ""; ""1: Introduction ""; ""Part One: Histories ""; ""2: Surveying the Scene ""; ""3: Workman Arts ""; ""4: Theatre Terrific ""; ""5: Scale-Jumping ""; ""Part Two: Performances "" ""6: Re-Staging Disability Theatre """"7: Staging Schizophrenia ""; ""8: Disruptive Spaces: The Clinic ""; ""9: Performing Paralympia ""; ""10: Conclusion ""; ""Notes ""; ""Bibliography ""; ""Index ""

How theatre artists are challenging traditional theatre practices and reimagining disability on stage.



9780773586703

cn2012903106

C2012-903106-2




Actors with disabilities--Canada.
People with disabilities and the arts--Canada.
Theater--History.--Canada
Theaters--History.--Canada
Canadian drama--History and criticism.
Canadian drama (English)--History and criticism.


Electronic Books.

PN1590 / .S734 2012