Theatre and the Nuclear
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Description
How has nuclear disaster, and the threat of nuclear conflict shaped the relationship between theatre making and socio-political dramaturgies?
Theatre and The Nuclear examines the entangled relationship between Fukushima and contemporary Japanese theatre, not as a singular historical event but as an ongoing performative condition that shapes Japan's sociopolitical and ecological present.
By examining works by leading Japanese contemporary theatre-makers, this book interrogates how dramaturgy has evolved beyond anthropocentric models in response to a crisis that resists containment within conventional narrative structures or spatial coordinates.
In doing so, this book contributes to urgent discourses in performance studies, environmental humanities, and more-than-human philosophies, offering insights not only for scholars of Japanese theatre but for broader debates on theatre's role in an age of ecological precarity.
Published in the historic Theatre And series, this book provides vital insights into how theatre might navigate the unfolding planetary precarity of the 21st century, making it essential reading for scholars of contemporary performance, Japanese studies, and environmental humanities.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Nuclear as Dramaturgy
Part 1 Ethics: Information Crises and Theatres of Guilt
Part 2 Time: Absurdist Dramaturgy beyond Humanism
Part 3 Space: Spectatorship between Here and There
Conclusion: Third Nuclear Era
Notes
Further reading
Index
Acknowledgements
Product details
| Published | 08 Jul 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 128 |
| ISBN | 9781350591233 |
| Imprint | Methuen Drama |
| Dimensions | 178 x 111 mm |
| Series | Theatre And |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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