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[Introduction To] In The Eye Of The Storm: Contemporary Theater In Barcelona, Sharon G. Feldman
[Introduction To] In The Eye Of The Storm: Contemporary Theater In Barcelona, Sharon G. Feldman
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Barcelona, the cultural epicenter of Catalunya, is presently experiencing the most dynamic and polemical period in its modern theater history. It is the commanding hub of an energetic theater scene that in recent years has witnessed an exuberant outpouring of new dramatists, a steady crescendo in theater attendance, and a continual increase in the international presence of Catalan directors, playwrights, and companies. The path along which the contemporary Catalan stage has struggled to recover and reconstitute the professional legitimacy and visibility that it lost during the Franco dictatorship has been a complex process. In the Eye of the Storm: Contemporary …
[Introduction To] Barcelona Plays: A Collection Of New Works By Catalan Playwrights, Sharon G. Feldman, Marion Peter Holt
[Introduction To] Barcelona Plays: A Collection Of New Works By Catalan Playwrights, Sharon G. Feldman, Marion Peter Holt
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Barcelona’s theater has experienced a remarkable renaissance in the years since the end of the Franco dictatorship. Soon the Catalan language, suppressed for more than three decades, became a vehicle of expression for new playwrights who challenged performance groups. This collection represents outstanding Catalan playwrights from three generations.