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The Construction and Production of Performance

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Contemporary French Theatre and Performance

Part of the book series: Performance Interventions ((PIPI))

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The term création (new production) has been used for some time now in various contexts, in situations which, most of the time, allude to the fact that to create a new production is the hallmark of originality, of a unique position, of risks taken by those participating in the theatrical process.1 Theatre directing is usually associated with staging these events. When, thanks to the organizational ability of the director, theatrical signs are prepared and arranged, a new production comes into being.

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  • Cantarella, Robert and Frédéric Fisbach (2009) VAnti-musée (Paris: Nouveaux Débats publics).

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Clare Finburgh (Senior Lecturer in Modern Drama)Carl Lavery (Senior Lecturer in Theatre and Performance)

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© 2011 Robert Cantarella

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Cantarella, R. (2011). The Construction and Production of Performance. In: Finburgh, C., Lavery, C. (eds) Contemporary French Theatre and Performance. Performance Interventions. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230305663_7

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