{"product_id":"9781350031531","title":"Ivo van Hove From Shakespeare to David Bowie","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePerformance Books\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eIvo van Hove\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrom Shakespeare to David Bowie\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSonia Massai | Susan Bennett\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Direction \u0026amp; Production\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a wealth of resources, critical overviews and detailed analysis of Ivo van Hove's internationally acclaimed work as the foremost director of theatre, opera and musicals in our time. Stunning production photos capture the power of van Hove's directorial vision, his innovative use of theatrical spaces, and the arresting stage images that have made his productions so popular among audiences worldwide over the last 30 years. Van Hove's own contribution to the book, which includes a foreword, interview and his director's notes for some of his most popular shows, makes this book a unique resource for students, scholars and for his fans across the different art forms in which he works. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn informative introduction provides an overview of van Hove's unique approach to directing, while five sections, individually curated by experts in the respective fields of Shakespeare, classical theatre, modern theatre, opera, musicals, film, and international festival curatorship, offer readers a combination of critical insight and short excerpts by van Hove's collaborators, the actors in the ensemble companies van Hove works with in Amsterdam and New York, and by arts critics and reviewers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e is University Professor in the Department of English at the University of Calgary, Canada.  Her books include \u003ci\u003eTheatre Audiences\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003ePerforming Nostalgia\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and \u003ci\u003eTheatre \u0026amp; Museums\u003c\/i\u003e (2013).  Recent edited collections are \u003ci\u003eShakespeare Beyond English\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited with Christie Carson, 2013) and \u003ci\u003ePerforming Environments: Site-Specificity in Medieval \u0026amp; Early Modern Drama\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited with Mary Polito, 2014).  She is series editor, with Kim Solga, for Theory for Theatre Studies (Bloomsbury Methuen Drama).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSonia Massai\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Shakespeare Studies in the English Department at King's College London, UK.  Her publications include her book, \u003ci\u003eShakespeare and the Rise of the Editor\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), and \u003ci\u003eWorld-Wide Shakespeares: Local Appropriations in Film and Performance\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), and critical editions of \u003ci\u003eThe Paratexts in English Printed Drama to 1642\u003c\/i\u003e ( 2014) and John Ford's \u003ci\u003eTis Pity She's a Whore\u003c\/i\u003e for Arden Early Modern Drama (2011).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 July 2018\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350031531\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e264\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57327566160012,"sku":"9781350031531","price":144.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_a9cf3e7e-ceae-4063-8c98-ae67ed1620fe.jpg?v=1789055943","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350031531","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}