Bennett explores the relationship between theatre and museums, looking particularly at the collaborative processes that intertwine these two cultural practices. She argues that discourses of performance studies can open up new avenues of inquiry about the production and reception of the museum experience and its place in contemporary culture.

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Autorentext
SUSAN BENNETT is University Professor in the Department of English at the University of Calgary, Canada.

Inhalt

Series Editors' Preface.- Introduction.- From Display to Experience.- Re-performance.- Theatre in the Museum: Collection as Performance.- The Experiential Museum.- Performance as Collection: Repertoire in the Museum.- Conclusion: Re-performance Matters.- Further Reading.- Works Cited.- Index.