Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: Metatheatre is used rather ambiguously because of its loose definition.This paper aims to discuss various definitions and features of metatheatre, traces the history of metatheatre's evolution, and expounds on the five types of metatheatre and its wide application in feminist theatre with examples from Caryl Churchill's and Timberlake Wertenbaker's plays.This facilitates a better understanding of metatheatre and its potentially subversive power.
Source: US-China Foreign Language
Author: CHEN Jing-xia
Institution: Central University of Finance and Economics
Language: English
Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4254044646