This volume is the first authoritative historical textbook to look at the origins, development and evolution of seaside pierrot troupes and concert parties and their popular performance heritage.
It will provide, for the first time, a definition of the pierrot troupe and its evolution from the roots of European popular traditions such as the commedia dell'arte and minstrelsy, to links between music hall and contemporary popular culture. Tony Lidington will explore how pierrot troupes grew from a single idea into a major international cultural industry and how it boosted morale and national identity during the two World Wars, before sublimating into contemporary pop music and comedy. Tony's continuing practice as research provides an experiential framework for the historical and ethnographic analysis of the form.
This book will be of vital interest to students, researchers, and performers of outdoor (al fresco) arts, clowning and comedy, minstrelsy, vernacular music-making and music hall.
| ISBN: | 9780367489182 |
| Publication date: | 30th September 2022 |
| Author: | Tony Lidington |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 448 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies |
| Genres: |
History of Performing Arts Social and cultural history History of music |
This volume is the first authoritative historical textbook to look at the origins, development and evolution of seaside pierrot troupes and concert parties and their popular performance heritage.
It will provide, for the first time, a definition of the pierrot troupe and its evolution from the roots of European popular traditions such as the commedia dell'arte and minstrelsy, to links between music hall and contemporary popular culture. Tony Lidington will explore how pierrot troupes grew from a single idea into a major international cultural industry and how it boosted morale and national identity during the two World Wars, before sublimating into contemporary pop music and comedy. Tony's continuing practice as research provides an experiential framework for the historical and ethnographic analysis of the form.
This book will be of vital interest to students, researchers, and performers of outdoor (al fresco) arts, clowning and comedy, minstrelsy, vernacular music-making and music hall.
"Don't Forget the Pierrots!" features in the following genres: Performance art, Social and cultural history, Puppetry, miniature and toy theatre, Popular music, Cultural studies, Social and cultural anthropology, European history, Sociology, Museology and heritage studies, Theatre studies, The arts: general topics
"Don't Forget the Pierrots!" is available in Paperback
"Don't Forget the Pierrots!" was written by Tony Lidington and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
"Don't Forget the Pierrots!" has 448 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies series
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