The Changing Room

Sex, Drag and Theatre

By:

Laurence Senelick

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Gender in Performance

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The answers to these questions - and much, much more - are to be found in The Changing Room , which traces the origins and variations of theatrical cross-dressing through the ages and across cultures. It examines: tribal rituals and shamanic practices in the Balkans and Chinese-Tibet the gender-bending elements of Greek and early Christian religion the homosexual appeal of the boy actor on the traditional stage of China, Japan and England the origins of the dame comedian, the principal boy, the glamour drag artiste and the male impersonator artists such as David Bowie, Boy George, Charles Ludlam, Dame Edna Everage, Lily Savage, Candy Darling, Julian Clary and the New York Dolls. Lavishly illustrated with unusual and rare pictures, this is the first ever cross-cultural study of theatrical transvestism. It is a must for anyone interested in cross-dressing, theatre, and gender.

Author Biography:

Laurence Senelick is Fletcher Professor of Drama at Tufts University. He is the recipient of awards from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. His many publications include lovesick (1998), The Chekhov Theatre, and the Age and Stage of George L. Fox.

Release date Australia

May 22nd, 2000

Author

Laurence Senelick

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Pages

560

Series

Gender in Performance

Dimensions

189x246x31

ISBN-13

9780415159869

Product ID

2637208

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