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Books by richard schechner author of performance theory. In his book the future of ritual, he writes that, in any of these varieties,performances subject is. A scholar, theatre director, editor, and playwright, he is university professor of performance studies emeritus at the tisch school of the arts, new york university and editor of tdr. That is, if you can handle conflict, cope with ambiguity, navigate the incomprehensible, relish the rivalry. In performance studies, schechner asserts that performing onstage, performing in special social situations public ceremonies, for example, and performing in everyday life are a continuum.
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