Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Note on Terminology ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 Why the Theatre? The Role of the Stage in the Theoretical Debate Surrounding the Poetry and Poetics of the Neo-Avant- Garde 13
7. 2 The Italian Stage in the 1960s 102
8. 3 A Few Theoretical Notes on Breath and Text: Antonio Porta and Giuliano Scabia 161
9. 4 An Introduction to Pagliarani’s Theatre 219
10. 5 Collaborations and Convergences: Pagliarani, Giuliani, Celli, and Sanguineti 251
11. Interviews
12. Interview with Valentina Valentini, Rome, 25 March 2017 323
13. Interview with Pippo Di Marca, Rome, 25 March 2017 337
14. Interview with Nanni Balestrini, Milan, 4 April 2017 349
15. Interview with Giuliano Scabia, Florence, 1 April 2017 357
16. Notes 375
17. Works Cited 425
18. Index 441