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Ridiculous!
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 552

Ridiculous!

A former theater critic for the New York Daily News, Kaufman has been covering theater in New York for some 20 years, and is a long-time contributor to The Nation, the Village Voice, and The New York Times. Here he gives an account of the life of Charles Ludlam (1946-1987), a prominent figure in the theater avant-garde, a pioneer of drag performance, and founder of The Ridiculous Theatrical Company (1967), whose work has influenced such performers as Bette Midler and the original cast of Saturday Night Live. Kaufman spent some ten years researching the book and interviewing key people in Ludlam's life and career. Illustrated with b & w photos. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Charles Ludlam and the Ridiculous Theatrical Company
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 208

Charles Ludlam and the Ridiculous Theatrical Company

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1998
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  • Publisher: McFarland

Ludlam (1943-1987) first brought his unique brand of theater to New York audiences in the late 1960s. Based in part on traditional comic characters, his ridiculous school included such inspirations as Hollywood B movies, camp, drag, opera and theatrical artifice. The author provides an overview of Ludlam's life, exploring the theatrical underpinnings of his work and then the whole Ludlam canon. A look at Ludlam's work in the 1980s concludes the work. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Complete Plays of Charles Ludlam
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 936

The Complete Plays of Charles Ludlam

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Clowns, Fools and Picaros
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 241

Clowns, Fools and Picaros

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2007
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  • Publisher: Rodopi

By its very nature the clown, as represented in art, is an interdisciplinary phenomenon. In whichever artform it appears - fiction, drama, film, photography or fine art - it carries the symbolic association of its usage in popular culture, be it ritual festivities, street theatre or circus. The clown, like its extended family of fools, jesters, picaros and tricksters, has a variety of functions all focussed around its status and image of being "other." Frequently a marginalized figure, it provides the foil for the shortcomings of dominant discourse or the absurdities of human behaviour. Clowns, Fools and Picaros represents the latest research on the clown, bringing together for the first time studies from four continents: Europe, America, Africa and Asia. It attempts to ascertain commonalities, overlaps and differences between artistic expressions of the "clownesque" from these various continents and genres, and above all, to examine the role of the clown in our cultures today. This volume is of interest for scholars of political and comic drama, film and visual art as well as scholars of comparative literature and anthropology.

Charles Ludlam Lives!
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 247

Charles Ludlam Lives!

Playwright, actor and director Charles Ludlam (1943–1987) helped to galvanize the Ridiculous style of theater in New York City starting in the 1960s. Decades after his death, his place in the chronicle of American theater has remained constant, but his influence has changed. Although his Ridiculous Theatrical Company shut its doors, the Ludlamesque Ridiculous has continued to thrive and remain a groundbreaking genre, maintaining its relevance and potency by metamorphosing along with changes in the LGBTQ community. Author Sean F. Edgecomb focuses on the neo-Ridiculous artists Charles Busch, Bradford Louryk, and Taylor Mac to trace the connections between Ludlam’s legacy and their performances, using alternative queer models such as kinetic kinship, lateral historiography, and a new approach to camp. Charles Ludlam Lives! demonstrates that the queer legacy of Ludlam is one of distinct transformation—one where artists can reject faithful interpretations in order to move in new interpretive directions.

Ridiculous Theatre
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 296

Ridiculous Theatre

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1992
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Ridiculous Theatre
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 292

Ridiculous Theatre

Never widely available in his lifetime, Ludlam's essays and opinions of theatre reveal a complex mind focused on theatrical invention.

Theatre of the Ridiculous
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 217

Theatre of the Ridiculous

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2018-10-30
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  • Publisher: McFarland

Theatre of the Ridiculous is a significant movement that highlighted the radical possibilities inherent in camp. Much of contemporary theatre owes this form a great debt but little has been written about its history or aesthetic markers. This book offers a comprehensive overview of the important practitioners, along with critical commentary of their work. Beginning with Ridiculous' most recognizable name, Charles Ludlam, the author traces the development of this campy, queer genre, from the B movies of Maria Montez to the Pop Art scene of Andy Warhol to the founding of the Play-House of the Ridiculous and the dawn of Ludlam's career and finally to the contemporary theatre scene.

Critical Theory and Performance
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 612

Critical Theory and Performance

Updated and enlarged, this groundbreaking collection surveys the major critical currents and approaches in drama, theater, and performance

Theatre of the Ridiculous
  • Language: en

Theatre of the Ridiculous

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1998
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  • Publisher: Unknown

As a theatrical form, the "ridiculous" thrived in the 1970s and early 1980s, playfully subverting dramatic and social convention in its mix of camp, role-playing, literary and cinematic allusions--and anticipating the current interest in gender, cross-dressing, and popular culture. Originally published in 1979, THEATRE OF THE RIDICULOUS (now revised and updated) was the first book to document this innovative and challenging form.