ABSTRACT
The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre:Europe covers theatre since World War II in forty-seven European nations, including the nations which re-emerged following the break-up of the former USSR, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. Each national article is divided into twelve sections - History, Structure of the National Theatre Community, Artistic Profile, Music Theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences, Puppet Theatre, Design, Theatre, Space and Architecture, Training, Criticism, Scholarship and Publishing and Further Reading - allowing the reader to use the book as a source for both area and subject studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
entry 1|7 pages
An Introduction: Of Nations and their Theatres
entry 2|7 pages
The New Frontier: An Introduction To Theatre In Europe Since World War II
entry 3|3 pages
Music Theatre
entry 4|3 pages
Dance Theatre
entry 5|4 pages
Theatre for Young Audiences
entry 6|5 pages
Puppet Theatre
part |292 pages
The Nations and Their Theatres
entry 7|10 pages
Albania
entry 8|9 pages
Armenia
entry 9|26 pages
Austria
entry 10|14 pages
Azerbaijan
entry 11|13 pages
Belarus
entry 12|36 pages
Belarus
entry 13|12 pages
Bosnia-Herzegovina
entry 14|14 pages
Bulgaria
entry 15|15 pages
Croatia
entry 16|11 pages
Cyprus
entry 17|21 pages
Czech Republic
entry 18|2 pages
Czechoslovakia (Historical Overview)
entry 19|17 pages
Denmark
entry 20|13 pages
Estonia
entry 21|23 pages
Finland
entry 22|52 pages
France
entry 23|15 pages
Georgia
entry 24|61 pages
German Democratic Republic (see Germany)
entry 25|26 pages
Greece
entry 26|24 pages
Hungary
entry 27|16 pages
Iceland
entry 28|29 pages
Ireland
entry 29|25 pages
Israel
entry 30|23 pages
Italy
entry 31|12 pages
Latvia
entry 32|12 pages
Lithuania
entry 33|2 pages
Luxembourg (Overview)
entry 34|11 pages
Macedonia
entry 35|11 pages
Malta
entry 36|3 pages
Moldova (Overview)
entry 37|20 pages
Netherlands
entry 38|18 pages
Norway
entry 39|35 pages
Poland
entry 40|13 pages
Portugal
entry 41|22 pages
Romania
entry 42|35 pages
Russia
entry 43|16 pages
Serbia-Montenegro
entry 44|12 pages
Slovak Republic
entry 45|15 pages
Slovenia
entry 46|23 pages
Spain
entry 47|23 pages
Sweden
entry 48|24 pages
Switzerland
entry 49|18 pages
Turkey
entry 50|20 pages
Ukraine
entry 51|45 pages
United Kingdom
entry 52|12 pages
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Historical Overview)
entry 53|9 pages
Yugoslavia (Historical Overview)
