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.

chapter 3|3 pages

Music Theatre

chapter 4|3 pages

Dance Theatre

chapter 6|5 pages

Puppet Theatre

part |292 pages

The Nations and Their Theatres

chapter 7|10 pages

Albania

chapter 8|9 pages

Armenia

chapter 9|26 pages

Austria

chapter 10|14 pages

Azerbaijan

chapter 11|13 pages

Belarus

chapter 12|36 pages

Belarus

chapter 13|12 pages

Bosnia-Herzegovina

chapter 14|14 pages

Bulgaria

chapter 15|15 pages

Croatia

chapter 16|11 pages

Cyprus

chapter 17|21 pages

Czech Republic

chapter 18|2 pages

Czechoslovakia (Historical Overview)

chapter 19|17 pages

Denmark

chapter 20|13 pages

Estonia

chapter 21|23 pages

Finland

chapter 23|15 pages

Georgia

chapter 25|26 pages

Greece

chapter 26|24 pages

Hungary

chapter 27|16 pages

Iceland

chapter 28|29 pages

Ireland

chapter 29|25 pages

Israel

chapter 30|23 pages

Italy

chapter 31|12 pages

Latvia

chapter 32|12 pages

Lithuania

chapter 33|2 pages

Luxembourg (Overview)

chapter 34|11 pages

Macedonia

chapter 35|11 pages

Malta

chapter 36|3 pages

Moldova (Overview)

chapter 37|20 pages

Netherlands

chapter 38|18 pages

Norway

chapter 39|35 pages

Poland

chapter 40|13 pages

Portugal

chapter 41|22 pages

Romania

chapter 42|35 pages

Russia

chapter 43|16 pages

Serbia-Montenegro

chapter 44|12 pages

Slovak Republic

chapter 45|15 pages

Slovenia

chapter 46|23 pages

Spain

chapter 47|23 pages

Sweden

chapter 48|24 pages

Switzerland

chapter 49|18 pages

Turkey

chapter 50|20 pages

Ukraine

chapter 51|45 pages

United Kingdom

chapter 53|9 pages

Yugoslavia (Historical Overview)