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Meandering (Theatre-) Histories

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How can theatre in motion be investigated? What do we know about the backstage area of the theatrical business at the turn of the century, its infrastructure and organization, and with which sources and methods do we approach this part of global theatre and cultural history? This chapter presents the methods on which the present investigation is based. Approaches from global history, concepts of transnational and transcultural theory and finally the source material will be critically reflected upon.

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Leonhardt, N. (2021). Meandering (Theatre-) Histories. In: Theatre Across Oceans. Transnational Theatre Histories. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76355-8_1

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