Theatre Under Louis XIV
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Theatre Under Louis XIV

Cross-Casting and the Performance of Gender in Drama, Ballet and Opera

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Theatre Under Louis XIV

Cross-Casting and the Performance of Gender in Drama, Ballet and Opera

About this book

This book explores the fascinating phenomenon of cross-casting and related gender issues in different theatrical genres and different performance contexts during the heyday of French theatre. Although professional acting troupes under Louis XIV were mixed, cross-casting remained an important feature of French court ballet (in which the King himself performed a number of women's roles) and an occasional feature of spoken comedy and tragic opera. Cross-casting also persisted out of necessity in the school drama of the period. This book fills an important gap in the history of French theatre and provides new insight into wider theoretical questions of gender and theatricality. The inclusion of chapters on ballet and opera (as well as spoken drama) opens up the richness of French theatre under Louis XIV in a way that has not been achieved before.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Theatre under Louis XIV Cross-Casting and the Performance of Gender in Drama, Ballet and Opera
  3. Contents
  4. List of Illustrations
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction: Cross-Dressing and Cross-Casting
  7. Chapter I Unattractive Women: Cross-Casting in Comedy
  8. Chapter II Boys will be Girls: Cross-Casting in School Drama
  9. Chapter III Female Roles in Court Ballet I: Men Playing Women
  10. Chapter IV Female Roles in Court Ballet II: Women Playing Women
  11. Chapter V Cross-Casting and Gender Ambiguity in Opera
  12. Conclusion
  13. Notes
  14. Bibliography
  15. Index