At the Threshold by Rana Esfandiary - 9781032193786

At the ThresholdContemporary Theatre, Art, and Music of Iran\nAuthor(s): Rana Esfandiary\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032193786, 978-1032193786\nSynopsis\nThis book examines the performance strategies used by contemporary Iranian artists and activists to reimagine Iranian-ness in the context of Irans local, regional, and global position.\n\nThis study identifies the important social and political interventions made by theatrical and performance pieces, visual art, and electronic music that articulate and reformulate Iranian-ness by breaking away from fixed and constructed stereotypes projected on them by both the Islamic regime and Western power. This book explores the reception and context within which artworks become meaningful performative acts. Looking closely at the works of a notable female Iranian photographer, Shadi Ghadirian, in conjunction with the new generation of Iranian nonconformist artists su.