Italian Futurist Theatre, 1909-1944

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Foreword vi
• Notes vii
• Acknowledgements viii
• Contents ix
• Part I - Introduction 1
• 1 - Futurist Theatre: `A Preliminary Characterization 3
• Notes 9
• 2 - The State of Italian Theatre Before the Advent of Futurism 11
• Notes 23
• 3 - Marinetti's Early Writings and Aesthetics: a Prelude to Futurism 26
• Notes 39
• 4 - The Founding of the Futurist Movement and the First Manifestos 43
• Notes 53
• Part II - The Birth of a Futurist Theatre 57
• 1 - Political Action Theatre as a Performative Genre 59
• Notes 79
• 2 - The Beginnings of a Futurist Performance Art: the Early Serate 85
• Notes 145
• 3 - Futurist Dramatic Theory: the Early Manifestos 156
• Notes 182
• 4 - Futurism and the Professional Theatre: the First Companies Touring with a Futurist Repertoire 187
• Notes 223
• 5 - Theatre Performances in Art Galleries 232
• Notes 244
• 6 - The Stage Works of Giacomo Balla 246
• Notes 260
• 7 - Enrico Prampolini's Early Futurist Career 264
• Notes 284
• 8 - Fortunato Depero's Theatrical Experiments of the 1910s 291
• Notes 318
• Part III - The Second Futurist Movement, 1920-1930 327
• 1 - Futurism Under the Fascist RÉgime 329
• Notes 342
• 2 - The Revival of Futurist Theatre in the 1920s 346
• Notes 375
• 3 - Futurist Cabarets, Artists' Festivals, and Banquets 384
• Notes 394
• 4 - From the Religion of Speed to the Cult of the Machine 396
• Notes 411
• 5 - The Machine Art of Vinicio Paladini and Ivo Pannaggi 417
• Notes 427
• 6 - Fillia's Theatrical Experiments of the 1920s 431
• Notes 439
• 7 - Enrico Prampolini's Theatrical Career in the 1920s 442
• Notes 464
• 8 - Fortunato Depero's Contribution to a Futurist Mechanical Theatre 469
• Notes 481
• 9 - Fedele Azari and Futurist Aerial Theatre 485
• Notes 492
• 10 - Vasari's Apocalyptic Vision of the Futurist Machine Age 495
• Notes 515
• Part IV - Epilogue: Futurism in the 1930s and 1940s 521
• 1 - Futurism Tied to the Procrustean Bed of the Fascist State 523
• Notes 531
• 2 - The Last Signs of Life in Futurist Theatre 534
• Notes 549
• Bibliography 555
• List of Illustrations 577
• Index 583

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