Crossing the Stage: Controversies on Cross-Dressing

Author: Lesley Ferris
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: dressing, cross, controversies, stage, crossing
Number of Pages: 232
Published: 1993-12-08
List price: $45.95
ISBN-10: 0415062691
ISBN-13: 9780415062695

Book Description:

Crossing the Stage brings together for the first time essays which explore cross-dressing in theatre, cabaret, opera and dance. The volume contains seminal pieces which have become standard texts in the field, as well as new work especially commissioned from leading writers on performance.
Crossing the Stage is an indispensable sourcebook on theatrical cross-dressing. It will be essential reading for all those interested in performance and the representation of gender.