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Postmodernism
preceded by Modernism

Postmodernity
Postchristianity
Postmodern philosophy
Postmodern architecture
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Postmodernist film
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Critical theory
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Postmodern theatre is a recent phenomenon in world theatre, coming as it does out of the postmodern philosophy that originated in Europe in the 1960s. Postmodernism literally means 'after the modernist movement' While " Modern " itself refers to something "related to the present" the movement of modernism Modernism describes an array of Cultural movements rooted in the changes in Western society in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century Postmodernity (also spelled post-modernity or the pejorative postmodern condition) is generally used to describe the economic and/or cultural state or condition Postchristianity, postChristendom or postChristianism are variants of a term used to describe a contemporary cultural attitude strictly linked to Postmodernism Postmodern philosophy' is a philosophical direction which is critical of the foundational assumptions and structures of philosophy Postmodern architecture was an international style whose first examples are generally cited as being from the 1950s and which continues to influence present-day Architecture Postmodern art is a term used to describe art which is thought to be in contradiction to some aspect of Modernism, or to have emerged or developed in its aftermath Postmodernist film describes the articulation of ideas of Postmodernism through the cinematic medium. The term Postmodern literature is used to describe certain tendencies in post- World War II literature Postmodern music is music which follows the postmodern ideology In the Humanities and Social sciences, critical theory is the examination and critique of Society and Literature, drawing from knowledge across Globalization (or globalisation) in its literal sense is the process of transformation of local or regional phenomena into global ones Consumerism is the equation of personal Happiness with the purchase of material possessions and consumption. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Postmodernism literally means 'after the modernist movement' While " Modern " itself refers to something "related to the present" the movement of modernism Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Typically, a postmodern theatrical work would contain some or all of the following characteristics:

  1. A diverse pastiche of different textualities and media forms are used, including the simultaneous use of multiple art or media forms, and there is the 'theft' of a heterogeneous group of artistic forms
  2. Narrative need not be complete but can be broken, paradoxical and imagistic. The word pastiche describes a literary or other artistic Genre. In the Arts media (plural of Medium) are the materials and techniques used by an Artist to produce a work Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual A paradox is a true statement or group of statements that leads to a Contradiction or a situation which defies intuition; or inversely There is a movement away from linearity to multiplicity (to inter-related 'webs' of storying), where acts and scenes give way to a series of peripatetic dramatic moments.
  3. Existing ways of seeing the world are subverted and questioned, including conventional methods of portraying character and human experience
  4. Each new performance of a theatrical pieces is a new Gestalt, a unique spectacle, with no intent on methodically repeating a play. Moral character or character is an evaluation of a particular individual's moral qualities
  5. The audience is integral to the shared meaning making of the performance process and are included in the dialogue of the play
  6. The rehearsal process in a theatrical production is driven more by shared meaning-making and improvisation, rather than the scripted text
  7. The play steps back from reality to create its own self conscious atmosphere

Postmodern theatre works tend to be challenging for an audience who are used to the time-honoured conventions of theatre and have expectations. Brooklyn Book Festival crowd by David Shankbonejpg|thumb|An audience at the Brooklyn Book Festival in New York City. Improvisation (also called extemporization) is the practice of acting singing talking and reacting of making and creating in the moment and in response to the stimulus of The breaking of these expectations and the finding of new boundaries and sensibilities is the very point of this theatrical movement.

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Postmodernism literally means 'after the modernist movement' While " Modern " itself refers to something "related to the present" the movement of modernism Postmodernity (also spelled post-modernity or the pejorative postmodern condition) is generally used to describe the economic and/or cultural state or condition Post-structuralism encompasses the intellectual developments of continental philosophers and critical theorists who wrote with tendencies of twentieth-century
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