Performing Power: The Political Secrets of Gustav III (1771-1792) - Paperback
by Maria Berlova (Author), Michael Kroetch (Editor)
Performing Power explores 18th century fabrication of the royal image by focusing on the example of King Gustav III (1746-1792) - one of Sweden's most acclaimed and controversial monarchs - who conspicuously chose theater as the primary media for his image-making and role construction.
Maria Berlova holds two PhDs from GITIS and Stockholm University. She works as Senior Research Fellow at the State Institute of Art Studies (SIAS, Moscow). In 2018, Berlova published her book Theater of the King: Gustav III and the Formation of the Swedish National Stage in Russian.
Michael Kroetch holds a BA degree in Literature from the University of Oregon. His fiction has appeared in literary journals. His theater plays have been performed throughout the Pacific Northwest, Off-Broadway in New York City, and in Berlin, Germany. He received a fellowship from the NEA.
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