Theatre and Protest

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

Av Lara Shalson, UK) Shalson, Lara (King's College London, London, Margherita Laera, Natalie Alvarez

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How does protest engage with theatre? What does theatre have to gain from protest?Theatre and protest are often closely interlinked in the contemporary cultural and political landscape, and the line between protest and performance is often difficult to draw. Yet this relationship is also beset with doubts about theatre’s capacity to intervene in the social world. This fresh and insightful text thinks through the intersections and tensions between theatre and protest. Exploring the cross-fertilization of international theatre and protest across the 12th and 21st centuries, Lara Shalson illuminates how and why these two are mutually influencing and enriching forms.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2017-07-27
Mått114 x 178 x 6 mm
Vikt77 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieTheatre And
Antal sidor104
Upplaga2017
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781137443090

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Filled with astute, illuminating examples - from Pussy Riot to curtain speeches at Hamilton, from guerrilla theatre to plays by Ibsen, Brecht, and Eve Ensler, and from stage to street and back - Shalson’s book demonstrates how theatre offers sites and strategies with which to protest the exercise of power. Shalson’s concise treatment yields insightful analysis, useful to teaching, to art-making, and to witnessing performances of resistance.