This collection of essays explores activist performances, all connected to theater or performance training, that have changed the Americas—from Canada to the Southern Cone. Through the study of specific examples from numerous countries, the authors of this volume demonstrate a crucial, shared outlook: they affirm that ordinary people change the direction of history through performance. This project offers concrete, compelling cases that emulate the modus operandi of people like historian Howard Zinn. In the same spirit, the chapters treat marginal groups whose stories underscore the potentially unstoppable and transformative power of united, embodied voices. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of theatre, performance, art and politics.
| ISBN: | 9781032073620 |
| Publication date: | 31st May 2023 |
| Author: | Stuart Alexander Day |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 232 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies |
| Genres: |
Performance art Social and cultural anthropology Political campaigning and advertising Theatre studies Anthropology |
This collection of essays explores activist performances, all connected to theater or performance training, that have changed the Americas—from Canada to the Southern Cone. Through the study of specific examples from numerous countries, the authors of this volume demonstrate a crucial, shared outlook: they affirm that ordinary people change the direction of history through performance. This project offers concrete, compelling cases that emulate the modus operandi of people like historian Howard Zinn. In the same spirit, the chapters treat marginal groups whose stories underscore the potentially unstoppable and transformative power of united, embodied voices. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of theatre, performance, art and politics.
Performances that Change the Americas features in the following genres: Performance art, Social and cultural anthropology, Political campaigning and advertising, Theatre studies, Anthropology
Performances that Change the Americas is available in Paperback, Hardback
Performances that Change the Americas was written by Stuart Alexander Day and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Performances that Change the Americas has 232 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies series
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