Performances that Change the Americas (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies) - Hardcover

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9780367489496: Performances that Change the Americas (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies)
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ISBN 10: 036748949X ISBN 13: 9780367489496
Publisher: Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Stuart A. Day is Professor of Spanish at the University of Kansas. A graduate of Northern Arizona University, The University of Arizona, and Cornell University, Day’s recent books include Outside Theater: Alliances That Shape Mexico and Modern Mexican Culture

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
036748949X
ISBN 13 
9780367489496
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
248
Editor
Day Stuart Alexander

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