Community Theatre - Softcover

Van Erven, Eugene

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415190312 ISBN 13: 9780415190312

Publisher: Routledge, 2000

Synopsis

Community theatre is an important device for communities to collectively share stories, to participate in political dialogue, and to break down the increasing exclusion of marginalised groups of citizens. It is practised all over the world by growing numbers of people.
Published at the same time as a video of the same name, this is a unique record of these theatre groups in action. Based on van Erven's own travels and experiences working with community theatre groups in six very different countries, this is the first study of their work and the methodological traditions which have developed around the world.

About this title

About the Author:

Eugene van Erven is Lecturer in Theatre at University College, Utrecht University in The Netherlands.

Review:

"I know of no other book like it and van Erven is certainly the right person for the job, given his background in political and popular theatre and his geographically extensive research."
-Mariellen Sandford, NYU
"The tie-in with video broadcast will allow this material to be really useful for educational purposes."
-Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei, UCLA
"A book along these lines is certainly one that would be welcomed by many professional academic practitioners throughout the world."
-Baz Kershaw, University of Bristol

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0415190312
• ISBN 13: 9780415190312
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 284