Popular Theatre in Political Culture: Britain and Canada in focus - Hardcover

Prentki, Tim; Selman, Jan

9781841500157: Popular Theatre in Political Culture: Britain and Canada in focus

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1841500151 ISBN 13: 9781841500157

Publisher: Intellect Ltd, 2000

This comparative study on the history and practice of popular theater in Britain, Canada, and elsewhere incorporates the work of active dramatists into the broader investigation. It traces the development of various types of community theater from the 1970s to the present, drawing attention to distinctions between popular and mainstream theater, the Theater in Education movement, the influence of Theater for Development from Africa and Asia, and popular theater as a process of self-empowerment and an instrument of cultural intervention. Lacks a subject index. Prentki teaches drama at King Alfred's College of Higher Education, UK. Selman chairs the department of drama at the University of Alberta, Canada. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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About the Author:

Tim Prentki is Principal Lecturer in Drama at King Alfred's College of Higher Education, Winchester, UK. Jan Selman is Chair of the Department of Drama at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

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