The Community Performance Reader

Kuppers

ISBN 10: 0415392314 / ISBN 13: 9780415392310

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2007

About this Item

2007. 1st Edition. Paperback. Brings together core writings and critical approaches to community performance work, presenting practices in the UK, US, Australia and beyond. This title combines classic writings from major theorists and practitioners such as Augusto Boal, Paolo Freire, Dwight Conquergood and Jan Cohen Cruz, with commissioned essays. Editor(s): Kuppers, Petra (Bryant College, Rhode Island, USA); Robertson, Gwen. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 176 x 16. Weight in Grams: 560. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Community Performance Reader
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415392314
• ISBN 13: 9780415392310
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Community Performance: A Reader is the first book to provide comprehensive teaching materials for this significant part of the theatre studies curriculum. It brings together core writings and critical approaches to community performance work, presenting practices in the UK, USA, Australia and beyond.

Offering a comprehensive anthology of key writings in the vibrant field of community performance, spanning dance, theatre and visual practices, this Reader uniquely combines classic writings from major theorists and practitioners such as Augusto Boal, Paolo Freire, Dwight Conquergood and Jan Cohen Cruz, with newly commissioned essays that bring the anthology right up to date with current practice.

This book can be used as a stand-alone text, or together with its companion volume, Community Performance: An Introduction, to offer an accessible and classroom-friendly introduction to the field of community performance.

About the Author

Petra Kuppers is a community artist, a disability culture activist and Associate Professor of English, Theatre and Women’s Studies, University of Michigan. She is the author of Disability and Contemporary Performance: Bodies on Edge, 2003, and The Scar of Visibility: Medical Performances and Contemporary Art, 2007.

Gwen Robertson is Associate Professor of Art History at Humboldt State University specializing in 20th century and contemporary art. Her research and teaching interests center on rethinking the role of the arts in contemporary life.