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

Stuart A. Day

ISBN 10: 036748949X / ISBN 13: 9780367489496

Published by Routledge 2021-09-30, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Performances that Change the Americas (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies)
• Publisher: Routledge 2021-09-30
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 036748949X
• ISBN 13: 9780367489496
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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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.

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