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  • Playing Boalby Mady Schutzman; Jan Cohen-Cruz

    Routledge 1993; US$ 42.95

    The first book to examine the practical techniques of Augusto Boal, Playing Boal illuminates and invigorates discussion about Boal's work and the transformative potential of theatre. more...

  • Imperialism and Theatreby J. Ellen Gainor

    Routledge 1995; US$ 46.95

    A ground-breaking collection that explores how and why theatre was used in imperial societies to articulate the concerns of both colonizers and colonized. Covers many and diverse nations and includes an essay from Edward Said. more...

  • Legislative Theatreby Augusto Boal

    Taylor & Francis 1998; US$ 42.95

    The latest stage in the Boal project, this is an attempt to uses theatre within a political system to create a truer form of democracy. Includes a full description of the principles of Legislative Theatre and a description of the process in Rio. more...

  • Theatre and Empowermentby Richard Boon; Jane Plastow; David Bradby

    Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 30.00

    Theatre and Empowerment examines the ability of drama, theatre, dance and performance to empower communities of very different kinds. Working from a multi-cultural perspective, the book explores the value of performance as an agent of social change, asking how it can help disempowered communities find their own creative voices. more...

  • Aesthetics of the Oppressedby Augusto Boal

    Taylor & Francis 2004; US$ 39.95

    Augusto Boal's workshops and theatre exercises are renowned throughout the world for their life-changing effects. This book speaks about the subjects important to him - the practical work he does with diverse communities, the effects of globalization, and the creative possibilities for all of us. more...

  • Radical Initiatives in Interventionist and Community Dramaby Peter Billingham

    Intellect 2005; US$ 10.00

    This new series of cutting edge critical essays and articles in issues concerning Drama and Performance opens with Volume I, which will focus on issues of Interventionist Drama and related examples of Drama as Community. The list of contributors is impressive and quite consciously eclectic, ranging from established scholars such as Dr. Lionel Pilkington (University of Galway) through to the latest talent emerging in the field of theatre research such as Bill McDonnell (University of Sheffield) and Maureen Barry (Bretton Hall College, University of Leeds.) There is also a significant international dimension to Volume I with contributions from Carole Christensen (Copenhagen) and - (South Africa), with Velda Harris (Central School of Speech and... more...

  • Ghostsby Alice Rayner

    University of Minnesota Press 2006; US$ 67.50

    Alice Rayner examines theatre as a memorial practice that is haunted by the presence of loss, looking at how aspects of stagecraft turn familiar elements into something uncanny. Citing examples from the works of Shakespeare, Beckett, and Suzan-Lori Parks as well as the films Vertigo, Gaslight, and The Sixth Sense, Rayner describes time as it is employed by theatre with multiple facets of presence, duration, and passage. more...

  • Faithful Performancesby Trevor A. Hart; Steven R. Guthrie

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2007; US$ 114.95

    The contributors to Faithful Performances reflect on the nature of artistic performance and its relationship to the notions of tradition and identity and consider various aspects of the performance of Christian identity by examining at worship, the interpretation of the Bible, Christian response to elements in the contemporary media and the shape of Christian moral life. more...

  • Applied Theatreby Monica Prendergast; Juliana Saxton

    Intellect 2009; US$ 20.00

    Theatre practice and applied theatre are areas of growing international interest. Applied Theatre is the first study to assist practitioners and students to develop critical frameworks for planning and implementing their own theatrical projects.This reader-friendly text considers an international range of case studies in applied theatre through discussion questions, practical activities and detailed analysis of specific theatre projects globally.In addition, the collection gathers together essential readings from many different sources to provide a comprehensive international survey of the field. Saxton and Prendergast infuse the text with a historical and theoretical overview of practical theatre and conclude each case study with useful suggestions... more...

  • Performance Affectsby James Thompson

    Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2009; US$ 85.00

    Performance Affects explores performance projects in disaster and war zones to argue that joy, beauty and celebration should be the inspiration for the politics of community-based or participatory performance practice, seeking to realign the field of Applied Theatre away from effects towards an affective role, connected to sensations of pleasure. more...