Studies in International Performance: Aesthetics and Politics

Haedicke, S.

Street theatre invades a public space, shakes it up and disappears, but the memory of the disruption haunts the site for audiences who experience it. This book looks at how the dynamic interrelationship of performance, participant and place creates a politicized aesthetic of public space that enables the public to rehearse democratic practices.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2012-11-28

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230220263

DOI: 10.1057/9781137291837

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 228