{"product_id":"9781350434608","title":"Methuen Drama Handbook of Performance and Social Action The Staging Ground for Better Worlds","description":"\u003ch3\u003eMethuen Drama Handbooks\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMethuen Drama Handbook of Performance and Social Action\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Staging Ground for Better Worlds\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAndrew Martínez\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow are theatre and performance makers seeking to address social inequalities and support political change through socially engaged work?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresenting a sweeping view of performance practice, innovation, and reformation from around the world, this anthology demonstrates how the arts and theatre makers are urgently reshaping the way we must now represent, facilitate, and protest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing contributions from scholars and practitioners who are making activist interventions in the social justice crises of the world, this collection showcases the many ways in which artists are engaging with communities to bring about change: from prison theatre in Brazil, to digital theatre experiments in Calcutta during the COVID-19 lockdown, from using theatre to tackle ageism and shame, to a participatory theatre project with LGBTIQ+ Zimbabwean youth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing applied theatre work that addresses specific and localized community issues, as well as chapters theorizing how broader strategies could be employed in a variety of contexts, the handbook shows how performance and social action is both a philosophy and a call to action.  Together these perspectives demonstrate how through work in theatres, communities, and classrooms we may continue what Augusto Boal advised us to do-to rehearse for the futures we would like to inhabit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAndrew Martínez\u003c\/b\u003e teaches humanities-based writing courses at UCLA, USA. A scholar and artist, he received his PhD in Culture and Performance from UCLA and was a 2018 fellow at The Mellon School of Theater and Performance Research at Harvard University. He regularly collaborates with opera and theater director, Peter Sellars.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 March 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350434608\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e384\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331894050956,"sku":"9781350434608","price":171.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_b58e2bbb-6e09-485d-a36c-a2698a3372f8.jpg?v=1783599875","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350434608","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}