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Record Nr.

UNINA9910971142503321

Autore

Van Erven Eugene

Titolo

Community theatre : global perspectives / / Eugene van Erven

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2001

ISBN

0-8371-7304-3

1-134-65635-1

1-134-65636-X

1-280-31906-2

0-203-45243-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 269 p

Disciplina

792

Soggetti

Community theater

Drama in education

Theater and society

Community development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 Philippine community theatre in the 1990s -- chapter 2 Community theatre in the Netherlands -- chapter 3 Community theatre in Los Angeles -- chapter 4 Collective creation in Costa Rican community theatre -- chapter 5 Community theatre in Kenya -- chapter 6 Community theatre in Australia -- chapter 7 Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Community theatre is an important device for communities to collectively share stories, to participate in political dialogue, and to break down the increasing exclusion of marginalised groups of citizens. It is practised all over the world by growing numbers of people. Published at the same time as a video of the same name, this is a unique record of these theatre groups in action. Based on van Erven's own travels and experiences working with community theatre groups in six very different countries, this is the first study of their work and the methodological traditions which have developed around the world.