03776nam 2200673 a 450 991081073140332120240516204755.01-280-36087-997866103608710-8135-3758-410.36019/9780813537580(CKB)1000000000246488(EBL)977466(OCoLC)806204728(SSID)ssj0000081875(PQKBManifestationID)11119273(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000081875(PQKBWorkID)10114806(PQKB)10925274(OCoLC)62215678(MdBmJHUP)muse21387(DE-B1597)530211(DE-B1597)9780813537580(Au-PeEL)EBL977466(CaPaEBR)ebr10091292(CaONFJC)MIL36087(MiAaPQ)EBC977466(EXLCZ)99100000000024648820040713d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrLocal acts community-based performance in the United States /Jan Cohen-Cruz1st ed.New Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers University Pressc20051 online resource (227 p.)Rutgers series on the public life of the artsDescription based upon print version of record.0-8135-3549-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-203) and index.Front matter --Contents --List of Illustrations --Acknowledgments --Introduction --1 Early Antecedents --2 Motion of the Ocean --3 Establishing the Field --4 Between Ritual and Art --5 Criticism --6 Storytelling --7 Performance Structures --Closing: Boundary Jumping --Notes --Bibliography --IndexAn eclectic mix of art, theatre, dance, politics, experimentation, and ritual, community-based performance has become an increasingly popular art movement in the United States. Forged by the collaborative efforts of professional artists and local residents, this unique field brings performance together with a range of political, cultural, and social projects, such as community-organizing, cultural self-representation, and education. Local Acts presents a long-overdue survey of community-based performance from its early roots, through its flourishing during the politically-turbulent 1960's, to present-day popular culture. Drawing on nine case studies, including groups such as the African American June bug Productions, the Appalachian Roadside Theater, and the Puerto Rican Teatro Pregones, Jan Cohen-Cruz provides detailed descriptions of performances and processes, first-person stories, and analysis. She shows how the ritual side of these endeavors reinforces a sense of community identification while the aesthetic side enables local residents to transgress cultural norms, to question group habits, and to incorporate a level of craft that makes the work accessible to individuals beyond any one community. The book concludes by exploring how community-based performance transcends even national boundaries, connecting the local United States with international theater and cultural movements.Rutgers series on the public life of the arts.Community-based performance in the United StatesCommunity theaterUnited StatesTheater and societyUnited StatesCommunity theaterTheater and society792.02/22/0973Cohen-Cruz Jan1950-914702MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810731403321Local acts4081726UNINA