04319oam 2200853I 450 991081739350332120240516212458.09780203847695(electronic book)9780415472135(hardback : alkaline paper)9780415472142(paperback : alkaline paper)1-136-94307-297866138323201-283-51987-91-136-94308-00-203-84769-510.4324/9780203847695(CKB)2560000000089403(EBL)987864(OCoLC)804661597(SSID)ssj0000740877(PQKBManifestationID)12311266(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000740877(PQKBWorkID)10720195(PQKB)10274581(SSID)ssj0000737235(PQKBManifestationID)12341374(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000737235(PQKBWorkID)10782504(PQKB)10815651(OCoLC)811383947(MiAaPQ)EBC987864(Au-PeEL)EBL987864(CaPaEBR)ebr10589015(CaONFJC)MIL383232(OCoLC)1127934550(FINmELB)ELB137970(EXLCZ)99256000000008940320180706h20102010 ky 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEngaging performance[electronic resource] theatre as call and response /Jan Cohen-Cruz1st ed.Abingdon, England ;New York, NY :Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group,2010.©20101 online resource (241 pages) ;illustrations0-415-47213-X 0-415-47214-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction; Kinship among engaged performance practices; Purposes of writing this book; Book organization: centers of gravity of engaged performance --Introduction -- 1. Playwrighting: Putting plays to use -- 2. Specta(c)ting: Theatre of the oppressed, orthodoxy and adaptation -- 3. Self-representing: Testimonial performance -- 4. Cultural organizing: Multiple modes of communication -- 5. Gathering assets: The art of local resources -- 6. Particularizing place: Revitalizing cities and neighborhoods -- 7. Training: An engaged artist prepares -- Afterword: The centrality of relationships in engaging performance -- APPENDIX -- 1. Selected adaptations, Cornerstone Theater -- 2. Roadside Theater's story circle methodology -- 3. Values and mission statement, Community Arts and Higher Education Partnership -- 4. Criteria, Syracuse Public Art Commission -- 5. Resources from The Curriculum Project Research.Engaging Performance: Theatre as call and Response presents a combined analysis and workbook to examine "Socially engaged performance." It offers a range of key practical approaches, exercises, and principles for using perfromance to engage in a variety of social and artistic projects. --Book jacketAuthor Jan Cohen-Cruz draws on a career of groundbreaking research and work within the fields of political, applied, and community theatre to explore the impact of how differing genres of theatre respond to social "Calls." --Book jacketCohen-Cruz also draws on the work of major theoreticians, including Bertolt Brecht, Augusto Boal, and Dorean Massey, as well as analyzing in-depth case studies of the work of US practitioners today to illustrate engaged performance in action.--Book jacketTheater and societyUnited StatesCommunity theaterUnited StatesDrama in community developmentUnited StatesDramaSocial aspectsUnited StatesTheater and societyCommunity theaterDrama in community developmentDramaSocial aspects306.4/8480973Cohen-Cruz Jan1950-914702MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817393503321Engaging performance4035706UNINA