LEADER 03779nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910783792203321 005 20230617035712.0 010 $a1-280-36087-9 010 $a9786610360871 010 $a0-8135-3758-4 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813537580 035 $a(CKB)1000000000246488 035 $a(EBL)977466 035 $a(OCoLC)806204728 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000081875 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11119273 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000081875 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10114806 035 $a(PQKB)10925274 035 $a(OCoLC)62215678 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse21387 035 $a(DE-B1597)530211 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813537580 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL977466 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10091292 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL36087 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC977466 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000246488 100 $a20040713d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLocal acts$b[electronic resource] $ecommunity-based performance in the United States /$fJan Cohen-Cruz 210 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRutgers University Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (227 p.) 225 1 $aRutgers series on the public life of the arts 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8135-3549-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 195-203) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tList of Illustrations --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction --$t1 Early Antecedents --$t2 Motion of the Ocean --$t3 Establishing the Field --$t4 Between Ritual and Art --$t5 Criticism --$t6 Storytelling --$t7 Performance Structures --$tClosing: Boundary Jumping --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aAn eclectic mix of art, theatre, dance, politics, experimentation, and ritual, community-based performance has become an increasingly popular art movement in the United States. Forged by the collaborative efforts of professional artists and local residents, this unique field brings performance together with a range of political, cultural, and social projects, such as community-organizing, cultural self-representation, and education. Local Acts presents a long-overdue survey of community-based performance from its early roots, through its flourishing during the politically-turbulent 1960's, to present-day popular culture. Drawing on nine case studies, including groups such as the African American June bug Productions, the Appalachian Roadside Theater, and the Puerto Rican Teatro Pregones, Jan Cohen-Cruz provides detailed descriptions of performances and processes, first-person stories, and analysis. She shows how the ritual side of these endeavors reinforces a sense of community identification while the aesthetic side enables local residents to transgress cultural norms, to question group habits, and to incorporate a level of craft that makes the work accessible to individuals beyond any one community. The book concludes by exploring how community-based performance transcends even national boundaries, connecting the local United States with international theater and cultural movements. 410 0$aRutgers series on the public life of the arts. 517 3 $aCommunity-based performance in the United States 606 $aCommunity theater$zUnited States 606 $aTheater and society$zUnited States 615 0$aCommunity theater 615 0$aTheater and society 676 $a792.02/22/0973 700 $aCohen-Cruz$b Jan$f1950-$0914702 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783792203321 996 $aLocal acts$93705119 997 $aUNINA