In defence of theatre : aesthetic practices and social interventions /
Why theater now? Reflecting on the mix of challenges and opportunities that face theater in communities that are necessarily becoming global in scope and technologically driven, In Defence of Theatre offers a range of passionate reflections on this important question. Kathleen Gallagher and Barry Fr...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press,
[2016]
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| Summary: | Why theater now? Reflecting on the mix of challenges and opportunities that face theater in communities that are necessarily becoming global in scope and technologically driven, In Defence of Theatre offers a range of passionate reflections on this important question. Kathleen Gallagher and Barry Freeman bring together nineteen playwrights, actors, directors, scholars and educators who discuss the role that theater can and must play in professional, community and educational venues. Stepping back from their daily work, they offer scholarly research, artists' reflections, interviews and creative texts that argue for theater as a response to the political and cultural challenges emerging in the twenty-first century. Contributors address theater's contribution to local and global politics of place, its power as an antidote to various modern social ailemnts, and its pursuit of equality. Of equal concern are the systematic and practical challenges that confront those involved in realizing theater's full potential. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442630796 1442630795 9781442630802 1442630809 |