Between the layers : Spiderwoman Theater, storyweaving, and survivance /
"This book examines the process of Storyweaving, which has been authored and developed by Spiderwoman Theater, the longest running Native theatre company in North America. Storyweaving is a distinct methodology that governs the dramaturgical structure and performed transmission of this company&...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Toronto ; Buffalo ; London :
University of Toronto Press,
[2025]
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This book examines the process of Storyweaving, which has been authored and developed by Spiderwoman Theater, the longest running Native theatre company in North America. Storyweaving is a distinct methodology that governs the dramaturgical structure and performed transmission of this company's play texts on the contemporary stage. However, the Storyweaving methodology predates written history. It has been (and remains) specific to tribal storytellers across the continent. The reclamation, then, of this aesthetic legacy by contemporary Native storytellers is a crucial act of recovery, which imagines and architects a functional framework that is being adopted and adapted by artists from myriad nations to create works (on the page and stage) that effect the healing, transformation and survivance of their communities. The book will provide a history of Spiderwoman Theatre as well as an analysis of its productions, and will make a much-needed contribution to the study of Indigenous theatre and performance."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781487537210 1487537212 9781487584351 9781487537203 1487584350 1487537204 |