Radical Street Performance - Paperback / softback

Radical Street Performanceis the first volume to collect together the fascinating array of writings by activists, directors, performers, critics, scholars and journalists who have documented street theatre around the world More than thirty essays explore the myriad forms this most public of performances can take * agit-pro * invisible theatr * demonstrations and rallie * direct actio * puppetr * parades and pageant * performance ar * guerrilla theatr * circuse These essays look at performaces in Europe, Africa, China, India and both the Americas. They describe engagement with issues as diverse as abortion, colonialism, the environment and homophobia, to name only a few. Introduced by editor Jan Cohen-Cruz, the essays are organized into thematic sections: Agitating; Witnessing; Involving; Imagining; and PopularizingRadical Street Performanceis an inspiring testimony to this international performance phenomenon, and an invaluable record of a form of theatre which continues to flourish in a televisual age.