Staging Social Justice : Collaborating to Create Activist Theatre /

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Fringe Benefits, an award-winning theatre company, collaborates with schools and communities to create plays that promote constructive dialogue about diversity and discrimination issues. This book is a collection of essays about Fringe Benefits' script-devising methodology and their collaborati...

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Other Authors: Nadon, Daniel-Raymond, 1960- (Editor), Bowles, Norma, 1961- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Gesellschaft
Politisches Theater
Laienspiel
Soziale Gerechtigkeit
Politik
Theater > Political aspects.
Theater and society.
Social justice.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Justice sociale.
Theâtre communautaire > Aspect social.
Theâtre > Aspect politique.
Theâtre et societe.
Community theater > Social aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Fringe Benefits, an award-winning theatre company, collaborates with schools and communities to create plays that promote constructive dialogue about diversity and discrimination issues. This book is a collection of essays about Fringe Benefits' script-devising methodology and their collaborations in the United States, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. The anthology also vividly describes the transformative impact of these creative initiatives on participants and audiences. By reflecting on their experiences working on these projects, the contributing writers - artists, activists and scholars - provide the reader with tools and inspiration to create their own theatre for social change.
Physical Description:1 online resource (327 pages).
ISBN:9780809332397

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