Political Performances: Theory and Practice (review)

[...]the anthology includes essays on performances that address global concerns in varying contexts, such as civil war in Algeria, sectarian violence in Northern Ireland, and territoriality in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Other essays explore how community-based performances, taking up topics like homelessness, faith, and gender stereotypes, can effect local political change. Because the editors focus on action and change as the basis for a definition of political performance, the performances explored in this anthology are ones that challenge existing conditions and "shake ideological certainties" (18).