Theatre of the Oppressed and its times
Providing an in-depth account of the political and cultural context in which Theatre of the Oppressed emerged, this book asks: how do contemporary understandings of concepts like oppression, representation, participation, and emancipation shape Theatre of the Oppressed today?.
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2023
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| Zusammenfassung: | Providing an in-depth account of the political and cultural context in which Theatre of the Oppressed emerged, this book asks: how do contemporary understandings of concepts like oppression, representation, participation, and emancipation shape Theatre of the Oppressed today?. Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- On the structure of this text -- PART I: Criticizing a Critical Theatre -- 1. For a Political History of Theatre of the Oppressed -- "Give the oppressed the means of theatrical production" -- "In a Forum Theatre scene, the center of gravity is in the audience, not on the stage" -- "Forum Theatre is a rehearsal for revolution" -- Participation -- Representation -- Oppression -- Conclusion -- 2. Theatre of the Oppressed as a Formal Critique of the Brazilian Communist Party -- Elements for a panorama of the Brazilian Communist Party -- Critique of historical determinism -- Critique of the historical subject -- Critique of a hierarchy legitimized by knowledge -- 3. Theatre of the Oppressed and Epic Theatre: Notes on Two Attempts to Overcome the Bourgeois Drama -- A common enemy: Aristotelian theatre -- Beyond discourses: how production dominates the producer -- New forms of making theatre: didactic plays and Forum Theatre -- Narrative interruption as a resource against the bourgeois drama -- The hero and its interpretations: The general and the particular -- 4. Critiques of Theatre of the Oppressed -- Critiques of oppression -- Criticism of a moralism manifested in dramatic form -- Forum Theatre dramaturgy -- 5. Theatre of the Oppressed in Neoliberal Times: From Che Guevara to the Uber Driver -- Regarding the impermanence of politics -- Regarding the "bad uses" of Theatre of the Oppressed -- On guerrillas and micro-entrepreneurs -- 6. Notes on Oppression -- 7. Facilitation/Mechanization -- PART II: Small Screws, Big Twists -- 8. What Can Art Do in the Anti-Capitalist Struggle? -- Notes on the capitalist state AND its necessary overcoming -- Strategy -- What is to be done (with art)? -- PART III: Are There No Alternatives?. |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (x, 155 Seiten) 1 Diagramm |
| ISBN: | 9781003325048 |
| DOI: | 10.4324/9781003325048 |