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Theatre of good intentions Challenges and hopes for theatre and social change /

Theatre of Good Intentions examines limitations of theatre in the creation of social and political change. This book looks at some of the reasons why achieving such goals is hard; examining what theatre can and can't do. It examines a range of applied and political theatre case studies, focusin...

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Main Authors: Snyder-Young, Dani.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Theater and society > Case studies.
Theater > Political aspects > Case studies.
Social change > Case studies.
Theatre studies.
Society & culture: general.
Dance & other performing arts.
Performing Arts.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137293039
Summary: Theatre of Good Intentions examines limitations of theatre in the creation of social and political change. This book looks at some of the reasons why achieving such goals is hard; examining what theatre can and can't do. It examines a range of applied and political theatre case studies, focusing on theatre's impact on participants and spectators.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9781137293022.
Carrier Form: 176 p. : 1 b&w, ill.
ISBN: 9781137293022
9781137293039 :
1137293039 :
CLC: J8
Contents: List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Why Do We Want to Use Theatre to Make Social Change? PART I: IMPACTING PARTICIPANTS 1. Theatre of Good Intentions 2. Participatory Theatre and the Problem of Dominant Discourse 3. Embedded in Institutions, Beholden to Institutional Forces 4. Publishing under Apartheid: OUP in South Africa PART II: IMPACTING AUDIENCES 4. Catharsis, Critical Distance, and Change 5. Spectatorship, community, and 'otherness' 6. Responding to Contemporary Events in an Era of Instant Gratification CONCLUSION: Real Change in the Real World Bibliography Index.

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