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Contemporary street arts in Europe Aesthetics and politics /

Street theatre invades a public space, shakes it up and disappears, but the memory of the disruption haunts the site for audiences who experience it. This book looks at how the dynamic interrelationship of performance, participant and place creates a politicized aesthetic of public space that enable...

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Main Authors: Haedicke, Susan C.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Series: Studies in international performance
Subjects:
Street theater > Political aspects > Europe.
Theater and society > Europe.
Performing arts > Psychological aspects.
Theatre studies.
Performing Arts.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137291837
Summary: Street theatre invades a public space, shakes it up and disappears, but the memory of the disruption haunts the site for audiences who experience it. This book looks at how the dynamic interrelationship of performance, participant and place creates a politicized aesthetic of public space that enables the public to rehearse democratic practices.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230220263, 2012.
Carrier Form: 256 p. : 25 b&w, 13 col., halftones, plates.
ISBN: 9780230220263
9781137291837 :
1137291834 :
CLC: J812
Contents: List of Illustrations Series Preface Acknowledgements Preface: Into the Street Introduction: Aesthetics and Politics of Street Arts Interventions Looking Back: A Socio-Historical and Intellectual Context for Contemporary Street Arts in Europe Democratic Performatives and an Aesthetics of Public Space Performing Democracy on a Grand Scale Trespassing in Urban Places Subversive Imaginaries: Performing the Other Community Performance: Community Performatives Postscript: Beyond the Street Bibliography Index.

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