Theatre and Empoerment Community Drama on the World Stage [Hardcover]

A collection of essays on the ability of drama and performance to empower communities.Theatre and Empowerment examines the ability of drama, theatre, dance and performance to empower communities of very different kinds. Working from a multi-cultural perspective, the book explores the value of performance as an agent of social change, and makes its arguments through the close examination, from 'inside' practice, of the success--not always complete--of specific project s in their practical and cultural contexts. Practitioners and commentators ask how performance in its widest sense can play a part in community activism by helping communities find their own creative voices.Theatre and Empowerment examines the ability of drama, theatre, dance and performance to empower communities of very different kinds. Working from a multi-cultural perspective, the book explores the value of performance as an agent of social change, and makes its arguments through the close examination, from 'inside' practice, of the success--not always complete--of specific project s in their practical and cultural contexts. Practitioners and commentators ask how performance in its widest sense can play a part in community activism by helping communities find their own creative voices.Working from a multi-cultural perspective, this book explores the value of performance as an agent of social change, and makes its arguments through the close examination of the success--not always complete--of specific projects in their practical and cultural contexts. Practitioners and commentators inquire as to how performance in its broadest context can play a part in community activism by helping communities find their own creative voices.Introduction Richard Boon and Jane Plastow; 1. The Wedding community play project: a cross-community production in Northern Ireland Gerri Moriarty; 2. Il Teatro Povero di Monticchiello, Italy Richard Andrews; 4. 'What happened to you today that reminded you that you were a black l#l