{"product_id":"make-the-dream-real-karen-jean-martinson-9781835953624","title":"Make the Dream Real: World-Building Performance by El Vez, the Mexican Elvis","description":"\u003cb\u003eExplores the intricate world-building of El Vez's performances and how they enable audiences to imagine a more socially just society.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e El Vez, also known as the Mexican Elvis, presents a powerful message of social justice and inclusion in his performances. \u003ci\u003eMake the Dream Real\u003c\/i\u003e interrogates how this message is activated through world-building: the use of a variety of theoretical, theatrical, and musical tactics that bring into being a progressive social space that refutes the current economic, political, social, and cultural configurations of the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e World-building in an El Vez show immerses the audience in a social space in which equal rights are guaranteed, inclusivity is fostered, difference is valued, and the violence of economic inequality is mitigated. Using a dramaturgical methodology that marries critical inquiry with theatrical practice, the book delves into the theoretical foundations that inform artist Robert Lopez's work, and each chapter analyzes a different performative component he uses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMake the Dream Real\u003c\/i\u003e interrogates how El Vez's playful engagements hold the United States to its egalitarian promises, voicing and enacting--however fleetingly--a just and richly inclusive social space through performance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Jean Martinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 183595362X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781835953624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Intellect (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.62h x 6.71w x 0.68d","brand":"Karen Jean Martinson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997509595391,"sku":"9781835953624","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/make-the-dream-real-karen-jean-martinson-9781835953624","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}