{"product_id":"radical-street-performance-jan-cohen-cruz-9780415152310","title":"Radical Street Performance: An International Anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRadical Street Performance\u003c\/em\u003e is the first volume to collect together the fascinating array of writings by activists, directors, performers, critics, scholars and journalists who have documented street theatre around the world.\u003cbr\u003e More than thirty essays explore the myriad forms this most public of performances can take: \u003cbr\u003e * agit-prop\u003cbr\u003e * invisible theatre\u003cbr\u003e * demonstrations and rallies\u003cbr\u003e * direct action\u003cbr\u003e * puppetry\u003cbr\u003e * parades and pageants\u003cbr\u003e * performance art\u003cbr\u003e * guerrilla theatre\u003cbr\u003e * circuses\u003cbr\u003e These essays look at performaces in Europe, Africa, China, India and both the Americas. They describe engagement with issues as diverse as abortion, colonialism, the environment and homophobia, to name only a few. Introduced by editor Jan Cohen-Cruz, the essays are organized into thematic sections: Agitating; Witnessing; Involving; Imagining; and Popularizing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRadical Street Performance\u003c\/em\u003e is an inspiring testimony to this international performance phenomenon, and an invaluable record of a form of theatre which continues to flourish in a televisual age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jan Cohen-Cruz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415152313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415152310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.27h x 6.13w x 0.81d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jan Cohen-Cruz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919697084671,"sku":"9780415152310","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_20dc38a0-bbb2-42ae-bee7-8f19854b4dba.jpg?v=1680810811","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/radical-street-performance-jan-cohen-cruz-9780415152310","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}