Street theatre and the production of postindustrial space: Working memories (Theatre: Theory – Practice – Performance)

By: David Calder

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Synopsis: Deindustrialising communities have called upon street theatre companies to re-animate public space and commemorate industrial heritage. How have these companies converted derelict factories into spaces of theatrical production? How do they connect their work to the industrial work that once occurred there? How do those connections manifest in theatrical events, and how do such events give shape and meaning to ongoing redevelopment projects? This book develops an understanding of the relationship between theatre and redevelopment that goes beyond accusations of gentrification or celebrations of radical resistance. Ultimately, Calder argues that deindustrialisation and redevelopment depend on theatrical events and performative acts to make ongoing change intelligible and navigable.Working memories brings together some of current theatre scholarship’s fundamental concerns while demonstrating the significance of those concerns to an interdisciplinary readership.This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781526121615
Related ISBNs:: 9781526147288, 9781526121592
Publisher:: Manchester University Press
Date of Addition:: 10/31/24
Copyrighted By:: David Calder
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Drama, Plays and Theater
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.