Author Description

Jan Cohen-cruz Presents A Combined Analysis & Workbook To Examine 'socially Engaged Performance'. He Offers A Range Of Practical Approaches, Exercises, & Principles For Using Performance To Engage In A Variety Of Social & Artistic Projects. Playwrighting: Putting Plays To Use -- Specta(c)ting: Theatre Of The Oppressed, Orthodoxy And Adaptation -- Self-representing: Testimonial Performance -- Cultural Organizing: Multiple Modes Of Communication -- Gathering Assets: The Art Of Local Resources -- Particularizing Place: Revitalizing Cities And Neighborhoods -- Training: An Engaged Artist Prepares. Jan Cohen-cruz. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.