The Applied Theatre Reader - Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Applied Theatre Reader Is The First Book To Bring Together Case Studies Of Practice By Leading Practitioners And Academics In The Field And Beyond, With Classic Source Texts From Writers Such As Noam Chomsky, Bell Hooks, Mikhail Bakhtin, Augusto Boal And Chantal Mouffe. This Edition Brings The Field Fully Up To Date With The Breadth Of Applied Theatre Practice In The Twenty-first Century, Adding Essays On Playback Theatre, Digital Technology, Work With Indigenous Practitioners, Inter-generational Practice, School Projects And Contributors From South America, Australia And Zealand. The Reader Divides The Field Into Key Themes, Inviting Critical Interrogation Of Issues In Applied Theatre Whilst Also Acknowledging The Multi-disciplinary Nature Of Its Subject, Crossing Fields Like Theatre In Educational Settings, Prison Theatre, Community Performance, Theatre In Conflict Resolution, Interventionist Theatre And Theatre For Development.