TY - BOOK ID - 85471625 TI - Critical Perspectives on Applied Theatre AU - Hughes, Jenny AU - Nicholson, Helen PY - 2016 SN - 1316589951 1107587972 1316588629 1107065046 1107642280 PB - Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Theater and society KW - Community theater KW - Drama KW - Music, Dance, Drama & Film KW - Community plays, etc. KW - Theater KW - Little theater movement KW - Actors KW - Society and theater KW - Social status KW - Social aspects KW - Theater and society. KW - Community theater. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85471625 AB - As the twenty-first century moves towards its third decade, applied theatre is being shaped by contemporary economic and environmental concerns and is contributing to new conceptual paradigms that influence the ways in which socially engaged art is produced and understood. This collection offers fresh perspectives on the aesthetics, politics and histories of applied theatre. With contributions from leading scholars in the field, the book illuminates theatre in a diverse range of global contexts and regions. Divided into three sections - histories and cultural memories; place, community and environment; and poetics and participation - the chapters interweave cutting-edge theoretical insights with examples of innovative creative practice that traverse different places, spaces and times. Essential reading for researchers and artists working within applied theatre, this collection will also be of interest to those in theatre and performance studies, education, cultural policy, social history and cultural geography. ER -