Focusing on the challenges faced by theatre makers, this book explores innovative methods for presenting historical, political, and socioeconomic information effectively. It offers insights into creating engaging and entertaining performances that resonate with audiences while addressing significant issues, making it a vital resource for those looking to enhance their storytelling in the theatre.
This revised and updated edition of Electoral Guerrilla Theatre explores the phenomenon of the satirical election campaign, and questions the purpose of such public political performances. Drawing on extensive archival and ethnographic research this is an entertaining and illuminating read that will be invaluable to students working across a variety of disciplines, including performance studies, social science, cultural studies and politics. New case studies for this edition include Reverend Billy's run for Mayor of New York City in 2009, and Stephen Colbert's runs for President in 2008 and 2012.
Tactical Performance tells illuminating stories of underdogs speaking mirth to power through creative activist performance in the streets of cities around the world. It also provides the first ever full-length practical and theoretical guide to this work. Tactical Performance explores carnivalesque protest in unique depth, sharing the non-violent tactics and theatrics employed by groups which have captured the public imagination, and looking at the possibilities for direct action and confrontation with some of the most powerful institutions in the world. It is essential reading for anyone interested in creative pranksterism and the global justice movement.