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[[Guerilla Theatre]] is the name sometimes given to various alternative forms of activist theatre
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[[Guerilla Theatre]] (or [[Street Theater]])
  
Also referred to as [[Guerilla Street Theatre]]
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==The concept==
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Henry Lesnick (1973) has broadly defined this theatrical form as "a radical political theater performed in the streets, in the schools, in shopping centers, outside plant gate - anywhere people gather." 
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Often simply a version of what is widely known as [[Street Theatre]], the form is sometimes also referred to as [[Guerilla Street Theatre]] or, in America, [[Guerilla Street Theater]].
  
==The concept==
 
  
  
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
Henry Lesnick (ed). 1973. ''Guerilla Street Theatre''. New York, Bard Books.
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Henry Lesnick (ed). 1973. ''Guerilla Street Theater''. New York, Bard Books.
  
  

Revision as of 10:49, 10 June 2024

Guerilla Theatre (or Street Theater)

The concept

Henry Lesnick (1973) has broadly defined this theatrical form as "a radical political theater performed in the streets, in the schools, in shopping centers, outside plant gate - anywhere people gather."

Often simply a version of what is widely known as Street Theatre, the form is sometimes also referred to as Guerilla Street Theatre or, in America, Guerilla Street Theater.


South African examples

Sources

Henry Lesnick (ed). 1973. Guerilla Street Theater. New York, Bard Books.


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