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| − | [[Guerilla Theatre]] (or [[ | + | [[Guerilla Theatre]] (or [[Guerilla Theater]]) is an alternative theatrical form |
==The concept== | ==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." | + | 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." Though it apparently emerged strongly in the United States in the wake of the McCarthyist era in American politics and culture, it has also manifested itself in various ways across the ages and across the globe. |
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]]. | 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]]. | ||
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Revision as of 10:55, 10 June 2024
Guerilla Theatre (or Guerilla Theater) is an alternative theatrical form
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." Though it apparently emerged strongly in the United States in the wake of the McCarthyist era in American politics and culture, it has also manifested itself in various ways across the ages and across the globe.
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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