The twenty-first century is redefining the political relationship between performance and participation, with profound and sometimes contradictory consequences for theatre-makers and audiences. This edited collection gathers together leading voices in theatre and performance studies to debate the politics of participation across a range of performative forms including community theatre, live art, applied theatre, one-to-one performance and marathon running and to find points of connection between them. Arranged in three sections, 'Recognising Participation', 'Labours of Participation',...
The twenty-first century is redefining the political relationship between performance and participation, with profound and sometimes contradictory con...
