Drawing on the writer’s experience of three and a half decades of performing, teaching and writing theatre, this book explores the performance practice of a theatre group (pandies’ theatre, Delhi) by placing this practice in a frame of international activist theatre movements. The teaching aspect provides a historical backdrop and the writing of plays adds depth and sharpens the political position. It identifies theatre as a force for changing society across the centuries and beyond national borders. The book examines a large variety of theatrical experiences, including well-known forms of proscenium, workshop and street theatre.
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Drawing on the writer’s experience of three and a half decades of performing, teaching and writing theatre, this book explores the performance practice of a theatre group (pandies’ theatre, Delhi) by placing this practice in a frame of international activist theatre movements.
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"This is a book for sociologists, for change-makers, for all those who look for a better world and think can find one through theatre. It is a must read for those who care for humanity and for moving towards a better world. It is an education and an eyeopener for those who want to close social gaps."Mitali Chakravarty,Countercurrents
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ISBN
9781527520967
Publisert
2023-07-04
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Høyde
212 mm
Bredde
148 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
275

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A practitioner of activist theatre, Sanjay Kumar is the founding President of pandies’ theatre, India and the director/chief facilitator of its productions and workshops from 1993. His publications include articles in The Drama Review, as well as chapters in volumes such as Consciousness, Theatre, Literature and the Arts. He is an Associate Professor at the Hansraj College of the University of Delhi, and has been teaching Literature and Drama for over 35 years.