| Cuba Inside Out: Revolution and Contemporary Theatre Contributor(s): Prizant, Yael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0809333082 ISBN-13: 9780809333080 Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - Direction & Production - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - History | Latin America - General |
| Dewey: 792.097 |
| LCCN: 2013016142 |
| Series: Theater in the Americas |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 6.11" W x 9" (0.70 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989 drastically altered life in Cuba. Theatre artists were faced with new economic and social realities that changed their day-to-day experiences and ways of looking at the world beyond the island. The Cuban Revolution's resistance to and intersections with globalization, modernity, emigration and privilege are central to the performances examined in this study. The first book-length study in English of Cuban and Cuban American plays, Cuba Inside Out provides a framework for understanding texts and performances that support, challenge, and transgress boundaries of exile and nationalism. Prizant reveals the intricacies of how revolution is staged theatrically, socially, and politically on the island and in the Cuban diaspora. This close examination of seven plays written since 1985 seeks to alter how U.S. audiences perceive Cuba, its circumstances, and its theatre. |