Radical Street Performance is the first volume to collect together the fascinating array of writings by activists; directors; performers; critics; scholars and journalists who have documented street theatre around the world. More than thirty essays explore the myriad forms this most public of performances can take: * agit-prop * invisible theatre * demonstrations and rallies * direct action * puppetry * parades and pageants * performance art * guerrilla theatre * circuses These essays look at performaces in Europe; Africa; China; India and both the Americas. They describe engagement with issues as diverse as abortion; colonialism; the environment and homophobia; to name only a few. Introduced by editor Jan Cohen-Cruz; the essays are organized into thematic sections: Agitating; Witnessing; Involving; Imagining; and Popularizing. Radical Street Performance is an inspiring testimony to this international performance phenomenon; and an invaluable record of a form of theatre which continues to flourish in a televisual age.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful. ExcellentBy ArtemesiaThis book contains the Greek text of Euripides Medea with a comprehensive commentary by Donald Mastronarde. The commentary is very thorough and helpful; geared not only to the undergraduate with grammar references (to Smyth); explanatory notes; unusual vocabulary; and hapaxes; but also includes scholarly references in places. I found the commentary less frustrating than many - it offered clear notes on nearly all of the questions I had as I read; and was good at explaining vernacular expressions. There were also good explanations on how each stasimon and episode related to the work as a whole.But in particular; the introductory sections - the first 108 pages of 425 pages - are really comprehensive. There are chapters on Euripides the playwright; the structure and themes of the work; the Medea myth and the works contribution to it; problems; other versions of the Medea myth and its life after Euripides version; the text; and a really good clear section on the structural elements of Greek tragedy (which I have bookmarked for future reference). Then there are sections on language and style; and meter.I have come to expect excellence from the Cambridge series and I must say that I havent been disappointed by this edition.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Excellent Edition of Euripides Medea: Greek Text; CommentaryBy Michael FishbeinProfessor Mastronardes edition of Euripides Medea contains the Greek text; along with a full introduction to the play; its dramaturgy; and its language. The commentary is thorough and; what is unusual for such things; very readable; focusing on issues of character and dramaturgy; in addition to the expected philological and linguistic material. Highly recommended for intermediate and advanced students of Classical Greek.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An essential play for PagansBy Jenny ElliottThis play is for those who are looking for a closer connection and information on the God Dionysus. The play describes how the Maenads worshiped the Great God of Wine; Ecstasy; and Wild Abandonment. I great price and a great read!