Theatre and Interculturalism

by Ric Knowles

How are hybrid and diasporic identities performed in increasingly diverse societies? How can we begin to think differently about theatrical flow across cultures?

Interculturalism is an increasingly urgent topic in the 21st century. As human traffic between nations increases, it becomes imperative to critically re-examine the way cultural exchange is performed. Theatre and Interculturalism surveys established approaches and asks what it would mean to reconsider intercultural performance, not from the points of view of the colonizing cultures, but 'from below'- from the viewpoints of the historically colonized and marginalized.

Genres: Nonfiction

96 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 2010

Reviews

[Mark Ludmon]

A short but densely packed introduction to scholarship and theories around putting different cultures on stage, tracing how Western theatre makers have moved from presenting foreign works as universal or exotic through to collaborative multicultural performances that avoid being mediated by countries’ dominant cultures. It offers plenty of starting points for further reading and ends by illustrating the latest ideas by focusing on Toronto’s theatre scene.

[Bev Steel · Rating 4 out of 5]

wordy but useful.