Ethno-Techno: Writings on Performance, Activism and Pedagogy

by Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Elaine A. Peña (Editor)

Guillermo Gómez-Peña has spent many years developing his unique style of performance-activism; his theatricalizations of postcolonial theory. In Writings on Performance, Activism and Pedagogy, he pushes the boundaries still further, exploring what's left for artists to do in a post-9/11 repressive culture of what he calls 'the mainstream bizarre'.

Over forty-five photos document his artistic experiments and the text not only explores and confronts his political and philosophical parameters; it offers groundbreaking insights into his, and his company's, methods of production, development and teaching.

The result is an extraordinary and inspiring glimpse into the life and work of one of the most daring, innovative and challenging performance artists of our age.

Genres: Art

330 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[hh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gomez-Pena is not only a brilliant performer, but also an articulate theorist of culture and art. really can't recommend this highly enough to anyone who's interested in how culture, minority issues, politics, and performance intersect.