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	Propaganda Theatre - MSN Encarta
		Large-scale political propaganda shows evolved in Russia after the 1917 Revolution, in the staging of spectacular re-enactments of historical events such as the storming of the Winter Palace.
		In parallel, in the early 1920s, the two main 20th-century exponents of overtly political theatre, Erwin Piscator and Bertolt Brecht, were working in Berlin and between them they established many of the techniques common to propaganda theatre.
		The political turmoil of the 1960s, with student revolts and Vietnam War protests, produced a flurry of alternative theatre companies in the Western world, starting in the United States with companies such as the Living Theatre, advocating personal liberation.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_781529384/Propaganda_Theatre.html (910 words)

	Political theater - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Associated with the cabaret and folk theatre, it has had an aura of being a theatre of, by, and for the people, and has flourished in oppressive governments as a means of actual underground communication and spreading of critical thought.
		And often it has been used to promote specific political theories or ideals, for example in the way agitprop was used to further Marxism and the development of communist society.
		Less radical versions of political theater have joined the modern classical repertory - such as the critical dramas of Arthur Miller (The Crucible, All My Sons), which ask political questions that are inseparable from existential issues involving the behavior of human beings as social and political animals.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Political_theatre (560 words)

	Read about Theatre at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Theatre and learn about Theatre here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		political theatre, intended to educate audiences on contemporary issues and encourage social change.
		Physical theatre" Theatrical performance in which the primary means of communication is the body, through dance, mime, puppetry and movement, rather than the spoken word.
		Theatre of the Absurd" Term coined by Martin Esslin, theatre in which characters are engaged in an absurd, that is meaningless, activity or life.
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Theater (1024 words)

	Political theater - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Overt forms of political theatre, include the works of Bertolt Brecht and the street theatre of the San Francisco Mime Troupe, to name two examples.
		One can say that the earliest Western dramas, arising out of the polis, or democratic city-state of Greek society, were political theatre to the most extreme degree.
		A new form of political theater emerged in the twentieth century with feminist authors like Elfriede Jelinek or Caryl Churchill who use nonrealistic techniques.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Political_theater (560 words)

	NOW. Arts & Culture. History of Political Theater \| PBS
		Shakespeare is fascinated by politics, charting the world of secular power with an avid curiosity, showing a very highly developed sense of the workings of bureaucracy and power.
		Bloom considers Shakespeare as a profoundly political Renaissance dramatist and argues that Shakespeare's ideas and beliefs need to be recognized in today's society as a source for the serious study of moral and political problems.
		The Living Theatre was founded in 1947 by Beck and Judith Malina as an alternative to commercial theater but the 1960s marked an important shift in the company's history.
	www.pbs.org /now/arts/politicaltheater.html (2080 words)

	The British Theatre Guide: Revisiting the Revolutionary Stage
		Political theatre is understood in the dramatist David Greig's phrase, as a 'theatre that promotes change' and is equated with being explicitly socialist in its orientation.
		This is a good example of Patterson's method as he tries to evaluate the playwrights' political ambitions and the theatrical strategies they evolved in their own terms and then discusses them fairly and critically.
		I note also that Joan Littlewood and Theatre Workshop are not included, but if she were to be, then it would suggest British political theatre goes back to the 1930s.
	www.britishtheatreguide.info /articles/200904.htm (1125 words)

	Political theater (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Political theater is drama or performing art which a political issue or issues in its or plot.
		Overt forms of political theatre a characteristic and identifiable style of bold and simplified characterization include the works of Bertolt Brecht and the street theatre of the Francisco Mime Troupe to name two examples.
		And often has been used to promote specific political or ideals for example in the way agitprop was used to further Marxism and the development of communist society.
	www.freeglossary.com /Political_theatre (497 words)

	The Observer \| Review \| Theatre of war
		Edgar sees political theatre as going in 'whooshes' like a sequence of comets - 'We were due for a whoosh.' The Bush administration has provided a 'whoosh' for satirists - the Edinburgh fringe is swarming with Bush impersonators.
		Edgar's eloquent theory is: 'Verbatim theatre fills the hole left by the current inadequacy of TV documentary, perished under the tanktracks of reality TV.' And while political theatre comes closer to documentary, journalism increasingly engages in a kind of verbatim theatre itself.
		It is a familiar objection that political theatre preaches to the converted.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /review/story/0,6903,1292906,00.html (1651 words)

	Political theater -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Overt forms of political theatre, with a characteristic and identifiable style of bold staging and simplified characterization, include the works of (German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956)) Bertolt Brecht and the street theatre of the San Francisco Mime Troupe, to name two examples.
		One can say that the earliest Western dramas, arising out of the (additional info and facts about polis) polis, or democratic (additional info and facts about city-state) city-state of Greek society, were political theatre to the most extreme degree.
		And one must marvel at the open-minded examination of controversial and critical topics that took place right in the political heart of (A resident of Athens) Athenian society, allowing a courageous self-examination of the first democracy trying to develop and refine itself further.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/po/political_theater.htm (288 words)

	Playwright Michael Bettencourt - Political Theatre
		First, a self-definition: to me, “political theatre” is theatre that advances progressive/leftist politics, a politics in opposition to a conservative status quo (being fully aware that the meanings of “progressive/leftist” and “conservative” vary from country to country and historical period).
		Second, political theatre aims to convince its audience, both inside and outside the theatre, that the values of the status quo should be changed into the progressive/leftist values in order to achieve some version of social justice and a redistribution of power.
		Theatre that people actually depended upon to help them sort out their thoughts and potentialities would be a political theatre unlike anything we see today in the United States -- a useful art.
	www.m-bettencourt.com /thoughts/politicaltheatre.html (1178 words)

	Popular_Theatre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		These theatres were established almost as soon as the Europeans settled in a country.
		The distinctions among these types of theatre are readily apparant in the influences, themes, forms, venue, actors, audience, development and creation (the "writing"), and author(s) of the pieces.
		Pre-colonial theatre in Kenya was presumably suppressed by colonialism.
	athena.english.vt.edu /~carlisle/Postcolonial/Popular_Theatre.html (929 words)

	ipedia.com: Theater Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		There is a particularly long tradition of political theatre, intended to educate audiences on contemporary issues and encourage social change.
		The original Greek theatre was semicircular in form and was normally built on a hillside, often overlooking the sea.
		During the Elizabethan era in England, theatres were constructed of wood and were circular in form, open to the elements and with a large portion of the audience standing directly below the stage.
	www.ipedia.com /theater_1.html (862 words)

	Inside Indonesia 58 - Lightning!
		Theatre expressed its criticism in satirical renditions of traditional legends, exposing the flaws of thinly disguised contemporary powerholders, and in dark, dystopic representations of the alienation of modern life.
		Regarded with suspicion by the authorities, modern theatre was denied the state patronage extended to traditional performing arts, and faced many hurdles in gaining permission to perform.
		Political theatre was suddenly at the centre rather than on the margins of social change.
	www.insideindonesia.org /edit58/gandrik.htm (1492 words)

	Theatre
		The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the field of creative dramatics and theatre for youth through lecture, demonstration, classroom workshops, and attendance at theatre for youth performances.
		This course is limited to senior theatre majors and is designed to serve as the capstone project for the BA and BFA degrees.
		A theoretical and experiential survey of the art of the theatre, its past and present, with an emphasis on the role of theatre within the society and the techniques employed to achieve its purpose.
	www.southwestern.edu /academic/registrar/cat2001/theatre.html (2305 words)

	Theatre Courses \| College of the Holy Cross
		Examines theatre and film that espouse a specific political point of view or simply present political content.
		Functioning as scholarly artists in a laboratory setting, studentsâ”working from both the Folio and modern editionsâ”master the rudiments of Shakespearean performance, become acquainted with historical and contemporary staging conventions, investigate the notion of textual integrity, and explore dramaturgical issues.
		Tutorials consist of directed study in selected theatre, dance, and film topics such as acting, directing, playwriting, literature, dance, stage management, set, costume, lighting and sound design, film, and screenwriting.
	www.holycross.edu /academics/theatre/courses (1582 words)

	Towards a Poetics of Popular Theatre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Graham takes the premise that while “democratic decision-making is theoretically possible” in liberal democracies, “opportunities for participation in public life are declining,” and that “most forms of activist theatre are better understood as attempts to overcome the problems of liberal discursive regimes than as authentic representations of particular communities” (10, 15).
		As creators of popular theatre, I believe, we are charged with the responsibility of discovering ways in which the ideologies, intentions, and values of our projects may be expressed as an aesthetic weave and a social weft in the creation of an artistic fabric.
		Popular theatre promotes greater access and relevance in theatre arts, it encourages populist participation in art and social dialogue and – through cultural democracy – it resists proselytizing the kinds of socially and culturally specific “missionary positions” that prescribe and limit the role of spectators, artists, participants, or witnesses engaged in the theatrical act.
	www.utpjournals.com /product/ctr/117/117_Little.html (2758 words)

	Eye Weekly - For a political theatre - 07.20.00
		What was missing was political theatre that addresses the kinds of issues we're currently struggling to understand.
		Ever since the time of Aeschylus and Sophocles, theatre has been the one place where you can expect leaders to be criticized and held accountable for their actions and failings.
		So it's not just that theatres aren't all that interested in mounting political work -- writers also realize political theatre doesn't have a future, and they'd be better off trying their hands at something else.
	www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_07.20.00/news/citystate.html (938 words)

	All About Jewish Theatre - Between Shylock and the pivotal other
		While their experiences of working in the theatre varied considerably, there was a commonality of language, a shared set of references which made the two days so rewarding.
		A French theatre director felt that she had to exercise self-censorship in her work and wanted to discuss 'what is good for the Jews?'.
		The Jerusalem Syndrome: The climax of political theatre in Israel
	www.jewish-theatre.com /visitor/article_display.aspx?articleID=264 (1112 words)

	The Austin Chronicle: Arts: Hang the DJ: The new political theatre wants you to join its messy, sexy conversation
		What political theatre at its fiercest can offer is something like a chance to break out of that insulation, break out of the cultural trance for a bit, to see things fresh and in a much bigger space.
		Political theatre can dislodge our true conversation from beneath the boulders piled on by terrorists and moralists and a mocking or soothing media.
		Political theatre, in order to work, must be in some sense subversive.
	www.austinchronicle.com /issues/dispatch/2006-01-20/arts_feature.html (2772 words)

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		Political Theatre aimed to give a voice to the traditionally voiceless and change the way politicians are cast in the media.
		Political Theatre was divided into both radio and television segments.
		While the election is over and Political Theatre’s mandate seems to have run its course, this is only a part of CBC’s recent mission to involve youth in media.
	www.mun.ca /univrel/gazette/2003-2004/june30/newspage6.html (557 words)

	Marxism, Themes, Script analysis @ Theatre w/Anatoly
		The Epic Theatre ideas were "invented" not only to compete, but to replace the entertainment; they tried to replaced the public as well, including the shooting of many.
		Their SR theatre was bad, because it was produced by the state, unlike our masterpieces of pop-culture, produced by the society.
		This point is acknowledged in Hardt and Negri¡¯s chillingly prescient observation of the contemporary political situation: Empire is ruled by a ¡°permanent state of emergency and exception justified by the appeal to essential values¡± (Hardt and Negri: 2000: 18).
	script.vtheatre.net /themes/marxism.html (3155 words)

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		Theatre, the most collaborative of all the arts, magnifies this puzzle in fascinating ways.
		Add politics into the mix, and you have the recipe for a stimulating seminar about the role of theatre and social change in the United States.
		Students will learn about political theatre by reading plays, seeing videos and live performances, discussing important issues in small groups and the class as a whole, researching topics of interest to them, writing their own plays, and performing in classroom improvisations.
	www.honors.umd.edu /COURSES/0208/209R0208.html (484 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| Theatre of war
		If political theatre is to survive, it has to constantly reinvent itself.
		But I stick with my original contention: theatre is a place of information as well as entertainment and the more it cuts itself off from society - and relies on a mixture of anodyne musicals and Hollywood-star casting - the more it is is doomed to glamorous irrelevance.
		Feelgood is at the Hampstead Theatre, London NW3 (020-7722 9301), and Credible Witness is at the Royal Court Upstairs, London SW1 (020-7565 5000), until March 10.
	www.guardian.co.uk /saturday_review/story/0,3605,438958,00.html (1048 words)

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		Until 2000 was the Head of the Department of Theatre, the University of Haifa, which he founded in 1994, following the vision of the Late Professor Chaim Shoham.
		Since 2000, he served as the director of the University Theatre, The University of Haifa, which is affiliated to the Department of Theatre.
		Political Theatre (Hebrew), Dvir/Haifa University Press; and two collections of essays on Shakespeare (edited for The University of Delaware Press) and on
	research.haifa.ac.il /~theatre/oz.html (304 words)

	Honduras's Teatro La Fragua: The Many Faces of Political Theatre
		While these political killings were more directly linked to the government/military's desire to neutralize popular leadership, the violent repression had a chilling effect as the actors canceled the tour.
		When religion and politics intertwine in Central America, their statement is often qualitatively different than when they mix in the United States where the combination is most visible as "the Religious Right," known for its conservatism.
		As La Fragua continues to emphasize cultural and religious values as opposed to overt political views, they seem to be successful in fostering "the development of new personal and group self-images and their crystallization in enduring forms of associational life" (Levine 1992:320).
	www.fragua.org /articles/TDR2002.HTM (8571 words)

	Canadian Theatre Review
		It is a kind of theatre that CTR has covered since its inception, under titles like “political theatre,” “community-based theatre” and “popular theatre” and often by relating it to particular cultural communities, as in recent issues on Chinese Canadian and Italian Canadian theatre.
		While these theatres and social movements differ in their methods and specific goals, they do have in common a concern with opening space in public forums for people whose voices often go unheard.
		For theatre artists who engage in activism, one common concern is an exploration of the ways in which the formal qualities of their art form allow them to create discussion about the ways in which important social issues affect the everyday lives of people in a local area.
	www.utpjournals.com /ctr/ctr117.html (1359 words)

	Arizona Daily Wildcat - UA student arrested for pie throwing - Monday, October 25, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		A UA student and a 24-year-old Tucson man were arrested on three charges each, including a federal charge, after throwing pies at political speaker Ann Coulter during her speech Thursday night at Centennial Hall.
		Coulter, an author and columnist, was interrupted when Phillip Edgar Smith, a 24-year-old political science senior, and William Zachary Wolff came onstage and attempted to hit her with the pies.
		He said their purpose is to create non-violent political theater and delicious vegan pies.
	wildcat.arizona.edu /papers/98/45/01_1.html (536 words)

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