Cuba Inside Out : Revolution and Contemporary Theatre / Yael Prizant.

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...

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Main Author: Prizant, Yael (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Carbondale [Illinois] : Southern Illinois University Press, [2014]
Series:Theater in the Americas.
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Summary: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 bounda.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 160 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780809333097
0809333090
130619055X
9781306190558
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.