Binding: Paperback
Description: Casting a Movement brings together US - based actors directors educators playwrights and scholars to explore the cultural politics of casting. Drawing on the notion of a "welcome table" a space where artists of all backgrounds can come together as equals to create theatre the book's contributors discuss casting practices as they relate to varying communities and contexts including Middle Eastern American theatre Disability culture multilingual performance Native American theatre color - and culturally - conscious casting and casting as a means to dismantle stereotypes. Syler and Banks suggest that casting is a way to invite more people to the table so that the full breadth of US identities can be reflected onstage and that casting is inherently a political act; because an actor's embodied presence both communicates a dramatic narrative and evokes cultural assumptions associated with appearance skin color gender sexuality and ability casting choices are never neutral. By bringing together a variety of artistic perspectives to discuss common goals and particular concerns related to casting this volume features the insights and experiences of a broad range of practitioners and experts across the field. As a resource - driven text suitable for both practitioners and academics Casting a Movement seeks to frame and mobilize a social movement focused on casting access and representation. Chapter 2 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www. taylorfrancis. com under a Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial - No Derivatives (CC - BY - NC - ND) 4.0 license.
Title: Casting A Movement The Welcome Table Initiative
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781138594777
Pages: 246 Pages, 4 Tables, Black And White; 19 Halftones, Black And White; 23 Illustrations, Black And Whi
Publication Date: 7/26/2019
Category: Theatre Direction & Production