Teatro Campesino Theater in the Chicano Movement

Name: Teatro Campesino Theater in the Chicano Movement
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ISBN: 9780292708013

ISBN-10: 0292708017

ISBN-13: 9780292708013

Edition: 1994

Authors: Yolanda Broyles-Gonzï¿½lez, Yolanda Broyles-Gonzï¿½lez

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"An excellent work in Chicano historiography and performativity. . . . Broyles-Gonzaacute;lez does not merely intend to de-mythologize the [Luis] Valdez-centered cultural history of the Teatro; more importantly, she begins to explore a specific period and scope of a collective performance practice in the Teatro." Theatre Journal "This welcome addition in critical theory about the Chicana/o theater movement is recommended for those researchers interested in theater practice and performance, women's studies, and cultural studies." Choice "I cannot overstress the significant contribution this book will make to the field of Chicano literature and the humanities in general. To date, there…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 11/21/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



El Teatro Campesino and the Mexican Popular Performance Tradition


Oral Tradition: Human Memory, the Body, Community


The Political Economy of Chicana/o Comedy


Rasquachi Performance Aesthetic and Historical Memory


El Teatro Campesino and Mexican Sacroprofane Performance Genres


Conclusion



Theater of the Sphere: Toward the Formulation of a Native Performance Theory and Practice


On Formulating an Indigenous Alternative Performance Aesthetic


Theater of the Sphere: Affirming the Chicana/o Axis


The Formation of the Spherical Actor: A New Chicana/o Humanism


Theater of the Sphere: The Twenty Steps


Theater of the Sphere: The World of Performance


Theater of the Sphere: Liberation or Mystification?



Toward a Re-Vision of Chicana/o Theater History: The Roles of Women in El Teatro Campesino


Introduction


The Roles of Women in El Teatro Campesino


Breaking the Mold: Creating New Pathways


An Epilogue: Chicanas Onstage in the 1980s



El Teatro Campesino: From Alternative Theater to Mainstream


Introduction


El Teatro Campesino in the Mainstream-Rose of the Rancho: Validating Chicana/o Oppression


The New Professionalism:Zoot Suitin the Mainstream


Chicanas/os on Broadway: To Be or Not to Be?-Zoot Suit: The Film


Mainstreaming and the Dissolution of the Teatro Campesino Ensemble


Conclusion: Whither El Teatro Campesino?


Chronology


Notes


Bibliography


Index