Performing the Transition to Democracy
Theater and Performance in 1970s Spain
Seiten
2024
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-45387-3 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-45387-3 (ISBN)
This book examines troupes, plays, festivals, performative practices, and audiences active during the final years of the Franco dictatorship and the beginning of the transition to democracy.
This period, spanning 1968 to 1982, is considered the historical moment that most directly shaped contemporary Spanish politics and society. The dominant narrative of the Transition has long portrayed it as a normalized, non-confrontational, and consensual process steered by political elites. But the world of Spanish theater tells a very different story - one in which ordinary Spaniards played a vital role in the transition to democracy. The chapters of this book draw on censorship files, photographs, audiovisual and textual material, and the author’s own interviews with more than a dozen audience and troupe members. Using these sources, David Rodriguez-Solas examines the notable experimentation during this period with theatrical performance and music; the establishment of performing spaces and festivals; the development of touring networks as a way to evade censorship; and the creation of networks of support that opposed diverse forms of violence and repression.
This study will be of great interest to students and scholars interested in theater and the cultural and political history of Spain in the 1960s and 1970s.
This period, spanning 1968 to 1982, is considered the historical moment that most directly shaped contemporary Spanish politics and society. The dominant narrative of the Transition has long portrayed it as a normalized, non-confrontational, and consensual process steered by political elites. But the world of Spanish theater tells a very different story - one in which ordinary Spaniards played a vital role in the transition to democracy. The chapters of this book draw on censorship files, photographs, audiovisual and textual material, and the author’s own interviews with more than a dozen audience and troupe members. Using these sources, David Rodriguez-Solas examines the notable experimentation during this period with theatrical performance and music; the establishment of performing spaces and festivals; the development of touring networks as a way to evade censorship; and the creation of networks of support that opposed diverse forms of violence and repression.
This study will be of great interest to students and scholars interested in theater and the cultural and political history of Spain in the 1960s and 1970s.
David Rodríguez-Solás is Associate Professor of Spanish literary and theater studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
1. Resignifying the Past and the Performance Tradition 2. Laying the Groundwork for the Theater of the Future 3. European Tours of Independent Theater in the 1970s 4. The Fight for Democracy Takes to the Streets
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.07.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies |
| Zusatzinfo | 17 Halftones, black and white; 17 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 476 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-032-45387-7 / 1032453877 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-032-45387-3 / 9781032453873 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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