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Performing Emancipatory Rites of Passage illuminates an unexpected connection between ancient ritual structures and contemporary applied theatre practices.
Drawing on expertise from contributors working within not only Performance Studies, but also Anthropology, Black Studies, Education, and Cultural Activism, the book's interdisciplinary case studies reveal the enduring power of rites of passage in today's diverse and multicultural society, expanding beyond their traditional role of keeping social structures intact to opening spaces for our evolving selves. From jazz funerals in New Orleans to reintegration projects for formerly incarcerated individuals, the contributors demonstrate how performance-based transitions continue to guide individuals and communities through profound change, even when challenging mainstream values.
This volume is essential reading for students, practitioners and scholars of performance studies and applied theatre as well as anthropology, education and religion.
Table des matières
Foreword
Introduction
PART I. Deliberate Applications of a Rites of Passage Model1 From Theater to Rite of Passage: Discovering an Antidote to the Degradation of Incarceration
2 The Process of Enacting a Ritual for Return
3 Becoming Diamonds and Pearls: Development of Black Identity through Fraternity and Sorority Rites of Passage
4 Celebrating Life with End-of-Life Rituals
PART II. Rites of Passage as Tool5 Passages to Utopia
6 Story Circles as Liminal Space: Supporting Gender Diversity in Schools
7 Polyamorous Paradigm Shift as Passage
8 The Afternoon of Life
PART III. Rites of Passage as Resonance9 DE-CRUITing as Rite of Passage
10 The New Orleans Jazz Funeral as Rite of Passage
Afterword: Emancipatory Rites of Passage and Applied Performance
A propos de l'auteur
Kevin Bott, founder of Ritual4Return Inc., oversees the online division of Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University (USA). In addition to working at the intersection of criminal justice and the arts, Kevin has created community-based theater pieces about race, justice, and democracy. Previously, Kevin served as associate director of the US arts and humanities consortium, Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life.
Jan Cohen-Cruz taught at NYU (USA) for 28 years, creating their applied theatre program. She directed Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life (2007-2011), launching their journal Public. Jan served as research director for A Blade of Grass (2011-2016), supporting socially engaged artists. Co/author or co/editor of nine books, her most recent project is a podcast available through the digital theater platform HowlRound.
