Places for Happiness Community, Self, and Performance in the Philippines

Informationen zum Autor William Peterson is a senior lecturer in drama at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, and former director of the Centre for Theatre and Performance at Monash University in Melbourne. Klappentext Explores two of the most important performance-based activities in the Philippines: the processions and Passion Plays associated with Easter and the mass-dance phenomenon known as "street dancing”. Drawing on a decade of fieldwork, William Peterson examines how people come together in the streets or on temporary stages, celebrating a shared sense of community and creating places for happiness.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: William Peterson
• Editore: University of hawaii press
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 31.03.2016
• Categoria: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto
• EAN: 9780824851637
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-5163-7
• Categorie: Performing Arts; HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia; PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism; PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / General